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Supervisory Medical Records Technician (Coder)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 15 days ago
Remote United States $68K – $88K Apply by Sep 14, 2026 Medical Records Technician ESFJESTJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This Supervisory Medical Records Technician (Coder) is in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. MRTs (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers.
What You'll Do
- →The Supervisory Medical Records Technician (Coder) provides oversight of coding staff at the facility level.
- →Keeps abreast of all regulations and guidelines governing the coding section, ensuring that staff supervised is educated as needed.
- →Ensures that regulatory guidelines and current coding conventions are followed Monitors the status and progress of work and day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
- →Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques and makes available written instructions, reference materials and supplies.
- →Develop performance standards and conducts performance evaluations for subordinate staff.
- →Interviews new employees, recommends selection, and carries out training and development of reassignments, awards or disciplinary action.
- →Schedules the sequence of work and operations on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to assure even workflow and distribution, expeditious handling of priorities and the meeting of deadlines.
- →Prepare workload and production reports; reports on operations and problems encountered; and presents proposed requests for resource needs based on past experience, anticipated staffing, equipment, and space.
- →Analyzes and recommends improvements in documentation systems used to provide patient care to optimize VERA workload, third-party reimbursement, and to manage resources.
- →Required to train others on the encoder product suite.
- →Utilizes this system on an on-going basis to perform core coding duties and audits.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday Tour Information: 07:00 - 16:30 Telework: Telework Eligibility: Remote 100% Outside of Area Functional Statement #:10727F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 37ea10e0-cf41-482b-a651-3d89b72b88e4
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