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Senior Counselor for Health Information Technology (SL-0905)

Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Inspector General
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Summary

OIG uses a streamlined "résumé only" application method. Additional narratives addressing the Technical Qualifications (TQs) are not required.

This position is located in the Department of Health And Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Immediate Office. For more information about the HHS Office of Inspector General, go to http://oig.hhs.gov/.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
11/08/2018 to 11/28/2018
Salary
$126,148 to - $189,600 per year
Pay scale & grade
SL 00
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington DC, DC
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
00
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Announcement number
HHS-OIG-SL-0905-18-10335954
Control number
516439500

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.

Clarification from the agency

Open to all qualified persons; no prior Federal experience is required.

Duties

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  • Spearheads comprehensive, enterprise wide strategies and deployment plans for Health IT that meet OIG policy objectives and legal requirements.
  • Establishes new OIG policies regarding the complex, emerging issues in Health IT working in partnership with OIG components, as well as federal and state agencies, private organizations, and other stakeholders.
  • Leads comprehensive strategic initiatives regarding emerging issues in Health IT, including the exponential growth of both structured and unstructured data found in medical and HHS records.
  • Provides analysis and expert advice on Health IT issues involving extremely complex legal or policy questions and/or ramifications.
  • Interprets legal and policy issues regarding Health IT such as: patient access to information, medical errors, liability, interoperability, and health information exchange.
  • Provides expert legal advice regarding a wide range of Health IT issues to include: the adoption, implementation, and upgrade of electronic health record (EHR) technology and related incentive programs; and the governance, privacy, security, and other legal issues regarding EHR and other technology implementation
  • Ensures that business and operational documents concerning Health IT are consistent with and adhere to governing policies and procedures.
  • Marshals fraud, waste and abuse activities to include a sharper focus on Health IT issues, including privacy, security, improper billing, risks to physicians and other providers, and financial relationships between providers related to Health IT
  • Coordinates and provides expert advice and identifies trends, patterns and problem areas, developing alternate courses of action as necessary to meet OIG organizational objectives.
  • Ensures the OIG work plan strikes the right balance and is focused on the most relevant issues and concerns by guiding the work planning process related to Health IT.
  • Proactively addresses oversight challenges posed by EHRs, such as transitioning from paper and legacy EHRs to newer systems and develops recommendations to address other potential barriers to adoption, implementation, and ultimate usage of Health IT, including EHRs
  • Provides expert advice regarding issues related to the role of Health IT in care transformation and health care reform.
  • Evaluates internal policies and procedures for the purpose of finding new and innovative ways to improve the effectiveness of Health IT activities and reduces or eliminates non-value added activities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S Citizenship is required.
  • Registration with the Selective Service (if applicable).
  • Suitability for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
  • One year probationary period required for initial appointment.
  • Public Financial Disclosure Report is required.

Qualifications

As a basic qualification requirement for this position, you must meet the education requirements described below. Additionally, to be qualified for this position, your résumé must clearly reflect specialized experience that inclues providing expert legal advice regarding a wide range of Health IT issues, interpreting legal and policy issues on Health IT, sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communication skills, good judgment, and experience in interacting with government and non-government officials. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. At this level, you would have typical responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluating work that included managing and/or supervising other managers not more than 25% of time.

Education

You must possess a professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.) acquired through graduation from a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association, and be a member in good standing of the Bar of a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Additional information

Security and Background Investigation Requirements: This is a critical-sensitive position and a Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. Although not required at the application process, the selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a top secret/SCI level clearance. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. A credit check will be conducted. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. If hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action.

Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for career appointment will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Relocation: Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses are not authorized. A relocation incentive is not authorized.

Financial Disclosure: This position is subject to public financial disclosure requirements and must be filed within 30 days of the appointment. For more information about Financial Disclosure and OGE Form 278, you may go to the Office of Government Ethics website at www.oge.gov and select Financial Disclosure. Frequently Asked Questions can be found at https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/Public%20Financial%20Disclosure.

Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by electronic direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

Selective Service: As a condition of employment, all male applicants born after 12/31/1959, must have registered for the selective service. If selected for this position, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.

E-Verify: 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. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your résumé and responses to the Assessment Questionnaire are an integral part of the process for determining your basic and specialized qualifications for the position. Responses that are not clearly supported by your résumé will eliminate you from consideration.

Your application will be evaluated in the following manner:

  • Application packages will be reviewed for completeness. Incomplete or late packages will not receive further consideration.
  • Basic qualifications review. Your résumé and questionnaire will be reviewed to ensure that you meet the Specialized Experience Requirement. If you do not meet this requirement, you will not receive further consideration.
  • If it is determined that you meet the basic qualifications for the position, your application package will be further evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may be invited to participate in a structured interview, submit writing samples, and undergo reference checks. Top candidates may be required to submit further written documentation of qualifications.
  • The HHS OIG Executive Resources Board will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority.

All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, security information and take that information into account in making employment offers. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, and/or appropriate disciplinary action.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (mandatory): You will be evaluated on the following (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics) required for successful performance in this position.

1: Demonstrated ability to lead comprehensive strategic initiatives regarding emerging issues in health information technology (Health IT), including the exponential growth of both structured and unstructured data found in medical and HHS records and harnessing policy levers related to all facets of Health IT.

2: Demonstrated experience gathering, integrating and analyzing sufficient, relevant information from various sources to support effective, timely and transparent decision-making.

3: Demonstrated experience providing expert legal advice regarding a wide range of Health IT issues such as: the adoption, implementation, and upgrade of electronic health record (EHR) technology and related incentive programs; information blocking; and the governance, privacy, security, and other legal issues regarding EHR and other technology implementation.

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