Behavioral Health Provider, Krome Behavioral Health Unit (O-6 Billet) Supervisory

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 the Deputy Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). This position is supervisory.

Location: Krome Behavioral Health Unit

This position is only open to current USPHS officers.
USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates are not eligible for this position.

Qualifications:

COMPETENCIES:

1. Superior oral/written communication skills
2. Superior Clinical Skills
3. Leadership Skills
4. The flexibility to work independently, as well as in a team-centered environment
5. Active Listening Skills
6. Reading Comprehension
7. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills
8. Demonstrates strong organizational and time management skills
9. Demonstrates strong problem solving, judgment and decision-making skills
10. Integrity/Honesty
11. Cultural Competency

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. This position is considered a hazardous duty assignment.
2. Required to walk unaided at a normal pace for up to 5 minutes and maintain balance.
3. Required to walk briskly/jog up to quarter mile.
4. Required to perform CPR/emergency care while standing or kneeling.
5. Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detained non-citizens or staff exiting the building (may require lifting, pulling, wheeling, or carrying someone who weighs significantly more oneself to safety)
6. Must be able to see, hear and smell with aids if necessary.
7. Must easily alternate between kneeling and standing.
8. Must be able to lift, push, or carry 30 pounds.
9. Sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time [6-8 hours].
10. Must perform the duties of job in a stressful and often austere environment without physical limitations.

Responsibilities:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Behavioral Health Clinical Practice

• The incumbent plans and performs both individual and group psychotherapy on a regularly scheduled basis. Also conducts a wide variety of interviews and crisis intervention sessions on an as-needed, unscheduled basis.
• Promotes and facilitates multidisciplinary (interprofessional collaboration) treatment approach to care for detained non-citizens. Incumbent serves as chair for unit team and in developing, implementing, and assessing program needs and goals.
• The incumbent is directly responsible for development, evaluation and coordination of residential and nonresidential treatment programs (if applicable) and for designing individual treatment plans. Treatment modalities and techniques used include (but are not limited to) behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, insight-oriented psychotherapy, behavioral group psychotherapy, solution-focused therapy, bio-feedback, crisis intervention, assertiveness training, social skills therapy, substance abuse education, individual psychotherapy, pre-release planning, etc.
• Serves as a behavioral health, serious mental illness (SMI) and substance abuse consultant within the facility.
• Conducts mental health assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of detained non-citizens (including the utilization of the DSM-V to formulate findings).
• Utilizes the electronic medical record (EMR) to complete clinical documentation, and to review and process telephone encounters, etc. .
• Provides referral, identification, and evaluation for those identified as having a serious mental illness using Mental Health Review form (IHSC-883). Works in conjunction with ICE/OPLA to manage serious mental illness (SMI) caseload.

Behavioral Healthcare Planning, Evaluation, and Development

• Coordinates with CD, Health Service Administrator (HSA), Regional Behavioral Health Consultants (RBHC), Behavioral Health Clinical Consultants (BHCC), and Psychiatric Services Program (PSP) in responding to Civil Rights Civil Liberties (CRCL) findings.
• Collaborates with the CD/or designee in providing behavioral health education and guidance to staff related to the care of Chemically Dependent detained non-citizens.
• Reviews reports (i.e., Executive Dashboard) and communicates regularly with CD, HSA, PSP, and BHU HQ team on trends, issues, challenges, etc. and impacts on behavioral health operations at the facility level (including, but not limited to, Access to Care, Productivity, Suicide Risk management, etc.) and work collaboratively to address the same.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Behavioral Health Care Coordination

• Maintains ongoing communication with physicians, PSP Providers, and Advanced Practice Providers (APP) and reports on the detained non-citizen's response to and/or compliance with prescribed medication.
• Serves as a source of expert advice and opinion, and demonstrates knowledge of research techniques and findings (particularly in the specialty program's area(s) of emphasis) as a consultant to colleagues and all other institution staff. He/she develops, implements, and evaluates mental health programs.
• Facilitates multi-disciplinary treatment (MDT) team meetings using a collaborative approach to plan and implement treatment for detained non-citizens identified with mental health conditions.
• Coordinates with BHU-HQ to facilitate the continuity of care of detained non-citizens.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Behavioral Health Consultation/Resources

• Serves as a source of expert advice and opinion, and demonstrates knowledge of research techniques and findings (particularly in the specialty program's area(s) of emphasis) as a consultant to colleagues and all other institution staff. He/she develops, implements, and evaluates mental health programs.
• Trains unit staff in how to recognize and deal with emotional, behavioral, and personality disorders and specifically, the behavioral health problems targeted by the specialty program.
• May be assigned as a member of institution committees whose tasks involve the preparation of institution policy. Will be needed to brief visitors, tour groups, and orient new employees on the mission and operation of the specialty program area for which incumbent is responsible.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Team Leadership/Supervisory Duties and Administration Responsibilities

• Serves as a field expert on BHU policy administration, implementation, and review for accreditation compliance.
• Serves as a first line supervisor of staff. Plans, schedules, assigns, and directs work; ensures adequate training of staff; exercises complete administrative control over subordinates; and carries out program policies.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.