Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN

Washington, District of Columbia Full time

MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $46610 - $60593 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in Healthcare Services, Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, DC.

Major Duties:

  • As a MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN, you will: Analyze medical records for completeness, consistency, and compliance requirements. Perform Quality Assurance (QA) audit surveys of selected subjects related to tasks performed as identified by supervisor. Maintain unit files of AFRH Directives, HCS SOPs, policies and other directives for ready reference by unit staff. Initiate a variety of routine and stat laboratory test and special diagnostic tests (i.e., CT scan, ultrasound, x-ray, etc.). Schedule follow-up test, and annual examinations for AFRH Residents. Assist unit providers requests for medical records from other healthcare facilities are made. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. Specialized Experience for the GS-05: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: - Experience with medical terminology, medical records procedures, and techniques to organize resident charts AND - Reviewing medical records for accuracy and completeness. OR You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Successfully completion of 4 years of education above the high school level. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education as follows: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-05, you must have been at the GS-04 level for 52 weeks For the GS-05, you may be advanced to the GS-05 position if you have held a position no lower than GS-03 in the preceding year under your latest non-temporary competitive appointment OR have held a position at GS-05 or higher under a non-temporary appointment at any time in the past. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, evaluations, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire evaluations, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your evaluation completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your evaluations. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the evaluations should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire evaluations; however, most applicants complete the evaluations in less time. If you need to stop and continue later, you can re-use your unique link. Your responses to the USA Hire evaluations will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an evaluation. If future applications you submit require completion of the same evaluations, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice evaluations and evaluation preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based evaluations, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based evaluations and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based evaluations. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based evaluations, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all evaluations within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based evaluations if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for online evaluations. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: USAJOBS Help Center - How to see your application and job status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website. To preview the application questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12945253

Application Deadline: 2026-05-20