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), Office of Deputy Assistant Director of Clinical Services. The incumbent will be supervised by the Nurse Manager, the Health Services Administrator and Clinical Director. This is a non-supervisory position. This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.

Duties

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Requirements

• 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.
• Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer or USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidate. Civilians are not eligible for this position.

Qualifications

COMPETENCIES: Cultural Competency. Demonstrates leadership qualities. Active listening skills. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills. Integrity/Honesty. Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills. Knowledge of staff development and basic adult learner teaching skills. Knowledge of team building principles. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds. 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). The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency situation, such as running short distance, prolonged standing and working in an austere environment. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.

Education

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Bachelor or Masters prepared Registered Nurse; Masters preferred. Must be licensed by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
2. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act for the licensing state and/or the state in which one practices nursing.
3. Maintains current/documented professional license.
4. Maintains current CPR/BLS certification.
5. Maintains USPHS Basic Readiness status.
6. Minimum of 4 years' experience, begin graduate level education-preferred, (O-3 for two years), must have two years Registered Nurse II, Clinical Nurse Intermediate.
7. Knowledge of a wide range of nursing concepts, principles, and practices to perform nursing assessments of considerable diversity to include mental health, medical surgical, ambulatory and emergency nursing care.
8. Professional credentials/Certification appropriate to current job specialty.
9. Knowledge of medication, administration guidelines, and pharmaceutical agents and their desired and adverse effects in order to recognize untoward effects and take appropriate corrective measures.
10. Comprehensive knowledge of managing non-compliant patients, special needs populations, and patients with significant deficits in coping skills, thereby requiring continuing professional clinical support.
11. Knowledge of requirements for safety, infection control, quality assurance, maintenance of records of patients seen, statistical information gathering, etc.
12. Training methods and sufficient interpersonal skills to develop a rapport with patients and co-workers during which instructional and educational information is presented.
13. Knowledge or experience of nursing management and leadership skills.
14. Knowledge of teaching patient health education skills.
15. Knowledge of team building principles.
16. Knowledge of forensic nursing concepts and principles.
17. Advanced knowledge of computerized data base, sources, and reporting methodologies.
18. Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements.
19. Spanish language proficiency preferred, not required.

Contacts

• Address ERO-DRO-IHSC Public Health Service 500 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20536 US
• Name: IHSC Recruiting
• Email: [email protected]