Nurse Consultant (Direct Hire)

What exciting career opportunities await you at CDC?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the agency Americans trust with their lives. As a global leader in public health, CDC is the nation’s premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency. Whether we are protecting the American people from public health threats, researching emerging diseases, or mobilizing public health programs with our domestic and international partners, we rely on our employees to make a real difference in the health and well-being of people here and around the world.

This HHS Position meets the criteria outlined in
OMB M-17-18
and is exempt from the hiring freeze.

Who May Apply
: Open to US citizens and applicants eligible under Schedule A authority.

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), World Trade Center Health Program (WTC) in Atlanta, GA.

PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps (not as a career/career-conditional employee) are encouraged to apply under the merit promotion announcement indicated above.

Note:
This Position closing date has been extended until May 19,2017.

Additional selections may be made within the same geographical location CDC-wide.

CDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Duties

As Nurse Consultant you will:

• Review weekly request from physicians requesting beneficiary’s condition be “authorized” for treatment within the program.
• Review and make decisions on requests using clinical expertise.
• Responsible for medical necessity review of treatment requests.
• Assist medical director in developing medical policy for treatment authorization.
• Review or consult on provider treatment claims and appropriateness of payments.

Travel Required

• Occasional Travel
• 10% Domestic

Relocation Authorized

• No

Job Requirements
Job Requirements
Key Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Background investigation required.
• College Transcript(s) is required.
• Nurse Registration ( License) is required.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

Education: Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.

Registration: Applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Applicant who has graduated from an approved nursing educational program within the past 12 months may be appointed pending State registration as a professional nurse within 6 months of appointment. No person appointed pending registration may be retained beyond 6 months, or promoted, if registration has not been attained.

REGISTRATION:

Applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. An applicant who has graduated from an approved nursing educational program within the past 12 months may be appointed pending State registration as a professional nurse within 6 months of appointment. No person appointed pending registration may be retained beyond 6 months, or promoted, if registration has not been attained.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:

GS-12
Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph.

S
pecialized experience
is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience in managing complex program deliverables and collaborating
with occupational health subject matter experts.

GS-13
Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph.

Specialized experience
is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience in
providing health care service delivery and program
administration to serve as a certification specialist in the certification unit
for medical and pharmaceutical benefits team.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:
http://wwwdev.cdc.gov/employment/newhire/foreigned.html
.

Conditions of Employment:

1.
Security and Background Requirements:
If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant’s successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, 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.

2.
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.

3.
Direct Deposit:
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

4. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

5. One-year probationary period may be required.

6. Travel, transportation, and moving expenses will be paid:
No

7. Bargaining Unit Position:
No

8. Drug Screening Required:
No

9. Recruitment Incentive may be authorized:
No

10. Annual Leave for non-federal service authorized: May Be Authorized

11. Research position:
No

12. Promotion potential:
Yes
This position has promotion potential to
13
. Promotion to the next grade level is at management’s discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher level duties, the continuing need for the higher level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.

13. Supervisory position:
No

Security Clearance
Q – Nonsensitive