Duties
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The incumbent provides clinical oversight for all health care delivered by IHSC health care practitioners to include U.S. Public Health Service Officers (PHS), General Services (GS) and contractors. Provides expert guidance to the AD, the IHSC Executive Governing Board, and other staff in all matters pertaining to internal and family medicine and especially as it applies in a correctional setting to an underserved population. The incumbent is responsible for establishing health care programs. The incumbent assists in the development and oversight of policies, guides and implementing instructions for medical and mental health care. Incumbent is responsible for defining the IHSC's scope of health care services by developing and approving applicable policies and clinical practice guidelines. Incumbent is responsible for the development/oversight for clinical protocols. Incumbent is responsible for the evaluation and selection of suitable drug products contained within the IHSC National Formulary. The primary goals of the IHSC Formulary are to optimize therapeutic outcomes, optimize cost effectiveness of medications, and to ensure drug usage is conducive within the correctional environment. Serves as the chair of the Medical Executive Committee where he/she oversees credentialing and privileging of all licensed independent providers practicing at IHSC-staffed facilities and credentialing of Provider Network staff. Participates in, and/or serves as chair to, various task force groups and interdepartmental advisory committees pertaining to medical care. Provides forum for open discussions and information sharing targeted at building consensus regarding major issues and policy decisions. Responsible for assessing compliance with any clinical competency requirements or concerns identified through the Office of Quality Management, peer reviews, focus reviews, or through National Practitioner Data Bank queries. Provides oversight of all complex medical and mental health patients ensuring timely and appropriate dispositions. Ensures communication with ICE/ERO as it relates to complex medical and mental health patients always takes place. Ensures that utilization of health care services is in accordance with IHSC policies and procedures to include a process for reviewing and approving extraordinary levels of care. Provides clinical expertise and judgement for all health care related areas in IHSC and non-IHSC facilities. Publish and manage consistent implementation of clinical practice guidelines and health care policy and procedures across al IHSC staffed facilities. Maintain acute awareness of public health care trends of related special population groups and direct the development and implementation of policies and guidelines to improve health services to such groups and to protect the health of the facility population and staff. Review reports, studies, clinical records, data, trends and other documents to identify unique or systemic problems and direct the implementation of best practices and nationwide solutions and maintain a culture consistent with nationally and internationally recognized correctional health care standards. Visit facilities to ensure that noncitizens are receiving proper medical care; to assess staff morale; to assess the overall program and, when necessary, to provide direct patient care; and represent the AD and IHSC throughout ERO, ICE and DHS; coordinate with partners across the agency to ensure that noncitizen medical needs are me to the extent possible when law enforcement decisions are made. Responsible for reviewing and providing clinical input on medical legal cases for the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor. Serves as the point of contact for all Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties clinical inquiries and issues. The CMO has the responsibility for determining the need for a declaration of public health emergencies in the program activities of the agency. This includes disease outbreaks and failing health delivery systems. This responsibility includes implementation of response systems that can effectively address emergency response both within and external to the agency. The responsibility requires effective negotiation and communication with internal elements of the agency, other elements within the Federal government (e.g. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, DHS, etc.) and with states and for the purpose of establishing effective, collaborative response systems. Advises on legislative initiatives or recommendations involving considerations related to medical care. Additional duties as assigned
Requirements
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 .
- 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.
Qualifications
COMPETENCIES: Leadership Skills. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Demonstrates strong organizational and time management skills. Demonstrates exceptional problem solving, judgment and decision-making skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and flexibility. Cultural competencies related to detention health care and a diverse work environment. Strong mature oral/written communication skills. Integrity, honesty, and strong ethical compass.
