The Cheyenne VA Health Care System is recruiting for one Medical Records Technician - Health Information Technician within the Business Office at the Cheyenne, WY location.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Major Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent abstracts clinical information for ongoing regulatory reviews and deficiency analysis. Contacts physicians and other ancillary service personnel regarding dictation and/or signatures. Assist clinical staff by providing information on required documentation.
Communicates very closely with the clinical staff to answer questions and resolve problems to ensure quality documentation in the health records. Assists with capture and reporting of health record documentation deficiencies and notates documentation deficiencies in the appropriate deficiency monitoring application. Monitors delinquent dictation lists for follow-up purposes on necessary documents (i.e., operation reports, discharge summaries, etc.) to complete health records.
Notify the appropriate physician and other personnel of the status of dictation. Monitors house staff rotation schedule and contacts resident house staff to ensure completion of health records before departure from the Medical Center. Performs analytical tasks to resolve "filing" errors on reports uploaded by a transcription vendor. This includes correctly identifying the patient to whom the report belongs and filing/assigning it correctly.
Identifies, reviews, verifies, and corrects all statistical data concerning medical transcription to maintain the accuracy of medical and statistical reports. Participates in approved quality improvement-focused reviews. Utilizes basic knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and coding to research and collect information for various medical studies and research projects.
Coordinates review activities with the Quality Improvement Program to satisfy external accreditation requirements and to meet current Medical Center performance measures. Collects data from data validation activities and audits supporting patient care continuity, budget/resource allocation, performance measurement, quality management, research, VA comparative analysis, and benchmarking.
The Health Information Technician performs under the direct supervision of the HIMs Chief with guidance from more senior staff members. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 442-52212-A; 442-52213-A; 442-52214-A; 442-52215-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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.
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This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $37193 – $65599/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-05.
This is a Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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