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), Special Operations Unit (ISOU), and Office of the Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) of Health Systems Support (HSS). The incumbent serves as a Program Analyst with the primary duties involving developing, coordinating, and maintaining a wide variety of administrative services and directly assisting the Unit Chief, Section Chiefs, and ISOU program managers in carrying out their managerial and operational functions. The incumbent is the primary support element that enables ISOU staff to focus on mission execution and works with a multi-disciplinary team to achieve the programmatic goals for the Division.
ISOU provides specialized medical support during air, land and sea transport to include consultation, planning, education/training, management, policy formulation, program coordination, direction, direct patient care and liaison for all health matters pertaining to undocumented noncitizens in the custody of ICE. The incumbent will work alongside ICE officers, interact with civilian, state and federal government organizations, contract staff, U.S. and foreign dignitaries, and domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies including the Department of Defense (DOD). The incumbent's duties will include administrative support to ICE Air Operations (IAO) components involving international operations in the effort to repatriate illegal aliens requiring continuity of care and medical or mental health assistance during the removal process. This may also include support of the Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations (AMIO) component where officers provide medical assistance to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) aboard cutters and treating persons rescued or interdicted at sea.
IHSC has a multi-sector, multidisciplinary workforce of more than 1,400 employees, including
U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) commissioned officers, federal civil servants, and contract staff. The IHSC provides on-site direct patient care to ICE detainees at 19 detention facilities throughout the country and manages the provision of off-site medical care for detainees housed in approximately 240 additional Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) facilities. The ICE detainee population is approximately 34,000 detainees on a daily basis, with an average length of stay of approximately 30 days, and over 400,000 detainees annually. The IHSC also provides medical support during ICE enforcement operations in the air, on the ground and at sea.
DHS SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
- DHS
- ICE
- ERO
HHS SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
- DHHS
- USPHS CC
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
The Program Analyst of the IHSC Special Operations Unit works under the general supervision of the Unit Chief of the IHSC Special Operations Unit. The incumbent plans and organizes his/her own work, determines the sequence of assignments, selects and develops methods, and seeks assistance from experts only rarely. Assignments are usually long-term, recurring, or broadly defined. Work is reviewed for feasibility, compatibility with other work, and effectiveness in meeting requirements or expected results.