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Supervisory Medical Records Technician (Health Information Technician)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Iowa City VA Medical Center. MRTS HIT perform incomplete health record analysis. They review, analyze, abstract, maintain, extract and compile information from the health record.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to the following: Performs supervisory functions over MRT (HIT) positions.
- →Provides guidance and technical direction necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit.
- →Provides guidance and recommendations to the Chief, HIM and Assistant, Chief HIM regarding staffing needs and shortages within the unit.
- →Obtains needed information on decisions from the Chief, HIM or Assistant Chief, HIM on major issues and problems that arise.
- →Serves as subject matter expert in health record content and documentation requirements and administrative corrections to the health record, such as correcting note titles, designating correct signer/cosigner, ensuring notes are attached to the correct episode of care, etc.
- →Responsible for performing quantitative and qualitative reviews of the health record documentation for ongoing regulatory reviews and deficiency analysis.
- →Incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all patient care data entered in the electronic health record (EHR) is accurate, timely and completed.
- →Adheres to established documentation requirements as outlined by the Joint Commission (TJC) regulations, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) guidelines, as well as medico-legal requirements.
- →Provides effective audits and monitors for all areas of responsibility, ensuring accurate and timely data is processed by all employees.
- →Develops performance standards and conducts performance evaluations.
- →Develops and conducts competency assessments.
- →Approves sick and annual leave requests, identifies educational or training needs, resolves employee complains and takes disciplinary actions, when necessary.
- →Facilitates unit processes by working in collaboration with employees to ensure tasks are completed, good working relationships among staff members and with management are maintains, and team priorities and goals, needs and achievements are coordinated with management.
- →Keeps employees informed of management goals and objectives and higher levels supervisors informed of employee participation and concerns.
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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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