Health Communications Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare (CM), Division of Provider Information Planning and Development (DPIPD).

As a Health Communications Specialist, GS-1001-14, you will develop and market Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) health care provider education products.

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Duties

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• Serves as a technical authority and lead for Fee-for-Service provider education content.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates FFS health care provider education content in multiple communication channels using plain language, user
  experience principles, and data analytics.
• Acts as a consultant and advisor to Division management on policies, procedures, and critical issues relating to Medicare FFS provider education that have a major impact on the Division, Group, and/or Center management.
• Establishes standards and expectations for customer service to internal CMS staff and management.
• Provides feedback to the COR and CO regarding contractor performance for regular contractor performance assessments and for use in future procurement efforts.

Requirements

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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.

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-14 , 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-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Planing, developing, implementing, and evaluating health care education content using plain language, user experience principles, and data analytics; 2) Establishing and maintaining internal and external partnerships to plan, implement, and evaluate communication products and/or activities; AND 3) Analyzing quantitative or qualitative data to identify, assess, or improve operational efficiency and/or work products.

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.

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Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: Yes-American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923

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 manager's 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 OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

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.

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