Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider (O-4 / O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

Duties

The Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider (APP) works within one of the facilities located across the nation as a member of the healthcare team providing mental health care to detainees in ICE custody.

• Provides direct psychiatric care to detainees via onsite and telepsychiatry services for scheduled appointments, emergency, or urgent care visit.
• Consults with the Psychiatrist and / or Clinical Director for complex psychiatric patients and as required by IHSC policy.
• Provides infirmary care including admission, discharge, and daily rounds for detainees that require higher levels of psychiatric care or monitoring.
• Performs comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and initiates treatment plans for detainees as required by IHSC policy, or as required for detainee psychiatric complaint.
• Works within and performs functions as outlined in the IHSC Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider Collaborative Practice and Prescriptive Authority Agreement and the IHSC formulary.
• Follows IHSC policies in the management of significant mental illness including prevention of violence, homicide, self-harm and suicide.
• Applies knowledge of drugs and therapeutics when prescribing medication.
• Applies patient-specific knowledge to monitor and control stress levels and provide emotional support and counseling to detainees.
• Coordinates psychiatric care needs of detainees including referrals to off-site consultants.
• Solicits and reviews pertinent psychiatric records as indicated
• Interprets diagnostic and laboratory results when required for psychiatric evaluations.
• Adheres to universal precautions.
• May serve as medical escort of detainees as needed, for domestic / overseas travel.
• Utilizes and documents interpretation and / or translation and / or assisted communication services as needed to ensure ability to communicate with detainees or others who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) or have a communication disability or impediment.
• Maintains flexibility and adaptability to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements.
• The incumbent will be required to provide on-call coverage as needed after regular work hours and may need to return to the facility outside of normal work hours for urgent mental health needs.
• Provides relevant patient education to detainees verbally and / or with handouts.
• Documents detainee care visits in the required health record using required format, in compliance with IHSC policy and guidance.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and confidentiality of medical records.
• Completes all training as required / assigned.
• May serve in acting capacity as part of the IHSC Psychiatry Services Program leadership team.
• Mentors Psychiatric APP onboarding and training.
• Attends on-site, regional, and national meetings as required.
• Participates in the Psychiatric APP peer review process.
• Assists in program development, policy review and revisions, and data collection.
• Travel may be required up to as much as 20% annually.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education

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