You will serve as a Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist (Claims Examiner) in the Office of Judge Advocate General (OJAG) Admiralty and Claims Division (Code 15) Medical Care Recovery Units (MCRU) of NLSC.

Duties

You will be responsible for planning work schedules to meet mission requirements, communicating performance expectations, evaluating employees’ performance, and providing necessary training and mentoring. You will be responsible for approving leave requests, and promptly addressing employee performance and conduct issues. You will regularly review claims file allocation to ensure equitable distribution of an annual workload of over 6000 claims among examiners and transfers files if necessary to maintain equitable balance of work load. You will have the authority to deny or grant waiver/compromise requests up to any authority granted by the Division Director, usually $10,000, and makes sound recommendations to the Managing Attorney on those requests. You will draft and sign non-routine letters containing legal analysis of particular cases. You will assign and coordinate distribution of workload to subordinate staff of six to nine Claims Examiners and one to four Claims Assistant(s) to ensure optimum resource utilization. You will assess and revise policies and procedures as needed to find ways to improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency of work. You will administer and oversee multiple civilian employee personnel (CIVPERS) programs within the MCRU and meet various reporting requirements. You will perform administrative functions as appropriate to ensure the efficient operation of the MCRU. You will ensure personal health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) are properly safeguarded. You will serve as the MCRU Personal Property Manager, accounting for all reportable personal property in accordance with established guidelines.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing medical care recovery claims work incorporating most or all of the following duties: (1) Providing assistance in processing affirmative medical care recovery claims; (2) Utilizing personal injury tort and insurance law to determine whether an affirmative action claim should be pursued; (3) Interpreting legal aspects of case law relating to affirmative claims for medical care; (4) Communicating both orally and in writing in a professional manner to assist in settlement of medical claims; and (5) Performing administrative functions at the supervisory level. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if directly related to the position being filled.
or
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, if directly related to the position being filled.
or
LL.M., if directly related to the position being filled.


A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NLSC 1322 Patterson Ave Suite 3000 Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]