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Lead Medical Records Technician (Coder)

Department of Veterans Affairs - Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)

Posted Jun 11, 2026

Benefits

Parental leave
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Non-birth-parent leave
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Salary
$62K-$80K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
401(k) match
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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$81,444 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+6.9% - Faster than average

13% below the BLS role benchmark for healthcare aggregate.

Matched to SOC 29-1141 - Healthcare aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Healthcare From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Work mode
Remote From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
In-office days
0 days From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work
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Application

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Assessment
Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Deadline
Jun 22, 2026 From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Lead Medical Records Technician (Coder) Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job) Summary This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. MRT-Lead (Coders) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. These coding practitioners analyze and abstract patients' health records and assign alpha­numeric codes for each diagnosis and procedure. Duties Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Expertise in International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). All assignments above the journey level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Lead MRT (Coders) must be able to perform all duties of a MRT (Coder). Lead MRTs (Coder) review coding and assist MRTs (Coder) in ensuring timeliness and improving coding accuracy; provide coding guidance to various levels of staff to promote consistency in practice and compliance with coding rules and regulations; initiate, prepare, and maintain various reports, and analyze data; and may also coordinate, assign, and monitor workflow. They provide input for performance evaluations and hiring. They orient and instruct new coding personnel and/or students on coding, abstracting, and use of the electronic health record and encoder software. They ensure audit findings and claim denials related to

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