Medical Records Technician (Coder)
About the role
Join the Indian Health Service and make a meaningful impact in Native communities. In this role, you will support vital healthcare operations that ensure patients receive timely, high-quality care. If you're looking for a rewarding career where your work directly supports patient services and community well-being, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
- Verify documentation supported diagnoses, treatments, procedures, and services rendered while maintaining compliance with coding standards, privacy regulations, and organizational policies.
- Initiate and monitor documentation clarification requests to obtain diagnosis specificity, procedure details, and supporting clinical information necessary for accurate coding and reporting.
- Assist providers and clinical staff by providing guidance on documentation requirements, coding guidelines, and common deficiencies affecting reimbursement and quality measures.
- Participate in coding reviews, compliance audits, and performance improvement activities to evaluate documentation quality, coding accuracy, and reimbursement outcomes.
- Analyze coding trends, denial patterns, and documentation issues and recommend process improvements to improve efficiency and coding accuracy.
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC) preferred.
Requirements
A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).
Qualifications
- Minimum Qualifications: GS-07 - 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 grade level.
- Specialized Experience: Verified documentation supported diagnoses, treatments, procedures, and services rendered while maintaining compliance with coding standards, privacy regulations, and organizational policies.
- Skills and Experience: Initiated and monitored documentation clarification requests, assisted providers and clinical staff, participated in coding reviews, and analyzed coding trends.
- Education: No education requirements.
Additional Information
- Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Available upon request.
- Background Investigation Requirement: Required.
- Financial Suitability Requirement: Review of financial history required.
- IHS Selectees: Must comply with IHS Employee Immunization Policy.
- Additional Selections: Possible within 240 days from the date of the eligibles' certificate.
- Bargaining Unit: Position may be covered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.
Competencies
- Customer Service
- Flexibility
- Integrity/Honesty
- Interpersonal Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Reasoning
- Teamwork