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Director

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Department of Health and Human Services

Fresh

Location

Salary

$169,279 - $197,200

per year

Closes

March 5, 2026More HHS jobs →

GS-1 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $21,996 - $27,534

Typical requirements: No experience required. High school diploma or equivalent.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a director who leads efforts to ensure health care providers meet federal quality and safety standards, focusing on programs for ongoing and emergency care services.

The role involves managing teams, shaping policies, and improving patient outcomes through oversight and training.

It's a great fit for experienced leaders in health policy or insurance with strong supervisory skills and a passion for bettering healthcare delivery.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14, including directing operations and delegating tasks to subordinates
  • Advising on legislation, regulations, and policies to address issues in acute and continuing care delivery
  • Overseeing quality, performance, and compliance measures to enhance care delivery and beneficiary outcomes
  • Time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-14 for current or former federal employees
  • Resume limited to 2 pages with detailed, original descriptions of relevant experience (no direct copying from announcement)
  • All qualifications must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), Quality & Safety Oversight Group (QSOG), Division of Continuing & Acute Care Providers (DCACP).

As a Supervisory Health Insurance Specialist, listed here as Director, GS-0107-15, you will oversee the programs that monitor and enforce quality and safety standards for a variety of health care providers.

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.

In order to qualify for this GS-15 position, you must clearly demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: Directing work operations and delegating assignments to subordinates; AND Advising on legislation, regulation, and policy to resolve acute and continuing care delivery issues; AND Overseeing quality, performance, and compliance measures to improve care delivery and beneficiary outcomes.

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 or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year 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.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12897042 Major Duties:

  • Oversee the development of regulations and policy, and enforces compliance with Federal requirements.
  • Direct the development and implementation of provider-specific quality and outcome measures to improve care provided to beneficiaries.
  • Provide direction for developing curriculum and training to stakeholders.
  • Plan and schedule work to be accomplished by subordinates.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CMS-CCSQ-26-12897042-ST