Duties

• As a coder, performs a variety of technically complex duties to review and analyze ambulatory/inpatient medical data, code medical diagnoses and procedures, and provides assistance to the professional staff.
• Codes disease and injury diagnoses, acuity of care, and procedures in a wide range of ambulatory/inpatient settings and specialties.
• Performs qualitative analysis of the records to ensure accuracy, internal consistency and correlation of recorded data.
• Determines that diagnostic and procedural terminology used is consistent with currently acceptable medical nomenclature.
• Selection of the appropriate codes and modifiers requires determining from several possible codes and references the one which most accurately describes the proper primary and subsequent diagnosis.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is subject to screening and update of required immunizations unless exempted for medical or administrative reasons in accordance with Army Regulation 40-562, Chapters 3 and 4.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

This organization is seeking both inpatient and outpatient coding professionals under this action.

GS-08: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) coding medical diagnosis and procedures utilizing current coding guidelines; 2) conducting audits of medical records for accuracy of coding; 3) performing coding of inpatient medical records and performing ambulatory coding. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) knowledge of medical terminology, procedures, anatomy, physiology, and disease processes; 2) coding medical diagnosis; 3) and use various data systems to assign codes and retrieve data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

GS-06: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) knowledge of basic rules, procedures, and operations to compile and retrieve medical records information to code in a medical record coding system; 2) possess knowledge of medical terminology. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

GS-05: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) maintaining medical records; 2) reviewing medical records for completeness and accuracy; 3) utilizing an automated computer system to input/extract a variety of data; and 4) responding to customer inquiries requesting medical records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

Or:

Education: Successfully completed four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Or:

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

Education

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html .

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment, retention or relocation incentives are not authorized.
• Advanced In-hire maybe authorized.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• You may be placed at any grade listed on the announcement.
• This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be collected and reviewed until all vacancies are filled. This announcement may be closed at any time prior to the anticipated closing date of August 28 2023. During the announcement open period, a recruiter will routinely pull applications collected for management to review during certain cutoff dates. Your application may or may not be viewed at the time of initial cutoff.
• Management can make selections from both announcements. Announcement Numbers: IPJT2320230322635540734HWS and IPJT2320230322635540085HWS.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application .
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Defense National Relocation Program (DNRP) not authorized.
• Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency's telework policy.
• Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/ .