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Medical Records Technician (CDIS-Outpatient and Inpatient)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
RemoteUnited States$62K – $80KApply by May 18, 2026Medical Records TechnicianESFJESTJISFJISTJHealthcareTrades
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This position is located in the Health Administration Service (HAS), Health Information Management (HIM) section at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. MRTs (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records. If you are a Hybrid Title 38 employee outside of the VA and interested in this position, please apply to Job Announcement Number CBSX-12946911-26-MA. PLEASE READ THE DUTIES SECTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON REMOTE WORK STATUS.
What You'll Do
- →PLEASE NOTE: This position is designated as Remote.
- →Remote work is defined as full-time employment conducted outside of a VA facility or in VA-leased spaces.
- →The option for remote work will be assessed continuously, and the selected individual may need to return to a VA office if required.
- →The VA will categorically exempt military spouses authorized to engage in remote work and spouses of U.S.
- →Foreign Service members from Agency plans to return all eligible employees to in-person work instead of remote or telework arrangements.
- →Any selected candidate must live within 50 miles of a VA Medical Center.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Monitors ever-changing regulatory and policy requirements affecting coded information for the full spectrum of services provided by the VAMC.
- →Timely compliance with coding changes is crucial to the accuracy of the facility database as well as all cost recovery programs.
- →Assists facility staff with documentation requirements to completely and accurately reflect the patient care provided; provides technical support in the areas of regulations and policy, coding requirements, resident supervision, reimbursement, workload, accepted nomenclature, and proper sequencing.
- →Ensures provider documentation is complete and supports the diagnoses and procedures coded.
- →Directly consults with the professional staff for clarification of conflicting or ambiguous clinical data.
- →Reports incorrect documentation or codes in the electronic patient health record.
- →Expertly searches the patient health record to find documentation justifying code assignment based on an expanded knowledge of the organization and structure of the patient record.
- →Queries the medical staff and other clinical caregivers as necessary to obtain accurate and complete documentation.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a39e3a26-e1de-47b0-b68f-d56591276abc
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