Advanced Practice Provider (O-3/O-4 Billet) Non-Supervisory
Company
Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Location
Miami, Florida Miami, Florida
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Summary
This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), Office of Deputy Assistant Director of Clinical Services. This position is non-supervisory.
This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- You must successfully pass a drug screen.
- Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
- Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- Service Remaining Requirement Agreement: Upon appointment to this position, officers will be required to serve an 18 to 24-month commitment to IHSC.
- Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer or USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidate. Civilians are not eligible for this position.
Qualifications
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
- Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
- Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detainees or staff exiting the building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self).
- The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency situation, such as running a short distance, prolonged standing and working in an austere environment.
Education
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Individuals applying for an O-3 billet / GS equivalent are a new graduate or have no clinical experience. Upgrade to O-4 is dependent upon adequate performance. Individuals applying for O-4 / GS equivalent have one year of clinical experience as a PA or NP, are officers currently in an O-4 billet, or approved by the Deputy Medical Director.
- Meet the minimum education and certification requirements for either a nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
- Nurse practitioner. Must possess a certified advance practice nurse practitioner degree from a graduate school training program approved for this qualifying degree, an unrestricted Nurse Practitioner state license, and a national board certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (APRN) or the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC).
- Physician assistant. Must possess an accredited bachelor's, or master's degree, and completed a physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), national certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), and an unrestricted physician assistant state license.
- Fulfills the obligation(s) of their licensing or certifying body to maintain currency.
- Must be licensed by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
- If applicable, maintains unrestricted license with state of licensure and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to prescribe controlled medications.
- Maintains basic readiness for duty.
- Maintains current CPR/BLS certification.
- Maintains clinical professional skills via continuing education opportunities.
- Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience in correctional health care
- Knowledge and/or experience with IHSC policies,
- NCCHC and PBNDS requirements.
- Knowledge of public health preparedness, infection control and TB management
- ACLS certification
- DEA Buprenorphine X Waiver certification
Additional information
The physician assistant or nurse practitioner works under the general administrative supervision with clinical oversight provided by clinical director or designee. Incumbent plans and carries out the successive steps and handle problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with guidance and USPHS instructions and policies or by accepted standards of care. Work is reviewed for professional judgment and attainment of objectives.
IHSC has a multi-sector, multidisciplinary workforce of more than 1400 employees, including U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) commissioned officers, federal civil servants, and contract staff. The IHSC provides on-site direct patient care to ICE detainees at 23 detention facilities throughout the country and manages the provision of off-site medical care for detainees housed in approximately 240 additional Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) facilities. The ICE detainee population is approximately 34,000 detainees on a daily basis, with an average length of stay of approximately 30 days, and over 400,000 detainees annually. The IHSC also provides medical support during ICE enforcement operations in the air, on the ground and at sea.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
The physician assistant or nurse practitioner works under the general administrative supervision with clinical oversight provided by clinical director or designee.
Incumbent plans and carries out the successive steps and handle problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with guidance and USPHS instructions and policies or by accepted standards of care. Work is reviewed for professional judgment and attainment of objectives.
Date Posted
09/30/2024
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