- Position Title
- Special Assistant
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Announcement Number
- CMS-CMCS-20-10849585-IMP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, June 30, 2020 to Monday, July 13, 2020
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Eligibilities
1.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP):
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
2.
Current Career or Career-Conditional Employees within CMS in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS):
Are you a current, permanent career or career-conditional employee in the competitive service within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following document at the time of application: A copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 must reflect:
• Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2 in Block 24);
• Your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1 in Block 34);
• The highest grade and step held on a permanent basis; AND
• That you currently work within CMS in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services.
Are you a current, permanent career or career-conditional employee in the competitive service within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following document at the time of application: A copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 must reflect:
• Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2 in Block 24);
• Your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1 in Block 34);
• The highest grade and step held on a permanent basis; AND
• That you currently work within CMS in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services.
Preferences
1.
Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?
3.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
4.
Select the response or responses that best describe how you heard about this position INITIALLY or the VERY FIRST TIME YOU ENCOUNTERED CMS? This question is only designed to assist with recruitment planning efforts.
5.
Please provide the specifics about how you heard about this vacancy announcement. For example - where exactly did you hear of this position; which job fair did you interact with CMS; if it was word of mouth, who did you hear it from, etc? Enter N/A if "Not Applicable".
Assessment 1
Thank you for applying for the position of Special Assistant, GS-0301-14, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
Select the answer that best describes your specialized experience background to meet the qualifications requirements for the Special Assistant, GS-0301-14.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Advise management on healthcare program policy and operations matters to ensure compliance with regulations.
3.
Analyze legislative and regulatory proposals for impact on the administration of Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
4.
Evaluate administrative and operations policies, processes, and procedures to access the effectiveness on program management.
5.
Lead studies of operational and management activities to identify areas of deficiencies.
6.
Manage the activities, resources and project plans to ensure completion of action items and achievement of critical milestones.
7.
Evaluate the effectiveness of completed projects to provide recommendations and develop viable solutions to complex problems.
8.
Contribute to high-level discussions and planning sessions on management and human capital activities.
9.
Provide recommendations to policies based on planning and evaluation of program operations.
10.
Collaborate with management and senior analysts on a variety of special initiatives impacting the program areas.
11.
Maintain liaison with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to facilitate successful delivery of services.
12.
Draft health policy statements and procedural instructions to implement new initiatives.
13.
Draft new or modifies existing administrative policies and procedures to improve management and/or program efficiency.
14.
Develop and present feasible recommendations to management based upon analysis of deficiencies.
15.
Review\edit sensitive correspondence and reports prepared for management signature to ensure compliance with standards.
16.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, that my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731), or I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), I understand that any information I give may be investigated.