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Supervisory Medical Records Technician (Coder)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Remote United States $68K – $110K Apply by Jun 30, 2026 Medical Records Technician ESFJESTJISFJISTJ Trades
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This position is in the Health Information Management Section of Medical Administration Service (MAS) at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care Medical Center (CTVHCS). Supervisory MRTs (Coder) are responsible for supervision, administrative management, and direction of coding staff at the facility level. They are responsible for program management of a coding section/unit to ensure performance monitors are established and met.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Applies comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, disease processes, treatment modalities, diagnostic tests, medications, procedures as well as the principles and practices of health services and the organizational structure to ensure proper code selection.
- →Selects and assigns codes from the current version of several coding systems to include current versions of the International Classification of Diseases Coding Modification (ICD-10-CM) and International Classification of Diseases Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS).
- →Adheres to accepted coding practices, guidelines and conventions when choosing the most appropriate diagnosis, operation, procedure, ancillary, or Evaluation and Management code to ensure ethical, accurate, and complete coding.
- →Also applies codes based on guidelines specific to certain diagnoses, procedures, and other criteria (in inpatient settings) used to classify patients under the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) program that categorizes all VA patients into specific classes representing their clinical conditions and resource needs.
- →Monitors ever-changing regulatory and policy requirements affecting coded information for the full spectrum of services provided by the VAMC.
- →Timely compliance with coding changes is crucial to the accuracy of the facility database as well as all cost recovery programs.
- →Performs a comprehensive review of the patient health record to abstract medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, social, and administrative data to ensure complete data capture.
- →The abstracted data has many purposes, for example, to profile the facility services and patient population, to determine budgetary requirements, to report to accrediting and peer review organizations, to bill insurance companies and other agencies, and to support research programs.
- →Develops 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.
- →Approves leave schedules.
- →Implements provisions of EEO programs to ensure fair and equal treatment for all employees.
- →Keeps employees informed of management goals and objectives and higher levels supervisors informed of employee participation and concerns.
- →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.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 934bcecb-9a34-4f35-8e87-7594e7e36b03
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