Health Insurance Specialist Technical Director

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), State Demonstrations Group (SDG).

As a Health Insurance Specialist, referred to here as Health Insurance Specialist (Technical Director), GS-0107-14, you will provide complex technical and analytical capabilities to support development of Medicaid section 1115 demonstrations concerning innovation in eligibility and coverage

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• Serve as a Technical Director providing complex technical and analytical capabilities to support development of Medicaid section 1115 demonstrations.
• Lead or conduct analyses and special studies of policy issues and topics related to Medicaid section 1115 agreements and/or other policy areas of responsibility that are located within the division.
• Serve as a resource person and technical authority and coordinate cross-cutting projects and conducts special assignments on a wide range of significant management, operational, and policy issues.
• Provide guidance and direction to the team members, individually and collectively, on matters related to section 1115 demonstrations.
• Prepare a variety of written products, including briefing documents, talking points, evaluations, reports, and issue papers.

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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) Providing technical guidance on policies pertaining to Medicaid Section 1115 demonstrations; OR the conduct of evaluations of Section 1115

Demonstrations AND

2) Overseeing projects and associated resources to enhance program advancements in support of the organization's mission; AND

3) Creating technical written documents (i. e. health policy statements, special terms and conditions, evaluation summaries) to inform decision making

about policy design, implementation, or compliance.

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 informationBargaining 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. 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 opm. gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition. asp.

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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