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), Healthcare Compliance Division, Field Medical Coordination Unit. The incumbent will report directly to the Deputy Regional Field Medical Coordinator (DRFMC) with the Regional Field Medical Coordinator (RFMC) as the reviewing official.
As the Field Medical Coordinator for IHSC, the incumbent is responsible for coordinating medical, mental health, dental and durable medical equipment (DME) services for individuals in the custody of ICE at contract facilities that do not have direct oversight by IHSC (non-IHSC facilities); provide case coordination and monitoring of high risk and medically complex cases and inter-facility admissions to Short Stay Units pursuant to IHSC National Policies and Procedures.
IHSC has a multi-sector, multidisciplinary workforce of more than 1,600 employees, including U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) commissioned officers, federal civil servants, and contract staff. IHSC provides on-site direct patient care to ICE detained non-citizens at 18 detention facilities throughout the country and manages the provision of off-site medical care for detained non-citizens housed in approximately 128 additional non-IHSC contract facilities. The ICE detained non-citizen population is approximately 28,000 on a daily basis, with an average length of stay of approximately 30 days, and over 277,000 detained noncitizens annually. 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 Field Medical Coordinator works under the general supervision of the Deputy Regional Field Medical Coordinator/designee within their AOR.