Kansas City, MO19 days ago
GS-9 Experience Requirement: In addition to the basic requirements, you must possess the following: One year of creditable experience equivalent to the journey grade level (GS-8) of a MRT (Coder-Outpatient and Inpatient); OR, An associates degree or higher and three years of experience in clinical documentation improvement (candidates must also have successfully completed coursework in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical coding, and introduction to health records); OR, Mastery level certification through AHIMA or AAPC and two years of experience in clinical documentation improvement; OR, Clinical experience, such as Registered Nurse (RN), Medical Doctor (M.D.), or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), and one year of experience in clinical documentation improvement. The Medical Records Technician (Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist) (CDIS) is located within the Health Information Management Section (HIMS) of the Business Operations Service (BOS) at the Kansas City VA Medical Center (KCVAMC).Incumbent provides quantitative and qualitative review and analysis of medical records and encounter forms of both inpatient and outpatient encounters to ensure all diagnoses and conditions for which care is being rendered are documented by the provider in the proper sequence, and procedures have been documented and/or evaluation and management services.