[blindlaw] FW: CMS Job Opportunity (Schedule A) (CMCS-IT)

[Othman, Ronza (CMS/OEOCR)]

Please see attached and below.

*** CMS Job Opportunity***

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), located in Baltimore, Maryland, is seeking applicants for the position identified below.  CMS is seeking to hire 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.
I am requesting your assistance to provide me with resumes of Schedule A applicants with the identified skills.  More information on the specific job duties and the function of the center are below and attached.

The CMS hiring managers in the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) are looking to fill an Information Technology (IT) position.  The required skills and abilities for this position are identified below.

DUTIES:
In this position, you will perform a wide variety of duties related to the design, development and implementation of new and modernized Information Technology (IT) systems.

Specifically, you will:


▪      Plan, coordinate, and perform systems design and development of a major IT functional area, which may include providing direction to lower-level staff and/or contract personnel.


▪      Analyze the validation of IT needs and requirements, including data, access needs and security, to design  and develop appropriate systems  designs, access methods and information security controls.


▪      Develop and make presentations on project status and technical issues.


▪      Identify and analyze advancements in application development concepts, techniques and tools.


▪      Develop proposals to translate management objectives/directives into advanced IT application systems.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In order to qualify for this position, applicants must possess one year of  Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skill or ability to successfully perform in this position and is IT-related experience.  Specialized experience includes: performing cost\benefit analyses of funding requests (such as the Advance Planning Documents – APDs) for the development and implementation of Medicaid Information Technology (IT) Systems such as the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), the multi-OPDIV Integrated Eligibility Determination systems; and systems-related initiatives such as Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA), Health Information Technology, or other similar healthcare systems.

Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.


1.      Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.



2.      Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.



3.      Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.



4.      Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Please send any resumes of Schedule A applicants and the supporting certification documentation to Michele Lenkiewicz at Michele.lenkiewicz at cms.hhs.gov<mailto:Michele.lenkiewicz at cms.hhs.gov>.  Be sure to include “CMCS-IT” in the subject line.  The hiring managers are interested in selecting candidates, as soon as possible.  Resumes must be received by COB Thursday, May 10, 2012.  Resumes will also be retained in a resume bank for possible future job openings.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in reaching potential applicants and I look forward to continuing an ongoing relationship with you to support CMS’ efforts to hire, recruit and retain individuals with disabilities.

"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
Email:  michele.lenkiewicz at cms.hhs.gov<mailto:michele.lenkiewicz at cms.hhs.gov>


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