Medical Records Technician (OA)

<p>About the Position: This position is located at Naval Base Health Clinic Portsmouth. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Incentives may be available for highly qualified applicants. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Reviews and analyzes medical records.</p><p>Requests information pertaining to patient procedures, laboratory, or other items from activities within the medical facility and places them in the record.</p><p>Upon receipt of written requests, follows standard operating procedures to research and analyze pertinent information from records that may include multiple injuries, diseases, and/or medico/surgical procedures and reports findings to requestors.</p><p>Ensures proper billing procedures are initiated upon completion/fill of request.</p><p>Extracts selected information from computerized database and reports findings.</p><p>Receives and screens telephone calls; receives walk-in patients; responds to various general and routine medical, personnel, and administrative inquiries; escorts patients as necessary, and orders and maintains supplies.</p><h3>Education</h3>FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.