Economist
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Woodlawn, MD - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT) National Health Statistics Group (NHSG).
As a Economist GSincumbent employs a variety of techniques to provide comprehensive balanced estimation and analysis of the constantly changing health care system. The incumbent is viewed by management as the key Agency focal point for one or more of the activities listed below.
- Analyzing economic factors influencing health spending and cost trends including income prices utilization technology demographics and insurance.
- Developing short medium and long-term projections of National Health Expenditures using economic models assumptions and CMS spending projections.
- Initiating and conducting complex statistical and economic studies related to health care costs financing provider conditions and Federal health programs.
- Evaluating large health care data sets including Medicare cost reports Medicare and Medicaid claims provider surveys and third-party payer data.
- Designing new or modified economic models analytical frameworks and methodologies when established approaches or precedents are limited.
- Advising senior Agency officials congressional staff and Executive Branch decision-makers on national health expenditures and health care financing.
- Preparing reports briefings journal articles charts tables and presentations that communicate economic findings to policymakers and professional audiences.
- 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.
- Selective Service: Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service -
- One-year probationary period may be required.
- If you are selected for this position the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
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.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
A. Degree: economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics accounting or calculus.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Specialized Experience: In order to qualify for the GS-14 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-13 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include:
1. Contributing to teams analyzing the spending or financing of health care services;
2. Analyzing databases to support economic research or health care policy analysis; And
3. Preparing or presenting materials on health care topics to key stakeholders.
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 Federal employees 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.
Education Requirement: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements all candidates must have the following educational requirements:
Degree: economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics accounting or calculus.
OR
Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education
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Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure: Not Required
Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the managers discretion.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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