Summary All current Department of Labor employees with competitive status. This position is located within the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), Division of Federal Employees', Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DFELHWC). The work carried out by this position is applicable throughout any of DFELHWC District Offices. This position is outside the bargaining unit. Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to: -Actively contribute to and support a comprehensive and integrated program to ensure effective implementation of workers' compensation provisions of the FECA. Oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of the FECA program and several program segments (e.g., administrative operations, vocational rehabilitation services, communications, fiscal operations, information technology, medical coding, claims adjudication, etc.) at the field level. -Monitor the performance of the Office Director with respect to the Operational Plan. Direct all activities that relate to receiving, reviewing, developing, and adjudicating all workers' compensation claims under the FECA that fall within his/her area of jurisdiction. -Interact and meet with claimants, claimant representatives (to include attorneys and union representatives), employers, Congressional liaisons and representatives, and union officials to address problems related to interpretations of the law, decisions of the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), and workers' compensation procedures as well as to resolve other critical challenges. -Has delegated authority for directing, formulating, issuing, and implementing policies, procedures, and practices in connection with the Act to ensure the effective administration of Federal workers' compensation statutes and amendments. This involves reviewing, assessing, and recommending changes in FECA policy and implementing a strategy to effect those policies. -Develop and implement internal policies and procedures for the Office Director for the efficient and economical administration of the FECA program that aid in minimizing improper payments. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Position titles alone cannot be used to determine if you are qualified. Please list dates in MM/DD/YYYY format. This is imperative in determining if you have at least one year of creditable specialized experience. Dates will not be assumed. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of experience at the next lower level in the position being filled. This experience must demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the Federal laws as it relates to the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. Examples of specialized experience would include work experience in all of the areas as follows: · Managerial skills to provide direct supervision over subordinate staff · Developing effective solutions to mitigate risks and using qualitative and/or quantitative methods to assess program effectiveness and recommend improvements. · Management or oversight of complex and controversial problems associated with pharmaceutical benefits in the FECA program, to include opioid and compounded medications. · Technical and administrative responsibility in processing workers' compensation claims/benefits cases and final adjudication of medical claims. Education 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 coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information. Additional Information The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered. Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION Click here for Career Ladder Promotion Information You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interests and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements. Supervisory Financial Disclosure (If applicable): This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually. Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy. The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Click here for Additional Information. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions.