Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical Asset Support Team (O-5 Billet) Non-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 Deputy Assistant Director of Clinical Services (DAD-CSU). This is a non-supervisory position.

This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.

Qualifications

Education

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Competencies required:
   • Professional clinical nursing experience: 5 years
     • Experience in correctional health care preferred.
     • 3 years direct clinical patient care (e.g., inpatient) nursing experience preferred.
     • 1 year administrative and/or supervisory experience preferred.
     • 1 year experience equal to O4 (GS-12) required.
     • Maintains CPR/BLS certification.
   • Maintains CPR/BLS certification.
   • Obtain CCHP-RN within 2 years of assignment.
   • Cultural competency maintained through agency/other training.
2. Qualifications-Degrees Required:
   • Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing.
     • Master's degree in nursing or related field preferred.
3. Qualifications-Licenses and Certifications Required:
   • Nursing License- Must be a Registered Nurse (RN).
     • Maintains current/documented professional licensure. (It is the responsibility of the incumbent to fulfill the obligation(s) of their licensing or certifying body to maintain currency. This position may be required to perform clinical activities with the scope of clinical license in times of critical needs within and at the direction of the agency.)
   • Professional credentials/certification appropriate to current job specialty.
4. Graduate of a professional nursing school approved by the appropriate State accrediting agency.
5. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act for the licensing state and the state in which one practices nursing.
6. Knowledge of a wide range of complex nursing concepts, principles, and practices to perform nursing assessments of considerable diversity to include mental health, medical/surgical, ambulatory, and emergency nursing care.
7. Comprehensive knowledge of managing non-compliant patients, special needs populations, and patients with significant deficits in coping skills, thereby requiring continuing professional clinical support.
8. Knowledge of correctional nursing concepts and principles.
9. Demonstrated evidence of knowledge of nursing management and leadership skills.
10. Knowledge of team building principles.
11. Knowledge of staff development and basic adult learner teaching skills.
12. Maintains clinical professional skills via continuing education opportunities.
13. Ability to assess patients' needs and coordinate the appropriate nursing care plan.
14. Demonstrates leadership and willingness/ability to assume an increased level of responsibility: may be tasked to function as Team Lead.
15. Superior oral/written communication skills.
16. Strong interpersonal and active listening skills.
17. Critical thinking and analytical skills with ability to navigate complex systems.
18. Demonstrates strong problem solving, judgment, and decision-making skills.
19. Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements.
20. Ability to plan and organize own workload and travel schedule utilizing IHSC travel policies.
21. Performs as a punctual and dependent employee for assigned shifts.
22. Required to provide direct patient care to support local nursing operation-at least 50% travel for temporary duty assignments (TDY) within IHSC.
23. Intermediate or advanced knowledge of computerized databases, sources, and reporting methodologies. Proficiency in MS Office applications preferred.
24. Follows supervisory chain of command.
25. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
26. Bilingual communication capability. Spanish preferred, but not required.

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