Medical Records Technician

**Duties**:

- As a coder, performs a variety of technically complex duties to review and analyze ambulatory/inpatient medical data, code medical diagnoses and procedures, and provides assistance to the professional staff.
- Codes disease and injury diagnoses, acuity of care, and procedures in a wide range of ambulatory/inpatient settings and specialties.
- Perform audits of coded records and provides direct feedback to coders.
- Determines that diagnostic and procedural terminology used is consistent with currently acceptable medical nomenclature.
- Selection of the appropriate codes and modifiers requires determining from several possible codes and references the one which most accurately describes the proper primary and subsequent diagnosis.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:
**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply: US Citizens**
- **Specialized Experience**: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which includes knowledge of medical terminology, procedures, anatomy, physiology, and disease processes; coding medical diagnosis; and use various data systems to assign codes and retrieve data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
- **Education**: Successfully completed four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
- **OR**

**Combination of Education and Experience**:A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

**Education**:
**Additional information**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Recruitment, retention or relocation incentives are not authorized.
- Advanced In-hire maybe authorized.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- You may be placed at any grade listed on the announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
- Defense National Relocation Program (DNRP) not authorized.
- Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency's telework policy.
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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
- Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federa