- Position Title
- Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist - DSCP Director
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Announcement Number
- CMS-CMCS-25-12735427-IMP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, May 15, 2025 to Wednesday, May 21, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
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.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?
2.
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).
3.
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.
4.
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".
5.
If you are a Federal Civilian employee, under what type of appointment are you currently serving?
6.
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)
7.
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)
8.
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.
9.
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 Health Insurance Specialist, GS-0107-15, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), Children and Adults Health Programs Group (CAHPG), Division of State Coverage Programs (DSCP). 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 in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position of Health Insurance Specialist, GS-0107-15.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
2.
Develop goals, objectives, strategies, and work plans to implement and improve the Medicaid, CHIP and BHP programs and related operations.
3.
Collaborate across work units to manage projects/ new initiatives aimed at analyzing key Medicaid, CHIP and BHP policies.
4.
Manage continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency in the Medicaid, CHIP and BHP operations.
5.
Coordinate projects and studies of policy issues and topics to ensure the timely and successful completion of Medicaid program operations.
6.
Manage the activities and resources of contractors and project plans to ensure completion of action items and achievement of critical milestones.
7.
Perform analysis of policies, processes, and procedures to assure efficiency in operations.
8.
Evaluate the effectiveness of completed projects to provide recommendations and develop viable solutions to complex problems.
9.
Collaborate with diverse stakeholders (i.e. states. federal agencies, beneficiary groups, providers and advocacy groups) to negotiate terms of Medicaid program design and operation.
10.
Integrate customer needs and expectations from a state or federal perspective into the development and delivery of services or products for Medicaid.
11.
Represent the interests or perspective of the state or federal national level government to the organization's leadership in meetings and workgroups.
12.
Brief senior leadership and other stakeholders regarding the progress of Medicaid, CHIP and BHP program initiatives important to the state or federal perspective.
13.
Write and/or revise Medicaid program regulations or other official policy and aimed at facilitating the states' ability to expand health insurance coverage and access to care to beneficiaries.
14.
Draft program policy options grounded in performance data and evaluation findings to promote improvements in coverage, service delivery or financing of the Medicaid or other national health insurance program.
15.
Develop correspondence and responses to address inquiries from stakeholders regarding program policy, operations or performance at the state or federal level.
16.
Create a variety of written products for use by management in decision-making.
17.
Collaborate with diverse stakeholders (i.e. states. federal agencies, beneficiary groups, providers and advocacy groups) to negotiate terms of Medicaid program design and operation.
18.
Integrate customer needs and expectations from a state or federal perspective into the development and delivery of services or products for Medicaid.
19.
Represent the interests or perspective of the state or federal national level government to the organization's leadership in meetings and workgroups.
20.
Brief senior leadership and other stakeholders regarding the progress of Medicaid, CHIP and BHP program initiatives important to the state or federal perspective.
21.
Assess employee performance to provide feedback to senior management on development.
22.
Provide guidance and assistance to team members on both work and administrative matters.
23.
Identify and coordinate the training and development needs of the staff.
24.
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.
25.
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.