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

Thu May 10 11:15:26 UTC 2012

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 From: Ronza.Othman at cms.hhs.gov
Reply-to: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
To:  blindlaw at nfbnet.org, nfbmd at nfbnet.org, pmaurer at nfb.org
Sent: 5/9/2012  5:55:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [blindlaw] FW: CMS Job Opportunity  (Schedule A) (CMCS-IT)

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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