Physician Medical Asset Support Team (O-6 Billet) Non-Supervisory

Description:

The Physician, Medical Asset Support Team (MAST), provides direct patient care during ICE removal missions and DHS operations, including emergency response and medical oversight in austere environments. The role requires advanced medical expertise, adaptability, readiness for rapid deployment, and collaboration with multiple agencies and stakeholders.

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

Requirements:

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Clinical Services Division Support Duties:

1. When not on travel TDY status, will support the IHSC Medical Director or designee and the DAD Health Systems Support with special projects. As a member of the IHSC Clinical Services Division team the incumbent will assist with:
   • Actively participate in the execution of all Clinical Services Mission Action Plans as delineated in the IHSC Strategic Action Plan. Formulating short and long-range objectives for programs within the clinical services division to ensure alignment with overall objectives of IHSC;
   • Assessing and validating the current patient care delivery system;
   • Ensuring clinical and staffing standards for clinical practice are consistent with current evidence-based research and professional standards;
   • Offering recommendations regarding improvements needed in clinic administrative operations and clinical operations;
   • Offering recommendations to improve patient outcomes;
   • Planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating clinical services policy, guidance, and training. Development and contributions to annual revisions of national, evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines/Guides as needed;
   • Participates actively in Health Services medical training programs. Assists with training for clinical staff, support services personnel, and peer professional staff;
   • Works with, and is assigned to various committees and serves as a team leader for specified functions as needed;
   • Provide remote and/or on site continuing medical education standing curriculum and relevant clinical issues;
   • Participates in the development and implementation of clinical activities, initiatives, and strategies for new medical and other clinical projects and initiatives, as well as modifications of ongoing activities;
   • Assist with physician interviews, orientation and mentoring, peer reviews and other duties requiring medical expertise;
   • Serves as a professional advisor to physician colleagues from medical schools, graduate training programs in medicine and osteopathy, boards of licensure, and professional organizations relating to the medical profession and other health professions.
   • Serves as a Medical Officer with responsibility for providing technical assistance and professional guidance on all aspects of the medical profession, including philosophy, practice, and theories of medicine
2. The purposes of work contacts are to explain, coordinate, interpret, and seek support for policies, procedures, programs, plans or individual actions (often of a controversial and complex nature), demanding careful communications, tact, and diplomacy. Periodically reports to appropriate senior level officials on the status of the medical goals and objectives.
3. Assist with IHSC facility clinical discipline specific quality of care investigations and assessments.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
2. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
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 oneself).
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. Sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time (i.e., 6-8 hours)
6. Average manual dexterity for computer operation
7. Phone or computer use for extended periods of time