Medical Records Administrator Specialist

About this role

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship. Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. MRAs must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Certification. Persons hired or reassigned to MRA positions in the GS-0669 series in VHA must meet one of the following: Coding Certification through AHIMA or AAPC HIM Certification through AHIMA. Health Data Analyst Certification through AHIMA Education or Experience: Experience. Three years of creditable experience in the field of medical records that included the preparation, maintenance, and management of health records and health information systems demonstrating a knowledge of medical terminology, medical records[procedures, medical coding, or medical, administrative, and legal requirements of health care delivery systems.

OR, Education. Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with a major field of study in health information management, or a related degree with a minimum of 24 semester hours in health information management or health information technology. OR, Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of [creditable] experience and education that equals 100 percent may be used to meet basic requirements.

[For example, two years above high school from an accredited college or university, with 12 semester hours in health information technology/health information management, plus one year and six months of creditable experience that included the preparation, maintenance, and management of health records and health information. Grade Requirements: In addition to the basic requirements, the below qualification requirements must be met at the grade(s) in which you are applying.

Experience. One year of creditable experience equal to the next lower grade level that demonstrates all of the KSAs described at that level. OR, Education. Education equivalent to three full years of higher-level graduate education or a Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited university or college in a field of Health Information Management. AND, Demonstrate the following KSAs: Skill in performance and process improvement techniques to develop and implement new or improved solutions in health information management.