O-3 & O-4 Billet
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. The incumbent reports directly to the supervisory advanced practice provider. If no supervisory advanced practice provider is on-site, the incumbent reports to the facility clinical director. The regional advanced practice provider serves as the incumbent's reviewing official.
O-5 Billet
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. The incumbent will report directly to the site Health Services Administrator. This is a non-supervisory position.
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.
DHS SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
- DHS
- ICE
- ERO
HHS SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
- DHHS
- USPHS CC
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner works under the general administrative supervision of the Health Services Administrator (HSA) with clinical oversight provided by the 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.