Physician

Summary

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

As a Physician GSthe incumbent serves as a Medical Officer to the PPG Director and Deputy Director. PPG has responsibility for cross-cutting operational and policy functions across CMMIs entire portfolio of payment models and initiatives.

Duties

• Provides clinical expertise and guidance - Serve as a Medical Officer to PPG leadership by providing clinical scientific and technical guidance on the design and direction of CMMI payment models and initiatives.
• Develops and refines payment and service delivery models - Design plan implement and test innovative payment and health care service delivery models including Advanced APMs Medicare Medicaid and integrated care delivery models.
• Serves as a clinical subject matter expert and quality advisor on quality initiatives leading the development refinement and alignment of electronic and digital quality measures across CMMI models and CMS quality programs.
• Analyzes program performance and resolves policy issues - Review analyze and evaluate model implementation identify trends and program issues measure progress toward goals and develop policy and program improvement options.
• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with providers medical specialty groups advocacy organizations contractors academia state and legislative entities professional associations Congress and other health care stakeholders.
• Represents PPG and CMMI before national health care organizations and other external audiences.

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.
• 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 BY 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.

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the requirements as noted below.

Basic Requirement(s): A. Possess a Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association ; Association of American Medical Colleges ; Liaison Committee on Medical Education ; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Must provide transcript) OR B. Possess a Degree from Foreign Medical School: A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. (Must provide transcript)

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Licensure: You must possess a permanent full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States. A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT LICENSURE IS REQUIRED WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

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Graduate Training: Possess 5 years of graduate training in an occupational medicine or its equivalent in experience and training. Graduate training programs include only those internship residency and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. (Given the nature of this assignment physicians with varying related backgrounds can perform the duties and functions of this position)

An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g. internal medicine surgery general practice obstetrics-gynecology and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) .

A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in a given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.

Documenting Experience:

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of addition to describing duties performed applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employees position is creditable however when documented by satisfactory evidence such as a signed memorandum from the employees supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or if part time the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employees official personnel order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

OPM Qualification General Policies Website If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position you must submit an official transcript unofficial transcript or a list including courses grades earned completion dates and quarter and semester hours earned.

This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement. You must submit an official transcript unofficial transcript or a list including courses grades earned completion dates and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education : If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information visit:

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.

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