Behavioral Health Provider (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.

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

• Serves as a supervisory behavioral health 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).
• Provides supportive counseling, psychotherapy, substance abuse education, group therapy, etc. utilizing psycho-educational and other evidenced based treatment modalities as appropriate (may be delivered in-person or virtually).
• Utilizes the electronic medical record (EMR) to complete clinical documentation, and to review and process telephone encounters, etc.
• Promotes and facilitates multidisciplinary (interprofessional collaboration) treatment approach to care for detained non-citizens.
• 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.
• Participates in review of behavioral health processes and procedures within the facility; serves on the local performance improvement committee; assists in the completion of clinical performance risk identification/improvement process related to behavioral health; and assists in preparation towards National accreditation/compliance.

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.
• 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 integration of care at the macro level for the detained non-citizens.
• Provides referral to higher level of care (HLOC) psychiatric treatment facilities for those cases of serious mental illness (SMI)/disorder and related conditions, as clinically indicated.
• Provides consultation to healthcare staff, custody staff, and ICE for housing recommendations including, but are not limited to, suicide risk management, PREA issues, care of Transgender individuals, and other cases of behavioral health-related specialized needs related to the care of detained non-citizens.

Behavioral Health Case Management

• Facilitates referral to psychiatric hospitalization, specialized community treatment, residential hospital placement, or other behavioral health-related specialized care service as indicated.
• Works in conjunction with ICE/Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) legal counsel providing written evaluation reports and regular updates on the mental health status of individuals placed on SMI List.
• Maintains registry of detained non-citizens identified as having SMI and reports the same using Mental Health Review form (IHSC-883).
• Facilitates contacts between the detained non-citizens and their social support systems.
• Establishes and maintains liaison with CD, HSA, PSP, BHU-HQ team (RBHC, BHCC, BH Case Managers, BH Medical Assets Support Team), and other IHSC personnel (i.e., Field Medical Coordinator, Managed Care Coordinator, etc.), other health services professionals, and mental health organizations to ensure integration of behavioral health services as indicated.
• Works with BHPs to establish a safe release plan for case management of those SMI patients and/or detained non-citizen cases determined to be mentally incompetent by immigration judge (IJ).

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.