Description:
Salary : Please note that the salary is dependent on the officer's rank, years in service, and location of duty station.This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), Office of Deputy Assistant Director of Clinical Services (DAD-CSU). The Nurse Manager (NM) will report directly to the Regional Nurse Manager (RNM) with the Chief Nurse (CN) as reviewing official.
Requirements:
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:1. Competencies required:
a. Professional clinical nursing experience: 5 years
i. 3 years in a specialty area (experience in correctional health care preferred) ii.
2 years direct clinical patient care (e.g. inpatient) nursing experience preferred.
b. Administrative experience in a supervisory capacity: 1-3 years.
c. Maintains CPR/BLS certification.
d. Obtain CCHP-RN within 2 years of assignment.
e. Complete ICE Supervisory Leadership Training within 1 year of assignment and recommend Advanced ICE Supervisory Leadership Training within 2 years of assignment.
f. Cultural competency maintained through agency/other training.
2. Qualifications-Degrees Required: a. Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing. i. Master's Degree in Nursing or related field preferred.
3. Qualifications-Licenses and Certifications Required:
a. Nursing License- Must be a Registered Nurse (RN). i. 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.)
b. 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. Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements.
13. Follows supervisory chain of command.
14. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
15. Some travel may be required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
1. This position is considered hazardous duty in a detention setting.
2. Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
3. 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).
4. 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.
5. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
Nov 8, 2023;
from:
usajobs.gov