- Position Title
- Medical Records Technician (Coder) In/Out
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CAZP-12729256-25-JH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 12, 2025 to Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
This section will be used to determine if you possess the basic requirements for appointment as a Medical Record Technician (MRT-Coder) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Please select the best response.
1.
To meet basic requirements as an MRT Coder in the VHA you must have experience, education, or a combination of both. Select the response that best describes your ability to meet the basic requirements.
This section will be used to determine if you possess the certification requirement for appointment as a Medical Record Technician (MRT-Coder) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Please select the best response.
2.
I possess the following certification which is required for appointment or reassignment to MRT (Coder) positions in the GS-0675 series in VHA. Copy of certification required.
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions
3.
Are you proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 USC 7402 (d), 7407 (d)?
This section will be used to determine that you qualify for an MRT (Coder-Outpatient and Inpatient) at the GS-8 grade level. Note: Evidence of experience, must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Please provide such documentation on your application or resume. Also, please provide work experience information such as hours per week and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish one (1) full year of experience.
4.
GS-8 level Experience: I possess at least one full year of creditable experience as an MRT (Coder-Outpatient and Inpatient) equivalent to the next lower level (GS-7). Experience must demonstrate all of the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
o Ability to analyze the health record to identify all pertinent diagnoses and procedures for coding and to evaluate the adequacy of the documentation. This includes the ability to read and understand the content of the health record, the terminology, the significance of the comments, and the disease process/pathophysiology of the patient.
o Ability to accurately perform the full scope of outpatient coding, including ambulatory surgical cases, diagnostic studies and procedures, and outpatient encounters, and inpatient facility coding, including inpatient discharges, surgical cases, diagnostic studies and procedures, and inpatient professional services.
o Skill in interpreting and adapting health information guidelines that are not completely applicable to the work, or have gaps in specificity, and the ability to use judgment in completing assignments using incomplete or inadequate guidelines.
o Ability to analyze the health record to identify all pertinent diagnoses and procedures for coding and to evaluate the adequacy of the documentation. This includes the ability to read and understand the content of the health record, the terminology, the significance of the comments, and the disease process/pathophysiology of the patient.
o Ability to accurately perform the full scope of outpatient coding, including ambulatory surgical cases, diagnostic studies and procedures, and outpatient encounters, and inpatient facility coding, including inpatient discharges, surgical cases, diagnostic studies and procedures, and inpatient professional services.
o Skill in interpreting and adapting health information guidelines that are not completely applicable to the work, or have gaps in specificity, and the ability to use judgment in completing assignments using incomplete or inadequate guidelines.
The following is a Certification of Understanding. Response to this statement is mandatory. Please note, if you do not answer this question, it will result in not being considered for this position.
5.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.