Medical Records Administration Specialist

Overview

Summary
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This position is located in the Health Information Management Section of Health Administration Service at the Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care System. Medical Records Administration Specialist (MRAS) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) perform work concerned with the management of a health record program or the provision of services related to medical record administration/health information services. Your coding certification type and number is required to be with on your resume.

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship
• Candidates must be a citizen of the United States
• Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7407 (a) English Language Proficiency
• MRAs must be proficient in spoken and written English
• See 38 U.S.C. 7403 Education or
  
  Experience:
  
  (1) Experience — Three years of [creditable] experience in the field of medical records that included the preparation, maintenance, and management of [health] records and health information systems [demonstrating a knowledge of medical terminology, medical records procedures, medical coding, or medical administrative and legal requirements of health care delivery] systems
• OR (2) Education — Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with a major field of study in health information management, or a related degree with a minimum of 24 semester hours in health information management or health information technology
• OR (3) Experience/Education Combination — Equivalent combinations of [creditable] experience and education that equals 100 percent may be used to meet basic requirements
• Grandfathering Provision:
  All persons employed in VHA as an MRAs are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series, and grade held, including positive education and [registration and/or] certification that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation
• Grade Determinations — Medical Records Administration Specialist GS-5:
  None beyond basic requirements
• (a) Assignment — Employees at this grade level serve in an MRA career development position under close supervision
• MRAs are responsible for generating multiple HIM reports and participate in health record review activities to ensure the integrity of the health record according to established policies
• GS-7 duties:
  Incumbent serves as technical specialist in health information related matters and provides advice and guidance on the HIM program in relation to issues such as documentation requirements for coding, liability issues, advance directives, informed consent, scanning processes, speech recognition, release of information, state reporting, etc.
• Conducts research on and coordinates projects and studies of records systems; determines the scope of the study, formulates a plan of action, designs and creates study tools, tabulates results, summarizes findings, makes recommendations, and produces management reports
• Analyzes processes or procedures and recommends improvements or changes as necessary
• Assists in writing and maintaining health information policies and procedures that reflect new or revised approaches to management of health information and contribute to ensuring that regulatory requirements are met when revising policies and procedures
• Assists in conducting quality assurance studies of health records
• GS-9 duties:
  Incumbent serves as technical specialist in the broad scope of health information related matters and provides advice and guidance on the HIM program in relation to issues such as documentation requirements for coding, liability issues, advance directives, informed consent, scanning processes, speech recognition, release of information, assessments by OIG and TJC, etc.
• Conducts research on and coordinates projects and studies of records systems; determines the scope of the study, formulates a plan of action, designs and creates study tools, tabulates results, summarizes findings, makes recommendations, and produces management reports
• Analyzes processes or procedures and recommends…