Paralegal Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs (OSORA), Office of the Attorney Advisor (OAA).

As a Paralegal Specialist, GS-0950-13, you will provide technical assistance in reviewing administrative adjudicatory decisions to identify and analyze the legal issues in order to provide advice, recommend actions, and develop proposed agency action.

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 the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: Assembling, organizing, and/or maintaining agency records for further administrative or judicial review; AND Conducting legal research in Medicare, Medicaid, or healthcare related statutes, regulations, and case law; AND Drafting, reviewing, cite-checking, and/or editing case-related documents in support of administrative appeals or litigation.

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 Federal employees 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/12910641 Major Duties:

• Review and analyze decisions and records of the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB), and Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board (MGCRB), Hearing Officers and other reviewing entities within statutory mandated timeframes.
• Review decisions for legal accuracy and determines whether reasoning and analysis of decisions are consistent and supported by substantial evidence.
• Prepare analyses which integrate all procedural and evidentiary documentation to show the nature of cases.
• Analyze factual and legal issues in cases of national significance to investigate and identify facts and appropriate legal sources.
• Coordinate and develop the agency's position concerning adverse court decisions, which subsequently result from administrative adjudicatory decisions.