Clarification from the agency

Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer who works at IHSC. USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates are not eligible for this position. Civilians are not eligible for this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical Support Duties:

1. Incumbent serves as nurse practitioner or physician assistant providing medical care to non-citizens at IHSC staffed facilities as temporary duty (TDY) status. Travel is expected at least 50% of duty time. Incumbent practices in conformance with established criteria, guidelines, and policy. Incumbent functions independently for a select patient population under the general supervision of a physician (i.e., collaborative practice agreement). Efforts are directed toward the enhancement of the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of non-citizens. Consults as needed with medical officers. Provides health care of a scope, quality, and quantity consistent with PHS and agency policies. Primary contact is with persons outside the immediate work environment, but within the agency. This includes the public, patients, and patient's families. The primary mission is to meet their health care needs, obtain, and provide information, present reports, and further the goals and objectives of PHS and the agency.
2. Performs other clinical duties and responsibilities as assigned for the TDY facility.

1. When not performing clinical support duties, incumbent oversees assigned programs and, or projects within the clinical services division.
2. Incumbent serves as a senior advanced practice provider consultant for local, regional and agency programs. Incumbent coordinates activities relative to policy development, program implementation and evaluation subject to regulations, policies, procedures, and pertinent laws. Advises local, and department officials regarding policy development. Incumbent review reports, identify and analyze problems, provide formal written analysis or reports; participates in the design and development of procedures; and represent the office to the parties inside and outside the unit but within the agency.
3. Performs specialized or complex professional tasks without benefit of close supervision or detailed guidelines, independently establishes criteria, formulates approaches and evaluation efforts. Justifies, defends, negotiates, or settles matters involving significant or controversial issues; work at this level usually involves active participation in conferences, meetings, or presentations involving problems or issues of maximum consequences or importance.
4. Duty requirements include review of professional practice and peer review. Facilitates and mentors APP onboarding and training.
5. As necessary, serves as Acting Senior Supervisory APP or Acting Regional APP.
6. Assessing and validating the current patient care delivery system, ensuring clinical and staffing standards for APP clinical practice are consistent with current evidence-based research and professional standards to align with the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
7. Offering recommendations regarding improvements needed in clinic operations or to improve patient outcomes.
8. Developing and communicating a strategic vision of APP clinical care that includes communicating values and goals for a diverse group of APP professionals.
9. Formulating short and long-range objectives for programs within unit to ensure integration of them with overall objectives/plans of IHSC.
10. Planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating clinical policy.
11. Development and annual revisions of national, evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines/Protocols.
12. Development of strategies promoting the recruitment and retention of APPs and to recognize APP excellence.
13. Serves as an instructor including but not limited to APP discipline specific content development and presentations; tracking APP training progress; and generating tailored and comprehensive reports. Providing APP in-service trainings that increase understanding of the policies/procedures which promote best clinical practices, compliance with accreditation standards, and other topics applicable for the nursing profession.
14. Providing on-site training or competency training in clinical procedures, emergency response, mass casualty drills, Basic Life Support, and other trainings, based on appropriate knowledge and training.
15. Acting as a resource on a full range of primary clinical care provided to detainees, including, but not limited to health assessments, intake screening, transfer summaries, sick call, chronic care, medical housing unit care, and additional approved treatments and procedures appropriate to the clinical setting.
16. Assist with competency reviews to ensure the scope of practice is consistent with licensure requirements.
17. Attends general/medical and Unit meetings as scheduled.

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 a new 18-month commitment to IHSC .
• ASSIGNMENT PAY AGREEMENT: You must not have a current Assignment Pay Agreement. However, if you have a current Assignment Pay Agreement, it must be fulfilled within 90 days of your application submission.
• Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer who works at IHSC. USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates are not eligible for this position. Civilians are not eligible for this position.
• PHS officers must participate in IHSC TDY On-Call Schedule (ITOS.) ITOS is either an entire month or two 16-day periods a year where, depending on the needs of the agency, the officer is required to be available to serve.

Qualifications

CONDITIONS OF WORK

Work Schedule: Clinical positions may be required to work various shifts, or combinations of shifts, that may include 8 hour, 10 hour or 12 hour shifts; evenings, weekends and holidays also be required.

On-Call Duties: This clinical position may be required to perform on-call duties within the unit to which it is assigned during off shift hours, to in include evenings, nights, weekends and/or holidays.

Emergency Response: This clinical position may be required to respond to emergencies at the local facility to which it is assigned during off shift hours, to include evenings, nights, weekends and/or holidays.

Telework: This position may not support telework, and will be authorized on a case by case basis by the hiring manager.

Remote work: This position may support remote work, and will be authorized on a case by case basis by the hiring manager.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not currently authorized.

Student Load Repayment Program (SLRP) Authorized: Contact the IHSCIPUHQ@ice.dhs.gov

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
2. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
3. 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).
4. Travel at least 50% of the time.

1. Professional clinical physician assistant or nurse practitioner experience: 4 years full-time required.
   1. 3 or more years' experience in correctional health care preferred.
   2. 2 years direct clinical patient care experience preferred.
   3. 1 year administrative-supervisory experience preferred.
   4. 1 year experience equal to O4 billet (GS-12) required.
2. Must have and maintains CPR/BLS certification.
3. Cultural competency maintained through agency/other training.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. You may be selected for an interview at the hiring authority's discretion. You will be notified of selection or non-selection.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position.A complete application includes:

U. S. Public Health Service Officers

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Interest.
2. Degrees. (Place under "Diploma/GED")
3. Professional license. (If applicable)
4. Additional professional certificates. (If applicable)
5. Three professional references. (i.e., name, title and contact information)
6. Official USPHS Promotion CV - e.g., relevant experience, education, training. (Place under "USPHS Promotion CV")
   • You may provide a civilian resume in addition to the USPHS Promotion CV to capture all relevant work experience.
7. *Three most recent Commissioned Officer Effectiveness Reports (COER). (Place under "Performance Appraisal")
8. A copy of your current Service Remaining Requirements Agreement.
9. Indicate if you have an Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement and the date of the end of your AP Agreement. If you do not, please submit a memo attesting to no AP in the Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement section in the documents section of application.

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