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Nurse
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Office of Worker's Compensation Programs (OWCP), Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Programs (DEEOICP), Branch of Technical Procedures, Medical and Health Sciences Unit (MHSU). The mission of DEEOIC is to administer the benefits provisions of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICPA).
What You'll Do
- →For Nurse Consultant, GS-0610-12: Communicates and coordinates with health care providers to assess appropriate levels of home health care to ensure the care the claimant receives reflects the policies and procedures of DEEOIC.
- →Coordinates and conducts outreach and training to medical providers and other stakeholders, program staff, other Federal Agencies, and the general public.
- →Under the direction and leadership of the Lead Nurse and Unit Manager, the employee plans and implements assignments, projects, and/or studies in the areas of home health care, durable medical equipment, and other medical issues.
- →Utilizes current medical and scientific knowledge, medical journals, reference manuals, books, the DEEOIC Procedure Manual and related policy, and other resources to develop rationale for his/her opinions.
- →Provides input for accurate application of medical guidelines to the processing of medical services by serving as a resource for medical billing issues.
- →The employee develops training materials for DEEOIC staff, health care providers, and beneficiaries.
- →Works with the Medical Bill Pay staff or other National Office staff to monitor procedures and evaluate their validity and cost-effectiveness by the utilization of models from Medicare and other federal agencies.
- →Within the assigned area, determines medical appropriateness of requested ancillary procedures and/or services that require authorization by senior management.
Requirements
- ✓No educational substitution for the GS-12.
- ✓But must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement above.
- ✓Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
- ✓If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum course work requirements for this position.
- ✓Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 54546226-af9e-4ebe-81c4-1cb01b29a041
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