Join the Indian Health Service and support vital healthcare operations that help ensure patients receive timely, high-quality care in Native communities.
This role involves working with medical and administrative records in a federal healthcare setting. The position supports patient services, record integrity, and efficient health information management.
Requirements & Qualifications
Duties
- Scanning, indexing, and filing non-electronic medical and administrative information and forms
- Maintaining daily logs of scanned, filed, and indexed documents
- Responding to customer requests for information in a positive and efficient manner
- Performing qualitative reviews of work performed by yourself and other scanned documents
Qualifications
GS-5
- 4 years of education above high school with creditable education related to the position, or
- 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4 performing health information management support functions such as:
- Reviewing medical records for completeness
- Preparing, scanning, indexing, and filing medical documentation into electronic health record systems
- Conducting quality control checks of scanned records
- Processing requests for release of information in accordance with privacy requirements
- Maintaining medical record tracking logs
- Retrieving and archiving records
- Communicating with healthcare providers and staff to ensure accurate and complete patient records
GS-6
- 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 performing duties such as:
- Reviewing, scanning, indexing, and maintaining patient medical records in an electronic health record system
- Ensuring compliance with HIPAA and Privacy Act regulations
- Processing medical record requests from patients, providers, attorneys, insurance companies, and government agencies
- Conducting quality assurance audits of scanned medical records
- Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify missing documentation and obtain provider corrections
Additional Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required
- Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Successful completion of a federal background investigation required
- Financial suitability review required
- May be subject to a probationary period
- Work schedule may include 24/7 coverage, holidays, and weekends
- REAL ID-compliant identification required prior to appointment
Benefits & Perks
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package
- Comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible family members
- Access to additional federal career benefits depending on appointment type
Location
New Mexico, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Entry Level
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
1 month ago