[blindlaw] CMS Job Opportunity (Schedule A)

[Othman, Ronza (CMS/OEOCR)]

Please see the job opportunity below.  Please contact Michele directly, as I'm just passing this along.


*** CMS Job Opportunity***

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), located in Baltimore, Maryland, is seeking applicants for the positions identified below.  CMS is very interested in hiring a veteran or non-veteran individual who is Schedule A eligible, meaning that they possess a "severe" disability.  For more information on the Schedule A hiring authority, please visit http://www.opm.gov/disability/PeopleWithDisabilities.asp

The CMS hiring managers in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (functional statement attached) are looking for individuals with the following skill sets:



§  Project Management

§  Quality Improvement

§  Contract management

§  Curriculum development - adult learning

§  Learning collaborative development

§  Leadership

§  Health care setting experience

Some of the duties are:


§  Review, evaluate, and develop Medicare and Medicaid program policy subject issues for consideration by senior management.  Develop and review policy issues and draft policy documents, regulations, procedures, Medicare contractor policy issuances, Medicaid State Agency (SA) policy, operating instruction and related documents.


§  Research and review the legal background, legislative history, administrative case law, and court decisions that interpret the policies, regulations and intended impact of CMS programs in order to effectively interpret, recommend and implement health care policies and provide guidance to the Contractors, leadership and other internal and external entities as needed.


§  Assist/lead the testing of innovative care and payment models that deliver better health care at a lower cost including providing subject matter expertise, developing/providing documents/briefing related to test models and providing oversight of contractors/organizations implementing test models.


§  Review, evaluate, and develop Medicare contractor operations issuances to ensure compliance with Federal contract management and regulatory oversight.  Develop realistic options that attempt to resolve the problems identified.


§  Review, analyze, and develop operational policies for contractors responsible for Medicare claims processing activities, claims reviews, and Medicare claims related processing systems used to adjudicate provider Medicare claims for payment of covered services to beneficiaries.


§  Ensure that individual beneficiary complaints, problems, and concerns are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner.  Develop professional relationships with Congressional offices, State health organizations and other Federal agencies to further the CMS mission.  Perform scheduled audits and may serve as a team leader.  Provide ongoing monitoring of plans' compliance with Federal requirements and CMS guidance to ensure continuing compliance with the Medicare contract and all statutory and regulatory requirements.


§  Prepare and present educational training and briefing material to leadership, professional organizations and governmental bodies at various levels.


§  Assist in the cultivation and management of internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure successful development and implementation of new care and payment models.


Please send any resumes of Schedule A applicants and the supporting certification documentation to me and don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.  The hiring managers are interested in selecting a candidate, as soon as possible.  Resumes must be received by 5:00 pm Thursday, February 2, 2012.  Thank you.

"OEOCR the model of quality EEO and Civil Rights Services"

Michele Lenkiewicz
Disability Employment Program Manager
Affirmative Employment Group
Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (OEOCR)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7111 Security Boulevard, Rm. B2-11-32
Baltimore, MD  21244-1850
Phone:  410-786-5117
Fax:  410-786-4341

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