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VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
The incumbent for this position may be eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program.
The VA Central Iowa Health Care System provides a full continuum of care between the Des Moines campus and our Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's) and is one of the Medical Centers that make up the VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23). Employee selected may be expected to perform duties at other duty sites within VA Central Iowa Health Care System based on the needs of the organization.
02/22/2017 to 03/08/2017
$49,765 - $64,697 per year
GS 09
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
09
Yes
CIH-17-1917261-SC
464586100
This position is located in the Health Information Management Section (HIMS) of the Business Office at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System. The Supervisory Medical Records Technician (Coder)/CDIS is responsible for abstracting medical record data and assigning codes using current clinical classification systems appropriate for the type of care provided.
The supervisory coder provides oversight of a group of MRTs, with administrative responsibility for planning and directing the work of subordinate staff. Performs a full range of supervisory responsibilities, to include evaluating the performance of subordinate staff, approving sick and annual leave requests, identifying educational or training needs, resolving employee complaints and taking disciplinary actions, when necessary. Informs higher level management of anticipated vacancies or increase in workload. Recommends employees for promotions, reassignments, recognition of superior performance, retention or release of probationary employees or other changes of assigned personnel. Make decisions on the selection of employees for vacant or new positions.
CDISs are responsible for facilitating improved overall quality, education, and completeness and accuracy of medical record documentation as well as promoting appropriate clinical documentation through interaction with physicians, other patient caregivers, HIM coding staff and other associated staff to ensure clinical documentation and services rendered to patients is complete and accurate for appropriate workload capture and resource allocations. Develop and/or update medical center policy memoranda pertaining to documentation improvement Serve as technical expert in health record content and documentation requirements. Responsible for performing reviews of the health record documentation; developing criteria, collecting data, graphing and analyzing results, creating reports and communicating in writing and/or in person to appropriate leadership and groups. Obtain appropriate corrective action plans from responsible clinical services directors, when necessary, and recommend improvements or changes in documentation as deemed necessary. Adhere to established documentation requirements as outlined by accrediting agencies guidelines, regulations, policy and medical-legal requirements. Responsible for the development and implementation of active training/education programs (i.e. seminars, workshops, short courses, informational briefings, and conferences) for all providers to ensure the CDIS program objectives are met.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily
sedentary, however, there is some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of
light items such as papers, files, manuals, and records.
Basic Requirements:
Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.)
Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower level.
Demonstrated KSAs. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
1. Ability to perform a full range of supervisory duties, to include assigning, planning and evaluating work, recommending awards, approving leave and resolving staff issues.
2. Ability to provide or coordinate staff development and training.
3. Ability to coordinate work in order to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
4. Leadership and managerial skills including skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders, and managers.
5. Knowledge of coding and documentation concepts, guidelines, and clinical terminology.
6. Ability to interpret and analyze all information in a patient's health record, including laboratory and other test results, to identify opportunities for more precise and/or complete documentation in the health record.
7. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology.
8. Ability to establish and maintain strong verbal and written communication with providers.
9. Knowledge of regulations that define healthcare documentation requirements, including The Joint Commission, CMS, and VA guidelines;
10. Knowledge of coding rules and requirements to include clinical classification systems (such as current versions of ICD and CPT), complication or comorbidity/major complication or comorbidity (CC/MCC), Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related group (MS-DRG) structure, and Present on Admission (POA) indicators.
11. Knowledge of severity of illness and risk mortality indicators.
12. Knowledge of training methods and teaching skills sufficient to conduct continuing education for staff development. The training sessions may be technical in nature or may focus on teaching techniques for the improvement of clinical documentation issues.
References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G35, Medical Record Technician Qualification Standards. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidates education and experience and recommend the grade and salary at which the candidate will be placed. For internal selectees eligible for promotion, the board will determine grade and HR will determine step in accordance with policy.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
·Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Wednesday, March 08, 2017 to receive consideration.
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