Credentials Program Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: The incumbent serves as the Medical Department Activity MEDDAC Credentials Program Specialist for all Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) within the area of responsibility. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Major duties
Duties described reflect the full performance GS-09 level. If selected at the GS-07 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision. Serve as an authoritative source and assistant to the Commander, Chairperson of Credentials Committee and supervisor on the clinical privileging requirements, regulations, policies, and procedures for the Provider Credentials/Privileging Program. Establish and maintain a Practitioner Credentials File (PCF) for each physician and Allied Healthcare Provider assigned/contracted to the medical treatment facility (MTF). Verify providers credential documentation, to include diplomas, licenses, certification, medical specialty training, board certification, continuing medical education credits, etc. according to policies, regulations, and laws. Research and abstract active and inactive provider files in response to a variety of requests for information on providers privileged by this facility. Provide wide range of clerical, statistical and data entry/retrieval tasks in support of administrative work.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Qualifications for GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing an automated data processing system to assist with accomplishing a wide range of statistical and data entry/retrieval tasks in support of administrative work; assisting with verifying that providers applying for clinical staff privileges possess appropriate and current qualifications/licensure; and assisting with the prioritizing credentialing actions to ensure providers maintain privileges. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Healthcare Administration or Business Administration. (You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts) OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.(You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts) Qualifications for GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing an automated data processing system to accomplish a wide range of statistical and data entry/retrieval tasks in support of administrative work; verifying that providers applying for clinical staff privileges possess appropriate and current qualifications/licensure; prioritizing credentialing actions to ensure providers maintain privileges; and assisting in conducting annual reviews of clinical privileging documents. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Healthcare Administration or Business Administration.(You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.(You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts) This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management.
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