Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist (Deputy Group Director)

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Policy and Programs Group (PPG).

As a Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist (Deputy Group Director) GSserve as full deputy and Alter Ego to the Group Director PPG and as such shares fully in the management of all phases of the work of the Group.

Duties

• Preparing short intermediate and long-range plans for the improvement of CMMI policies and operations for meeting the cross-cutting needs of CMMI models.
• Providing administrative and technical supervision by assigning work evaluating performance determining training needs selecting staff resolving employee concerns ensuring quality management and advancing equal employment opportunity.
• Coordinating communications and stakeholder engagement activities for the Center.
• Establishing and maintaining strong partnerships with external entities and key CMS and HHS components to support these activities.
• Responsible for securing organizing directing coordinating and controlling the resources required to assure the timely accurate and cost-effective accomplishment of the Groups functional responsibilities.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
• Selective Service: Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service -
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• If you are selected for this position the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

In order to qualify for the GS-15 you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include:

1. Leading studies projects qualitative or quantitative analyses to implement or recommend policy or process improvements; AND
2. Collaborating with stakeholders on activities related to implementing modifying or divestment of payment models; AND
3. Developing healthcare related written documents (e.g. health care program policy program guidance program issue and decision papers regulations or other guidance documents) to address payment model design or implementation.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible current Federal employees must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: No
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure: Not Required

Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the managers discretion.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at 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.

Required Experience:

Director