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:

Responsible Health Authority

1. Serves as the Responsible Health Authority (RHA), overseeing day-to-day healthcare operations, including fiscal, personnel, supply, engineering, medical records, and housekeeping functions.
2. Ensure compliance with applicable policies, accreditation standards, laws, and regulations.
3. Chair the local leadership team (TRIAD) alongside the Clinical Director and Nurse Manager to ensure consistent, high-quality care.
4. Approve facility schedules to support mission requirements.
5. Maintains a collaborative working relationship with ICE-Ero, Custody, and outside agencies as applicable.
6. Serve as the point of contact for facility COOP planning and sentinel events.
7. Provide staffing recommendations to ensure adequate levels based on patient care needs.
8. Address patient issues, investigations, and problem resolution independently.
9. Formulate and facilitate responses to patient inquiries and grievances.

1. Supervise and mentor key personnel, including the Assistant Health Services Administrator (AHSA), Facility Healthcare Program Manager (FHPM), Facility Training Officer (FTO), and Facility Health and Safety Officer (FHSO).
2. Provide administrative supervision to government employees within the rating chain and manage personnel issues.
3. Plan, direct, organize, and coordinate administrative operations.
4. Collaborate with leadership on personnel and operational matters, providing resolutions to complex issues.
5. Ensure confidentiality, security, and integrity of health records.

1. Monitor contracted services, including staffing, translation, laboratory, hazardous waste disposal, equipment inspection, radiology, and other services.
2. Monitor on-site contracts to ensure services rendered are consistent with the contract.
3. Collaborates with Headquarters contracting officer representative (COR) to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and address technical or contractual issues.
4. Review invoices and vouchers for accuracy and compliance with the Prompt Payment Act.
5. Serves as local liaison for language services and laboratory service contracts.

1. Administer and monitor policies, procedures, and objectives for IHSC programs, including staffing, training, records management, clinical services, nursing, behavioral health, pharmacy, dental, and administration.
2. Develop and implement local operating procedures (LOPs) aligned with IHSC policies and accreditation standards.
3. Monitor compliance with DHS/ICE/IHSC policies and accreditation standards (ACA, NCCHC, PBNDS, FDS).
4. Serve as the primary representative for IHSC during incident reviews involving use of force.
5. Reviews all employee files, to include training, credentialing, health and personnel to ensure compliance with IHSC policy and applicable accreditation standards.
6. Ensures all employees receive an in-depth initial orientation and annual refresher training thereafter.

1. Ensure timely completion of required documentation, reports, and mission-related data.
2. Monitor incidents, sentinel events, and potential litigation situations, documenting corrective actions.
3. Ensure all required meetings are held and documented in compliance with established policies and accreditation standards.
4. Monitors and ensures completion of electronic health record (eHR) daily tasks.
5. Evaluate the impact of healthcare delivery through organizational assessments and operational monitoring.

1. Serve as the point of contact and liaison for facility taskings.
2. Provide education and training to facility personnel on IHSC tasking processes.
3. Delegate and monitor timely completion of taskings and ensure accuracy of responses.
4. Submits final responses and supporting documentation.
5. Manages Tasking timelines and expectations.

1. Manage the medical facility budget and ensure fiscal responsibility.
2. Iversee government-furnished property and supplies, ensuring they meet mission requirements.
3. Communicate resource, equipment, personnel, and funding needs to appropriate authorities.
4. Oversee the local government purchase program (P-Card) ensuring the proper level of medical equipment and supplies are available and accessible for full-time Clinic operations.
5. Serves as liaison with RMU assets to address contracting issues related to services and staffing contracts.
6. Maintain continuity of contracted services for daily operations.

1. Travel up to 50% to provide onsite support and consultation.
2. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for time-sensitive data and information requests.
3. Act as liaison between ICE and custody to address concerns impacting the facility.
4. Represent IHSC during high-level tours, including media, Congressional, and Senatorial visits.
5. Conduct special projects and program management as directed by Deputy Chief.
6. Other duties as assigneD

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

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. This position is considered hazardous duty in a detention setting.
2. Ability to walk unaided, jog/fast walk up to ¼ mile, and lift objects over 30 pounds.
3. Perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
4. 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).
5. Work in stressful and austere environments without physical limitations.

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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