Experienced Correctional/Detention Compliance Medical SME

About the Role

ISN is seeking Medical Subject Matter Experts with experience in correctional/detention compliance to support federal health operations. Subject Matter Experts will be responsible for performing specific tasks related to reviewing health care facilities and ensuring compliance with NCCHC, ACA, and ICE detention standards.

Responsibilities

• Review health care facilities to determine compliance with National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and/or the American Correctional Association (ACA) as well as the relevant ICE detention standards.
• Conduct assessments of ICE detention facilities and review, evaluate and prepare detailed reports based on observations and findings regarding medical issues encountered.
• Provide recommendations, based on contract standards, to help ICE and facility staff address identified issues of non-compliance.
• Provide real time technical assistance and guidance related to medical care to applicable facility personnel to improve operations and resolve outstanding deficiencies.
• Evaluate compliance with standards related to medical care and sexual assault or abuse prevention and intervention utilizing the medical review tools.
• Consult in such areas as adult psychiatry, female health, underserved/special populations, etc.
• Provide ratings or narrative information in written format.
• Prepare written reports for quality review programs and medical care.
• Assist with analyzing accumulative data reports to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Assist with training in areas to include but are not limited to medical reviews and PBNDS/NDS standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to work efficiently and cooperatively with deployed teams under the direction of program management.
• Minimum 10 years of experience working in health care at a secure custodial setting which houses prisoners/detainees/residents.
• Minimum 5 years of specialized experience in the administration of a health care unit for a detained population.
• Minimum 2 years of specialized experience inspecting detention/correctional facilities to determine compliance, reviewing medical records and determine violations with policies or noncompliance with detention policies and procedures, and providing ratings or narrative.
• Minimum 2 years of specialized experience conducting interviews relating to medical records to determine compliance with policies and procedures, and providing ratings or narrative.
• Five years of general experience in the administration of a health care unit at a facility which houses a detained population may be substituted for the 2 years of specialized experience mentioned above.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with collecting and monitoring data trends to provide proactive risk reduction strategies.
• Must possess experience serving as a subject matter expert providing advice, guidance, or testimony on the operation of mental health care programs or systems in a custodial setting.
• Must have experience producing written reports that evaluate standards (e.g. detention standards, American Correctional Association [ACA] standards, National Commission on Correctional Health Care [NCCHC] standards), systems, and actions present in detention facilities, including analysis and application of standards and policy.
• Demonstrate experience reviewing large amounts of documentary evidence in short timeframes and providing oral briefings, written reports, and training under tight timelines.

Education

Current license as a Registered Nurse (LPN does not qualify), Physician's Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, OR Medical Doctor.

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