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Job Field: Hospitality Jobs
Location: North Little Rock, AR
Salary: $34,907.00 - $55,844.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (501)257-1442

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): TAG:Vacancy 

 

Salary for external applicants will be set by the Medical Records Technician Professional Standards Board.  (Based on the qualifications and expertise of the selected applicant)

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.   

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE, OR YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE THAT YOU ARE RATED INELIGIBLE.  SEE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS SECTION  TO UPLOAD.  ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS.

 

DUTY LOCATION/CAMPUS:  NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS / CENTRAL BUSINESS OFFICE

 

TOUR OF DUTY: MONDAY - FRIDAY, 08:00 a.m. - 04:30 p.m.

Medical Records Technician-Coders analyze and abstract medical record data and assign codes using clinical classification systems.  Medical coding requires independent judgment based on medical record documentation and personal coding knowledge and skill.  Medical Records Technician-Coders are responsible for retrospective coding as well as concurrent coding, as necessary. Adheres to accepted coding practices, guidelines and conventions when choosing the most appropriate diagnosis, operation, procedure, ancillary, or Evaluation and Management code (E&M code) to ensure ethical, accurate, and complete coding. Also applies codes based on guidelines specific to certain diagnoses, procedures, and other criteria (in both inpatient and outpatient settings) used to classify patients under Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) program that categorizes all VA patients into specific classes representing their clinical condition and resource needs.

 

Area of Consideration:  The initial area of consideration is this Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). Management retains the right to select any appropriate recruitment methods such as current Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment, Reinstatement eligibles, those eligible for a non-competitive appointment under a Special Appointing Authority such as those for disabled Veterans, those eligible for Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) under the  Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act of 1998, Veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment, severely disabled individuals, Interchange Agreements with other Agencies, etc. Candidates from other sources may be considered only after consideration has been given the best qualified candidates from this CAVHS. Current permanent Veterans Canteen Service employees may apply for consideration under this announcement.

 

Special Employment Consideration: Individuals eligible for the following appointments are encouraged to apply:

5 CFR 213.3102 "u", Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities ; mental retardation, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities.  The Federal Government has special appointing authorities for persons with qualifying disabilities (go to http://www.opm.gov/disability/peoplewithdisabilities.asp, and disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U. S. Citizenship

Must pass pre-employment examination

English Language Proficiency required

Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required

Background and-or Security Investigation required