USA remote
Supervisory Medical Records Administrator Chief HIMS
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. 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 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 systems meets an equivalent combination Certification: Persons hired or reassigned to Medical Records Administrators (MRA) positions in the GS-0669 series in VHA must meet one of the following: Coding Certification through American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC) or HIM Certification through AHIMA or Health Data Analyst Certification through AHIMA.
NOTE: HIMs Certification is required for all positions above the full performance level. Grandfathering Provisions: All persons employed in VHA as an MRA are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series, and grade held, including positive education, and [registration and/or certification that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements [in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed the following provisions apply: Such employees may be reassigned, promoted up to, and including, the full performance (journeyman) level, or [changed to lower grade] within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the [journeyman] level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.