St. Louis VA Medical Center is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.
The MRT HIT analyzes, abstracts, maintains, extracts, and compiles information from the health record. They analyzed health records for accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, and compliance (e.g., scanned, uploaded, use of correct titles, linked to correct encounters, etc.) with HIM industry standards, policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and accreditation requirements.
Major Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinate and/or perform quantitative and qualitative health record reviews
- Notify clinical providers regarding incomplete health records
- Assist clinical providers
- Conduct reviews
- Create and monitor reports
- Ensure that deficiencies are resolved and completed appropriately
- Monitor, verify, correct, and/or upload all transcription/medical speech recognition
- Maintain the completeness and accuracy of health records
- Serve as the technical expert in health record content and documentation requirements
- Utilize Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and/or VistA to enter patient care data
- Adhere to established documentation requirements
- Ensure that records meet medical/legal requirements
- Consult with Clinicians
- Utilize Incomplete Record Tracking (IRT) and SharePoint to track deficiencies
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports
- Conduct studies and audits
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; subject to change
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Starting at $36,224 Per Year (GS 00)