Nurse (Quality Improvement)
What you'd do
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement (OPOLE), PACE Operations Group (POG). As a Nurse (Quality Improvement), GS-0610-13, you will serve as a clinical resource and expert in the development, evaluation, and implementation of policies or programs aimed at improving the quality of health care delivery for beneficiaries of CMS-administered programs.
Major duties
Provide recommendations regarding clinical aspects of nursing practice and nursing programs that pertain to national-level programs that affect a variety of health care settings and clinicians. Provide clinical nursing and program perspective in the assessment of policies, projects, and data related to the measurement of quality, legislative, and administrative proposals, and make recommendations to agency managers. Prepare issue papers, briefing materials, manuals, presentations, reports and correspondence for an assigned health policy area. Plan and conduct meetings and maintain ongoing liaisons with state agencies, other CMS components, DHHS agencies and external partners and organizations.
What you need to qualify
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Providing clinical guidance or recommendations in the areas of quality assurance, health service delivery, or utilization management. AND 2) Conducting assessments, surveys, quality reviews or regularly scheduled audits to evaluate compliance, provide recommendations for improvement or dire policy changes. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.
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