Medical Records Technician (Coder) GS-0675-06

Overview

 

This position is located at Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA.  

 

 

Fort Benning is in the "Tri-Community" comprised of Columbus, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; and Phoenix City, Alabama. Columbus (third-largest city in Georgia) is a growing community of 250,000. Besides being the home of the Best Army Installation in the World, Columbus houses the corporate headquarters of many leading companies. The stunning Florida gulf shores and Blue Ridge Mountains are only a few hours' drive.

 

 

 

Responsibilities

As a Medical Records Technician (Coder) you will:

• Verify medical record completeness, accuracy and proper entry into computer systems.
• Identify all diagnoses and procedures associated with inpatient admission by utilizing the entire inpatient medical record, including findings on pathology, laboratory, radiology, ancillary studies and other documentation within the medical records.
• Ensure each medical record contains appropriate documentation to support the principal diagnosis, principal procedures, qualifying complications and co-morbid conditions used for the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) assignment.
• Assign International Code of Diseases (ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM) codes to each diagnosis listed, and ICD-10-PCS codes to each operation and/or procedure performed into the 3M 360 system.
• Review each recorded diagnosis and operation/procedure for accuracy and completeness.
• Determine which anatomical location is most representative and identify and properly code the causative agent for injuries and infections.
• Evaluate the sequence of diagnoses and operations/procedures to provide optimum DRG assignment.
• Engage in conversation with Physicians, Nursing and Utilization Management staff for determining the most correct DRG, procedures and complications.

Qualifications

US Citizenship required

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background investigation.
• Travel (TDY) outside of the commuting area up to 5%