Education
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent professional degree in medicine or osteopathic medicine, recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Unrestricted medical licensure in any State, the District of Columbia or territory of the United States. Board certification in family medicine, internal medicine, or related primary care specialty preferred; board eligibility required. Minimum of ten years clinical experience. Of the total years of experience, incumbent must possess 3 years of professional experience in developing clinical practice guidance, 7 years pharmacotherapy, 5 years as a senior staff provider, and 5 years clinical administration. Correctional/detention health care experience preferred. Must be able to attain and maintain Secret security clearance. Knowledge of correctional health care standards (NCCHC, ACA, ICE National Detention Standards, PBNDS and Family Residential Standards). Certification as Correctional Healthcare Professional (CCHP) preferred. Experience in clinical leadership role(s) at a regional or national level preferred. Maintains clinical professional skills via continuing education opportunities. Maintains current CPR/Basic Life Support Certification. Experience in management of institutional and medical emergencies to include policy and procedure development and implementation. Must have established track record of ability to foster positive working relationships with management and leadership across all disciplines at the supervisory level. Extensive executive engagement in building and maintaining positive relationships with federal, state, local, and private stakeholders in a way that best represents the agency. Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements. Knowledge of a wide range of complex patient care concepts, principles, and practices to perform assessments of considerable diversity to include mental health, medical, surgical, ambulatory, and emergency care. Highly effective interpersonal and organizational skills; strong writing skills to include document formulation, editing, and review. Interact effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to ensure the provision of high-quality medical care of non-citizens. Ability to review statutory, regulatory and sub-regulatory materials, and to provide a clear explanation and definitive direction to facilities, departments and employees.
Additional information
Additional duties:
Represents the Agency in discussions, meetings, and conferences with top level Agency/Departmental officials, senior scientific, medical, and subject matters specialists, and other to: secure, provide and exchange information concerning critical and significant medical and health issues and problems; discuss questions, problems and issues involving programmatic considerations and/or integration of Agency resources or programs; present authoritative conclusions and recommendations reflecting the Agency's position in related matters; and to develop courses of action and alternatives in resolving actual and potential problems. Continually appraises Agency medical programs. Identifies problems or issues that need additional attention because of nationwide public interest or concern. Monitors activities throughout the agency, reviews issues for consistency of approach and provides coordinative leadership to key officials and program managers in resolving problems that cut across organizational lines, in identifying questions, issues and areas of concern that may arise, and in analyzing relevant aspects of the Agency's overall or ongoing policies, problems, and activities. Consults with appropriate Agency officials to ensure a comprehensive approach toward resolving major issues that have regional, national, and international implications.
Introduction
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). The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) reports directly to the IHSC Assistant Director (AD), a member of the Senior Executive Service. This non-supervisory position requires close collaboration with the Deputy Assistant Director for Clinical Services in all clinical aspects of the IHSC health care system. The CMO provides clinical subject matter expertise and support to all of ICE leadership.
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps Officers, civil service staff and contractors comprise the healthcare professional staff working together to provide quality healthcare services. The IHSC serves as the health authority for ICE. IHSC has a multi-sector, multidisciplinary workforce of more than 1,700 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 19 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.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
The incumbent is supervised by the IHSC Assistant Director.
The incumbent receives minimal direction to plan and implement unit priorities. Direction is received through direct personal contact, email exchanges, and established policy and precedents. The incumbent functions independently to ensure planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of entire projects or provision of complete services; may supervise programs or services that encompass several professional fields. Impact of error can cause impairment of a departmental level service or program.
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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.
- Benefits
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- Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
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 - Cover Letter/Letter of Interest. Please include location preference here.
- Degrees. (Place under "Diploma/GED")
- Professional license. (If applicable)
- Additional professional certificates. (If applicable)
- Three professional references. (i.e., name, title and contact information)
- Official USPHS Promotion CV - e.g., relevant experience, education, training. (Place under "Resume")
- *Three most recent Commissioned Officer Effectiveness Reports (COER). (Place under "Performance Appraisal")
- A copy of your current Service Remaining Requirements Agreement.
- Indicate if you have an Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement and the date of the end of your AP Agreement.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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