This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) service line. Medical Record Technicians (MRT Coders) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. These coding practitioners analyze and abstract patients' health records, and assign alpha-numeric codes for each diagnosis and procedure.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Selects and assigns codes from current versions of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS classification systems to both inpatient and outpatient records Performs comprehensive review of documentation within the health record to assign ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for diagnosis, complications/major complications, comorbid/major comorbid conditions, surgery, inpatient professional services, and procedures for accurate assignment of DRGs.
Independently reviews and abstracts clinical data from the record for documentation of diagnoses and procedures to ensure it is adequate and appropriate to support the assigned codes Codes all complicated and complex medical/specialty diseases processes, patient injuries, and all medical procedures in a wide range of ambulatory/inpatient settings and specialties Directly consults with the clinical staff for clarification of conflicting, incomplete, or ambiguous clinical data in the health record.
Abstracts, assigns, and sequences codes into encoder software to obtain correct DRG, support medical necessity, resolve encoder edits, and ensure codes accurately reflect services rendered Review provider health record documentation to ensure that it supports diagnostic and procedural codes assigned, and is consistent with required medical coding nomenclature Queries clinical staff with documentation requirements to support the coding process Enters and corrects information that has been rejected, when necessary Enters and corrects information that has been rejected, when necessary Ensures audit findings have been corrected and refiled Uses various computer applications to abstract records, assign codes, and record and transmit data Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:00AM-3:30PM EST Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Various pay rates, pay will be set according to locality rate of selectee.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Remote: This is a remote position where you will work from the location listed above. 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. Applicants must live within 50 miles of one of our facilities as they may be subject to the RTO order. Functional Statement #: 92946-A
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Angela.Goyco@va.gov · 708-953-1952
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $55882 – $72644/yr.
Yes, this position is fully remote.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This is a Monday- Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm EST position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-04 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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