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Medical Records Administrator Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Kansas City, Missouri · Closes in 10 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
You must be a U.S. citizen, a national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. The job is open to the public, to current employees of this agency, and to employees of other federal agencies.
Experience: For GS-5, you need 3 years of creditable experience in medical records. It must include preparing, maintaining, and managing health records and health information systems, and show knowledge of medical terminology, medical records procedures, or medical coding. Higher grades need one more year of experience at the grade just below each level (GS-7 needs one year at GS-5, GS-9 needs one year at GS-7, and GS-11 needs one year at GS-9).
Education: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited school with a major in health information management, or a related degree with at least 24 semester hours in health information management or health information technology. You can combine education and experience to reach 100 percent. For GS-7, a bachelor's in health information management with a GPA of 3.0 or higher (or 3.5 or higher in major courses) can qualify. GS-9 requires two years of graduate study or a master's degree in a related field, and GS-11 requires three years of graduate study or a Ph.D.
Licenses and certifications:
- Mastery-level coding certification from AHIMA or AAPC, such as CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, or CIC
- AHIMA health information management certification, such as RHIT or RHIA
- AHIMA Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA)
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 10 days (November 13, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications listed. Your resume and documents will be verified, and the agency will not assume anything about your experience. Missing information or documents may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Upload a copy of your current coding or HIM certification with your application, because it is required.
- Describe your medical records experience with specific dates and duties, since the agency will verify it.
- If you use education to qualify, include your official transcript showing the required major or semester hours.
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