Physician, Medical Asset Support Team (O-6 Billet) Non-Supervisory

Summary

The Physician, Medical Asset Support Team (MAST), provides direct patient care during ICE removal missions and DHS operations, including emergency response and medical oversight in austere environments. The role requires advanced medical expertise, adaptability, readiness for rapid deployment, and collaboration with multiple agencies and stakeholders. This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.

Duties

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Physician Support Duties:

• Serves at various IHSC medical facilities on temporary duty (TDY) as assigned providing direct patient care, with at least 50% travel.
• Provides specialized medical services to outpatients and provides medical care to inpatients in facilities with a medical housing unit.
• Specific duties involve all aspects of health care delivery.
• The incumbent will work in concert with both facility staff and consultant specialists in various clinical areas and is governed by medical privileges granted as outlined in the IHSC Clinical Staff Bylaws.
• Promotes health, disease prevention, and comprehensive health care in accordance with current accepted medical practices and procedures.
• Clinical services may be provided via virtual means.
• Collects comprehensive medical and social history to include a review of all body systems.
• Conducts physical examinations, initial and follow-up assessments for acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Examines, orders, and performs appropriate diagnostic testing and provides necessary treatment and/or medications and other therapeutic interventions as required.
• Administers or directs administration of both curative and preventative inoculations.
• Provides clinical assessment and treatment.
• Ensures that proper evaluations and treatments are carried out and documented.
• Assures proper maintenance of medical records and preparation of reports as related to the area of responsibility.
• Fully utilizes health services for treatment, rehabilitative, and diagnostic modalities.
• Refers selected cases to consultant specialists when necessary.
• Renders emergency medical/surgical/mental health services as required.
• Refers detainees requiring hospitalization to a local hospital and to an appropriate admitting physician.
• The incumbent provides clinical oversight and is responsible for all health care delivered.
• Acts as a consultant for Advanced Practice Providers (APP), nurses, and clinical staff in the performance of their duties providing clinical oversight and direction.
• The incumbent may have other licensed professionals (staff physicians, APPs, etc.) functioning under their license or privileging depending upon the situation.
• Incumbent is responsible for the clinical oversight of provider teams and will provide input to the Clinical Director regarding team member’s performance.
• It is the incumbent’s responsibility to consult with other health care providers to provide training and mentoring and to be directly involved with the evaluation and treatment of severely ill and medically complex patient care problems.
• Consults with the Health Services Administrator /Clinical Director /Regional Clinical Director and other providers and specialists for complex medical and/or psychiatric patients as required by IHSC policy.
• For facilities with a medical housing unit, the incumbent will make rounds on detainees admitted under their care with APPs and nursing personnel, as described in applicable local procedures.
• Additionally, the incumbent may see detainees who are in locked/segregated status in their designated housing area or are housed in segregation units.
• The incumbent will be required to provide on-call medical duty coverage as needed after regular work hours and may need to return to the facility to provide medical care if appropriate.
• The incumbent shall constantly monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care, providing data to the departmental Continuous Quality Improvement, other agency units and, other agencies or committees as required.
• May be asked to see patients on an interim basis who are not in the category of his/her expertise.
• Incumbent must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform his/her duties within a varied work setting.
• Both the medical and security designations of detainees under the incumbent’s care will vary depending upon site, with the work performed in detention settings.
• May be asked to function as the Clinical Director in his/her absence.
• Makes recommendations on matters of policy, procedures, training, personnel, and equipment as related to specific area of responsibility.
• Follows supervisory chain of command. Other duties as assigned

Education

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicant’s graduation. Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that is certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Evidence of board eligibility/certification is required in an appropriate primary care specialty (Internal medicine or family medicine) by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved board. Candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

The license must be maintained in a permanent, full, and unrestricted status during the term of employment. Minimum of five years clinical practice with direct patient care preferred. Basic Life Support/CPR for Healthcare Providers certification is required. Correctional/detention clinical experience preferred.

The incumbent operates under well-established practices and principles of medical/surgical care providers and has 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. Must have a thorough knowledge of standard treatment practices in a multi-disciplinary treatment center and be able to apply fundamental management practices with available resources to the delivery of quality health care. Continuing education requirements must be met as required for licensing and board certification maintenance. The incumbent receives clinical guidance from medical/surgical technical books, journals, and continuing medical education training.

Additionally, the incumbent must have a working knowledge of policy, procedures, and standards prescribed by the American Correctional Association (ACA), National Commission on Certification of Health Care (NCCHC), Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS), Family Residential Standards (FRS) and the National Detention Standards for Non-Dedicated Facilities. Interact effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to ensure the provision of medical care of individuals in ICE custody and development of program initiatives. Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements. Assignments are usually of a long-term, recurring, or broadly defined nature.

Highly effective interpersonal and organizational skills; strong writing skills to include document formulation, editing, and review. U.S. Public Health Service Officers must comply with and obey all federal rules, regulations, policies, guidance, and established procedures that includes professional competence, readiness, and suitability. Experience in a leadership role(s) of a national health care program.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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.

Required Documents

• 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. 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 “USPHS Promotion CV”) You may provide a civilian resume in addition to the USPHS Promotion CV to capture all relevant work experience.
• A copy of your Certificate of Investigation (located in your eOPF). *Three most recent Commissioned Officer Effectiveness Reports (COER).
• (Place under “Performance Appraisal”) For current IHSC PHS officers, IHSC Recruiting requires applicants to provide 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 do not, please submit a memo attesting to no AP in the Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement section in the documents section of application.
• New Call to Active Duty 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) CV – e.g., relevant experience, education, training.
• (Place under “USPHS Promotion CV”) U.S. Public Health Service – Appointment Board Decision Letter/Email or a screenshot of AES dashboard to the United States Public Health Service