[nabs-l] fw: [nfbmd] fwd: [blindlaw] immediate: CMS job opportunity

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Subject: [Nfbmd] Fwd: [blindlaw] IMMEDIATE: CMS Job Opportunity 
(Schedule A)(OSORA)
Date sent: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:59:18 -0500 (EST)

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Subj: [blindlaw] IMMEDIATE: CMS Job Opportunity  (Schedule A) 
(OSORA)

Please see a job opportunity below with the Centers for  Medicare 
&
Medicaid Services.

Thank you.

*** CMS Job  Opportunity***

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),  located in 
Baltimore,
Maryland, is seeking applicants for the positions  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 Office of Strategic Operations 
and
Regulatory Affairs (OSORA)  are looking for individuals to 
perform the duties of
Policy  Coordinators.  Please note, these positions are primarily 
located in
DC.

Some of the Major Duties are:

*       Reviews, analyzes, develops, and evaluates CMS Medicare,  
Medicaid,
and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in one or more of 
the
following functional areas: program policy, state operations, 
contractor
management, systems and claims processing, education and 
outreach,  correspondence,
data and statistical analysis, financial management, and  
legislative
review and relations.

*       Reviews, evaluates, and recommends Medicare, Medicaid or 
CHIP
program policy subject issues to senior staff.

*     Reviews and analyzes operational policies for contractors
responsible for Medicare claims processing activities.

*   Performs education, ombudsman, and outreach  activities for 
the health
care providers, beneficiary, employers/unions, other  stake 
holders, and the
general public regarding Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP  issues.

*         Reviews and evaluates  CMS Internet design efforts with 
all CMS
operating  components.

*         Prepares all forms  of written correspondence regarding
Medicare/Medicaid CHIP and other program  issues to the public, 
Congressional staff,
industry contacts, and State  representatives.

*         Research  all program issues and develops the 
appropriate
response that includes legal  citation in the law, CMS 
regulations, or policy
issuances.

*   Performs social science, economic, and actuarial  studies or 
reviews of
the impact of proposed policies or changes in operations  on 
current and
future program decisions.

*       Utilizes project management tools to conduct studies, 
track and
analyze progress, or monitor program accomplishments.

*   Reviews and studies CMS program financial payments,  fraud 
and abuse
claims, program integrity reviews, and financial  systems.

*         Reviews and analyzes  the impact of new or revised 
changes to
legislation before the Congress  pertaining to any CMS program.

Some of the Knowledge & Skills  Required bv the Position are:

*          Knowledge of health care financing management 
practices and
organizational  structure to evaluate CMS programs and practices 
and to
recommend improvements  to more efficiently achieve Agency goals.

*       Knowledge of the legislative process in order to monitor 
the
development and progress of legislation affecting the functions 
of the  Agency.

*         Skill in oral and  written communication in order to 
effectively
represent OA in the preparation  of briefings and in attending 
meetings and
conferences.

*   Analytical skill to develop and prepare special  reports and 
analyses
for CMS staff and to plan the completion of complex  special 
projects and
assignments involving coordination across organizational  lines.

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 "OSORA" in
the subject line.  The hiring managers are  interested in 
selecting
candidates, as soon as possible.  Resumes must be  received by 
noon Thursday, March
1, 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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