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Medical Records Technician (HIT)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 76 days ago
About the Role
This Medical Records Technician (HIT) position is in Business Office service at the Manchester VA Medical Center, located in Manchester NH. This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Incumbent serves as technical expert in health record content and documentation requirements.
- →Incumbent is responsible for performing quantitative and qualitative reviews of health record documentation.
- →Incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all patient care data entered in VistA and/or Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) is accurate, timely, and completed.
- →Adheres to established documentation requirements as outlined by The Joint Commission regulations, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) guidelines, as well as medical-legal requirements.
- →Reviews records for adherence with CMS guidelines related to student, resident supervision and attending physician presence and documentation.
- →Compiles reports to insure provider specific and service compliance.
- →Maintains a control system to ensure completion of all inpatient and outpatient records in accordance with VA, The Joint Commission, CMS and other regulatory agencies standards.
- →Reviews health records to ensure that all records contain sufficient information to meet medical/legal requirements, to ensure continuity of patient care, and to support education and research needs.
- →Assists clinicians with completion of delinquent/incomplete health records.
- →The incumbent performs the quantitative and qualitative analysis on both computer and paper based health records.
- →Consults with the appropriate clinician(s) for clarification when conflicting or ambiguous information appears in the health record documentation.
- →Identifies health record deficiencies, tracks deficiencies and ensures that the appropriate individual completes their deficiencies.
- →The incumbent assists physicians with the completion of delinquent/incomplete health records and serves as the expert resource for clinical staff regarding requirements for complete documentation.
- →Responsible for expediting the completion of the health record when the patient is transferred for care at another medical center, for legal requests, regulatory agencies review, and reimbursement purposes.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓(Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5daae715-815a-448b-a910-0fcc0f2ca0ad
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