Job opening: Health Insurance Specialist (Outreach & Provider Relations)
Salary: $109 107 - 141 836 per year
Published at: Jan 02 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement (OPOLE), Denver Local Engagement & Administration (DLEA).
As a Health Insurance Specialist (Outreach & Provider Relations), GS-0107-13, you will coordinate external facing public information campaigns and increase strategic partnerships designed to equip the public with the information needed to make informed decisions about CMS programs, and educate healthcare providers.
Duties
Evaluate and analyze the impact of new or revised changes to legislation before Congress pertaining to CMS programs.
Develop and implement tactical communication plans and strategic partnerships to provide information and promote awareness of CMS programs and initiatives.
Conduct outreach activities such as public relations events, conferences, and presentations to improve the dissemination of information to stakeholders and obtain stakeholder feedback.
Serve as CMS' liaison to external stakeholders to expand CMS' presence in provider, beneficiary, and advocate communities to enhance the effectiveness of educational strategies.
Through strong public-speaking skills, educate consumers, providers, other partners and stakeholders about CMS programs.
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
- You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
- Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
Qualifications
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Your resume 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 receiving further consideration.
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) Using consumer education products to explain health care, health insurance or social service benefits to customers (i.e., explaining health insurance or Social Security or veteran's benefits); AND
2) Explaining policies or procedures to health care providers, health insurance stakeholders or social service stakeholders to assist them in complying with policies or procedures.
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.
Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12253921
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement
7500 Security Blvd
Woodlawn, MD 21244
US
- Name: CMS HR Inquiries
- Email: [email protected]
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