About the Position: Located in a fast paced, high-profile office at a large medical treatment facility (MTF). Incumbent will independently manage the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Privacy Act (PA), and Civil Liberties Act (CLA) programs and ensure MTF compliance; will be considered subject matter expert for these programs.

Duties

Implement, evaluate, and maintain compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Privacy Act (PA), Civil Liberties Act (CLA), and Department of Defense (DoD) applicable regulations. Provide expert advice, assistance, policy guidance, and staff advisory services regarding HIPAA, PA, CLA and personally identifiable information (PII)/protected health information (PHI) incident reporting and notification. Develop policy and provide program oversight and compliance of all provisions of privacy-related Federal legislation and DoD regulations. Manage projects in support of the development and continuous improvement of the HIPAA, PA, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and CLA. Plan and evaluate work to be accomplished by subordinates

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in a medical treatment facility environment: implementing, evaluating, and maintaining the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) program and Privacy Act (PA) program compliance; advising and participating in the formulation and development of recommendations for guidelines, and policy/procedures; providing advice, assistance, and guidance regarding HIPAA and PA incident reporting; and providing privacy education, training, and/or consultation to staff and senior leaders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: ComplianceHealth Policy Planning SupportLeadershipProgram Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFF DHA NCR MKT-WR NATL MIL MED CTR DO NOT MAIL Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk