The public health analyst (PHA) will serve as a resource to all IHSC-staffed facilities under the supervision of the National Infectious Diseases (ID) Lead. The incumbent works collaboratively with agency providers as well as local, regional and national clinical and operational leadership to provide epidemiological guidance, consultation, and mentoring during the provision of infectious disease programmatic initiatives. The responsibilities include agency-specific infectious disease surveillance, data management and reporting. The incumbent provides technical consultation, response coordination and training.
IHSC has a multi-sector, multidisciplinary workforce of more than 1,400 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 at 18 detention facilities throughout the country and manages the provision of off-site medical care for noncitizens housed in approximately 240 additional non-IHSC facilities. The ICE noncitizen population is approximately 34,000 noncitizens, with an average length of stay of approximately 30 days, and over 400,000 noncitizens annually. The IHSC also provides medical support during ICE enforcement operations in the air, on the ground and at sea.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
The incumbent reports to and works under the supervision of the National Infectious Disease Program Lead.
The employee receives general direction from the National Infectious Disease Program Lead and supervisory chain who outlines assignments and projects, establishes timeframes, and provides guidelines for scope of the assignment and possible approaches for completion of work. The employee independently develops work plans for the accomplishment of assigned objectives, carries out, assignments and advises the supervisor of changes, precedent setting, or controversial issue.