Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is
in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which include,
1) Translating primary/secondary diagnoses, to reflect patient's diagnosis and procedure performed;
2) Utilizing medical knowledge to facilitate accurate and complete coding of diagnosis, procedures, and operations;AND
3) Utilizing hospital automated application/systems, (i.e. MHS GENESIS-
Electronic
Health
Record, or equivalent automated patient record system to retrieve various reports) to process complete patient medical record.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
Education: Generally, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position, i.e. Successful completion of college education in Medical Coding, or have earned a Medical Coding certificate, such as Certified Professional Coder (CPC). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts and/or Certificate).
Medical Coding Certification is highly desired.