- Position Title
- Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Announcement Number
- CMS-CCIIO-24-12441334-IMP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, June 13, 2024 to Thursday, June 20, 2024
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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 Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO):
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 Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight?
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 Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
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 Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight?
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 Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.
3.
Current Career or Career-Conditional Employees within CMS in the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Marketplace Plan Management Group (MPMG) located in Woodlawn, MD, Bethesda, MD or Washington DC.
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 Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Marketplace Plan Management Group (MPMG) located in Woodlawn, MD, Bethesda, MD or Washington DC?
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); AND
- That you currently work within CMS in the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Marketplace Plan Management Group (MPMG) located in Woodlawn, MD, Bethesda, MD or Washington DC.
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 Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Marketplace Plan Management Group (MPMG) located in Woodlawn, MD, Bethesda, MD or Washington DC?
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); AND
- That you currently work within CMS in the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Marketplace Plan Management Group (MPMG) located in Woodlawn, MD, Bethesda, MD or Washington DC.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) 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 (SF) 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".
6.
If you are a Federal Civilian employee, under what type of appointment are you currently serving?
7.
If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held on a permanent basis. For example: GS-12. (limit 10 characters). If not applicable, please enter N/A.
(limit 10 characters)
8.
If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the dates of the highest graded position you held on a permanent basis, example: MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY, or to Present. If not applicable, please enter N/A.
(limit 150 characters)
9.
Are you a Federal civilian retirement annuitant? If yes, and you are selected for this position, your salary may be reduced by the gross amount of the Federal annuity paid during the period of re-employment. Please click here for more information about retired annuitants.
10.
Have you accepted a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from a Federal agency within the past 5 years? If yes, and you are selected for this position, you must repay the entire (pre-tax) amount of the incentive to the agency which paid the buyout before your first day of work in the new position. Please click here for more information about VSIP.
Conditions of Employment
1.
In accordance with Executive Order (EO) 12964 and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program governed by EO 12564, Federal employees MUST refrain from the use of ALL illegal drugs both on and off duty.
Marijuana use in any form (including medicinal), could deem a person unsuitable for Federal employment. State laws do not supersede Federal law.
Therefore, Federal employees MUST refrain from use of ALL illegal drugs (to include marijuana) on and off duty, even when residing in a state where marijuana use has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes.
Do you agree to refrain from all illegal drug use (to include but not limited to medicinal and recreational marijuana) if you are selected for Federal employment?
Marijuana use in any form (including medicinal), could deem a person unsuitable for Federal employment. State laws do not supersede Federal law.
Therefore, Federal employees MUST refrain from use of ALL illegal drugs (to include marijuana) on and off duty, even when residing in a state where marijuana use has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes.
Do you agree to refrain from all illegal drug use (to include but not limited to medicinal and recreational marijuana) if you are selected for Federal employment?
Assessment 1
Thank you for applying for the position of Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist, GS-0107-15, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Marketplace Plan Management Group (MPMG). 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 one statement from below that best describes your experience and/or education in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position of Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist, GS-0107-15 (Deputy Group Director).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Review or recommend improvements in established work methods, organizational features, and/or the structuring of positions to achieve optimum effectiveness and efficiency.
3.
Plan and/or assign work, delegate authority as appropriate; set or adjust priorities as necessary; develop performance standards or appraise work or give advice and/or instructions as required.
4.
Apply concepts of diversity inclusion, equal employment opportunity, and affirmative action to all management practices and decisions.
5.
Lead teams that develop and/or update standard operating procedures or other sub-regulatory guidance that instruct issuers on conducting Qualified Health Plan (QHP) certification reviews for plans offered in the market under the FFMs.
6.
Provide recommendations pertaining to the private health insurance market and advises mid-level management, senior management, and/or staff on these recommendations.
7.
Oversee the scope of technical assistance concerning policy and operations for FFEs to various internal and external stakeholders.
8.
Act as a technical expert on issuer participation, certification, and reconsideration, including evaluating and reviewing regulations and program guidance.
9.
Oversee the development and/or implementation of operations for certification of QHPs.
10.
Direct the analysis of system processes to increase operational efficiencies.
11.
Oversee the evaluation, assessment, and/or monitoring of contractors' performance.
12.
Plan and/or coordinate operations to marshal available staff, budgetary, financial, or other resources to accomplish program missions on time, within budget, and in scope.
13.
Facilitate the long-range planning and/or forecasting of resources needed to ensure that mission workload can be met.
14.
Provide expert technical direction on opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of plan management in the FFEs by leading special projects.
15.
Review the legal background, legislative history, administrative case law, and/or court decisions that interpret the policies or regulations for ACA-related programs.
16.
Oversee reviews of FFE plan management data collected and/or provide technical direction on analysis to inform policy and/or operational decisions to evaluate FFEs.
17.
Serve as a focal point for relationships with internal and external stakeholders in regard to outreach and/or education on qualified health plan availability and/or performance in the health insurance marketplaces.
18.
Serve as a source of background data based on research performed in preparation for meetings and/or conferences.
19.
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.
20.
I certify that my resume includes detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. I understand that evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe my experience will result in an ineligible rating, and I will not receive further consideration.