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Nurse (Quality Improvement)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Posted 58 days ago
Hybrid San Francisco, CA $108K – $173K Apply by Aug 11, 2026 Nurse INFJISFJISTJ OperationsHealthcare
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This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement (OPOLE), PACE Operations Group (POG). As a Nurse (Quality Improvement), GS-0610-13, you will serve as a clinical resource and expert in the development, evaluation, and implementation of policies or programs aimed at improving the quality of health care delivery for beneficiaries of CMS-administered programs.
What You'll Do
- →Provide recommendations regarding clinical aspects of nursing practice and nursing programs that pertain to national-level programs that affect a variety of health care settings and clinicians.
- →Provide clinical nursing and program perspective in the assessment of policies, projects, and data related to the measurement of quality, legislative, and administrative proposals, and make recommendations to agency managers.
- →Prepare issue papers, briefing materials, manuals, presentations, reports and correspondence for an assigned health policy area.
- →Plan and conduct meetings and maintain ongoing liaisons with state agencies, other CMS components, DHHS agencies and external partners and organizations.
Requirements
- ✓Education Requirement: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements, all candidates must have the following educational requirements: Basic Requirements: Education A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.
- ✓This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education(external link), Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs(external link), Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education(external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained.
- ✓Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (external link) is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.
- ✓Advanced Practice Nurse Positions: For Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) positions, applicants must possess a graduate or higher level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position.
- ✓Areas of specialties for positions include, but are not limited to, Acute Care, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family, Geriatric, Home Health, Midwifery, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Allergy and Immunology, Women's Health, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Occupational Health, Orthopedic, Respiratory, or other specialties identified for the position.
- ✓Licensure For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination(external link).
- ✓In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
- ✓Additional License Requirements for Advanced Practice Nurse Positions: Applicants for Advanced Practice Nurse positions must be licensed or registered by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States in the clinical specialty required by the position.
- ✓Education Substitute: You may qualify for this position with education and/or experience OR a combination of experience and education.
- ✓TRANSCRIPTS are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement listed above.
- ✓Please see "Required Documents" section below for what documentation is required at the time of application.
- ✓Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13025323
Personality Fit
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