Serve as an ISOU Flight Advanced Practice Provider and Medical Aircrew Member supporting ICE removal missions and DHS operations. Provide emergency and routine care in air, ground, and maritime environments; manage program activities; support IHSC clinics as needed; and deploy domestically and internationally on short notice. Frequent travel required. This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Incumbent's primary duty is to serve as either a physician assistant or family nurse practitioner on a national level, with responsibilities for performing a variety of unusual and complex professional tasks without the benefit of close guidance. The incumbent's primary duties are to provide direct patient care to migrants as identified in the Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations and provide emergency medical care to U.S.
Coast Guard staff in accordance with agency procedures and guidelines. Incumbent serves as a flight advanced practice provider and a program manager. Incumbent status is on-call and must respond within 24 to 48 hours' notice. A special operations advanced practice provider (i.e., nurse practitioner or physician assistant) officer may cover incumbent's on-call status as necessary. The incumbent works aboard U.S.
Coast Guard cutters and deploys to the cutters via inflatable boats, small cutters, or helicopters. Transfers may take place on ground vehicles or boats to aircraft. Impact of error can cause serious impairment to program, agency and division. As a provider, collaborates with persons outside the department, high level (i.e., diplomatic), serves as official representation of U.S. government while overseas.
Work purpose is basic collaboration to meet the health care needs in agency mission. Operate as a Medical Aircrew Member and First Responder during ICE removal missions and provide direct patient care for individuals in ICE custody, IHSC clinics, or during DHS missions in accordance with agency procedures, clinical nursing guidelines, and/or clinical protocols.
Serve as a medical aircrew member on a national level, with responsibilities of performing a variety of unusual and complex professional tasks without the benefit of close guidance in remote and austere conditions. The incumbent works in small aircrafts, business jets, large airliners, or helicopters, which may be civilian, military and U.S. government local, state, or federal assets.
The operations may also include care and transfers on ground vehicles, as well as on sea vessels in inclement weather. Incumbent will be in frequent contact with individuals outside the department and high-level personnel (i.e., diplomatic), Represent the US government as an ICE health official while overseas and with other federal agencies, military, and law enforcement when necessary. Must be able to travel 50% of the time, as needed.
Capable of performing short- or long-term deployment with short notice. Accept responsibilities and perform duties above the journeyman level. Serve as 24/7 on call medical consultant to IAO for one week or more rotations as needed. Assume responsibility for providing care to patients with complex physical, mental, or social needs. Develop and implement a comprehensive plan for meeting actual and anticipated patient needs.
Manage ISOU specific program objectives to ensure their sustainability and growth. In addition, program managers serve as local and national program subject matter experts, coordinate activities related to policy development, research updates, program implementation and evaluation subject to regulations, policies, procedures, and pertinent laws.
Advise local and department level officials regarding policy development, review reports, identify and analyze problems, provide formal written analysis or reports and presentations; participate in the design and development of procedures to follow up on reports. Perform specialized or complex professional tasks without benefit of detailed guidelines, independently establish criteria, formulate approaches and evaluation efforts.
Active participation in conferences, meetings, or presentations involving problems or issues of maximum consequences or importance. When primary and secondary duties as AMIO provider, flight APP and program manager are met, incumbent may serve as a clinical APP in a facility in support of IHSC as needed. The incumbent supports ICE/ERO Field Offices by providing medical guidance, delivering patient care to individuals in ICE custody, and participating in planning efforts.
The incumbent also serves as a credentialed Federal Emergency Response Official and responds to agency emergency needs as requested. Performs complex tasks, technical skills, and procedures on patients utilizing sophisticated equipment and advanced practice techniques effectively and efficiently without the benefit of close guidance. Judgmental failure could seriously affect the health status of one or more individuals.
Perform other program duties and responsibilities as assigned. The incumbent will complete and comply with all mandatory training to competently support austere operations, or other trainings as assigned. The incumbent will be specifically trained to operate safely during ground and flight operations of the aircraft and is proficient with onboard emergency procedures/equipment
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Be Actively Boarded or New Call to Active Duty commissioned in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Meet the minimum education, years of experience, and license requirements for either nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
Family Nurse practitioner Masters of science in nursing from a program accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; Three years clinical experience as a family nurse practitioner; A current, unrestricted, and valid Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license from a U.S. State (as defined in 42 USC 201 (f)).
Certification as a Family nurse practitioner (FNP) by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, or National Certification Corporation.
Physician assistant Incumbent must possess an accredited master's degree and must have completed a physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of the predecessor organizations Three years clinical experience as physician assistant; and A current, unrestricted, and valid certification as a physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) from a U.S.
State (as defined in 42 USC 201 (f)). Incumbent must possess and maintain current CPR/Basic Life Support. Knowledge of and ability to apply professional advanced practice principles, procedures, and techniques to patient care (for Nurse Practitioner), or medical principles, procedures, and techniques (for Physician Assistants). Alertness and skill in providing care and reacting to emergency situations.
Knowledge of training methods and sufficient interpersonal skills to develop a rapport with patients and co-workers during which instructional and educational information is presented. Knowledge of and participation in established clinic and accreditation requirements on safety, infection control, quality assurance, maintenance of records of patients seen, statistical information gathering, etc.
Knowledge of supply requisition procedure and ability to complete requests for equipment repair and maintenance. Must be able to attain and maintain DHS Secret Clearance. Must be able to attain and maintain a U.S. Government Official Passport. Must be able to attain and maintain a U.S. Government/ICE Official Credentials Must maintain minimum flight hour per Official Non-Aircrew member flight orders.
Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities: Experience in IHSC health system. Correctional health care experience. Certification as Correctional Health Care Professional (CCHP). Knowledge and/or experience with IHSC policies, accreditation and PBNDS requirements. Knowledge of public health preparedness, infection control and tuberculosis management. Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification.
ACLS, and PALS certification. Prior Patient Transport, Flight Nursing or Aerospace Medicine/Nursing experience. ANCC Certification as National Healthcare Disaster Professional (NHDB-BC). Proficient in Spanish or secondary language.
This position is with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $1 – $150000/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-05.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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