Staff Physician (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Eloy (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

National Health Service Corps loan repayment eligible

Opportunities for career development

Additional Assignment Pay for certain duty locations

Job summary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking a Staff Physician in Eloy, Arizona. You will provide primary and urgent care to individuals in federal custody, working in a multidisciplinary healthcare system.

The position requires an M.D. or D.O., three years of medical specialty training, and demonstrable communication skills. The role involves a commitment to ensuring the health and well-being of detainees in a secure facility while maintaining high standards of medical care.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid medical license from a U.S. state.
• Require certification in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
• Experience in correctional or detention medicine preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to patients in federal custody.
• Maintain patient documentation and ensure compliance with care standards.
• Consult and direct medical assistant staff as needed.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Leadership capabilities

Clinical judgment

Flexibility in adapting to changes

Education

M.D. or D.O. from an accredited program

Three years of medical specialty training

Tools

Electronic health record systems

Job description

Overview

As a Staff Physician you will practice mission‑focused medicine and provide comprehensive primary and urgent care to individuals in federal custody within a collaborative, multidisciplinary federal healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care to a diverse international patient population in an ambulatory care setting and infirmary‑based care to patients in facilities with a medical housing unit.
• Work in concert with facility staff and consultant specialists to ensure the provision of necessary health care services for patients.
• Utilize communication assistance resources to ensure patients with limited English proficiency and/or communication disabilities can understand their plan of care.
• Perform all duties in accordance with accepted medical practices and standards of care as defined by community professional medical standards and within the scope of practice granted in clinical privileges.
• Collect comprehensive medical and social history, conduct initial and follow‑up assessments, and examine and order diagnostic testing for acute and chronic detainee health care needs.
• Prescribe necessary treatment and/or medications as required; refer selected cases to consultant specialists and detainees requiring hospitalization to a local hospital and appropriate admitting physician.
• Care for the more complex patients or those referred by an advanced practice provider (APP) who require greater skill in medical management.
• Maintain an expected patient encounter rate of approximately one patient every 30‑45 minutes, including evaluation and medical record documentation.
• Review and co‑sign all medical documentation assigned by other health care personnel, including assessments, admissions, discharges, and medical care records.
• Serve as a consultant for APPs and other clinical staff, providing clinical oversight and direction, which may include designation as a collaborating physician and directing the scope of practice for medical assistants.
• Make rounds on detainees admitted to his/her care with APPs and nursing personnel; evaluate detainees in segregated status or housed in segregation units.
• Render emergency medical, surgical, and mental health services as required.
• Ensure that proper evaluations and treatments are carried out and documented; monitor patient care quality and provide data to the Performance Improvement program and other required committees.
• Work primarily on weekday day‑shift clinical duties with shared on‑call responsibilities among site physicians and APPs.
• May be asked to see patients on an interim basis who are not in the category of his/her clinical expertise.
• May function as the clinical director in his/her absence or be called on to assist with other clinic operations if the regularly assigned physician is absent.
• Ensure proper maintenance of medical records, preparation of reports, and make recommendations on policy, procedures, training, personnel, and equipment related to specific responsibilities.
• Participate in Health Services medical in‑service programs; assist with training for APPs, nursing staff, support services personnel, and peers.
• Work with and be assigned to various committees; maintain security of the institution as required.
• Follow the supervisory chain of command; assume any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Applicants must be a current U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer or USPHS Call‑to‑Active‑Duty (CAD) candidate.
• Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Upon appointment, officers will be required to serve an 18‑to‑24‑month commitment to the ICE Health Service Corps.
• If you have a current Assignment Pay Agreement, it must be fulfilled within 90 days of your application submission.
• Civilian applicants are not eligible.
• PHS officers must participate in the IHSC Traveling Duty Duty Call (ITOS) schedule, which may require availability for an entire month or two 16‑day periods each year.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates clear and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Represents the agency and its interests with external parties in a positive manner.
• Applies relevant knowledge and skills to perform work in accordance with applicable guidelines.
• Assigns, monitors, and evaluates the work and behavior of others, setting and communicating clear expectations.
• Leads by communicating a vision for the work unit, translating broad organizational goals into concrete objectives, plans, priorities, and assignments.
• Demonstrates core values of integrity, commitment, accountability, service, and excellence.

Physical Demands

• Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds repetitively for brief periods.
• Required to perform CPR or emergency care while standing or kneeling.
• Must assist sick, injured, or aging detainees or staff exiting a building, which may involve lifting, dragging, wheeling, or carrying individuals who weigh significantly more than oneself.
• May need to run short distances, stand for prolonged periods, and provide medical care within a secure detention facility environment.

Education & Training

1. M.D. from a U.S. or Canadian program accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; or
2. D.O. from a program accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation; or
3. Certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates if the graduate’s medical school is not located within a U.S. state, territory, or Canadian province.

• One completed year of postgraduate medical education in a program accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education or the Bureau of Osteopathic Education.
• Current, unrestricted, and valid medical license from any U.S. state, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam.
• Three years of medical specialty training in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or another primary care specialty leading to board eligibility; board certification preferred and at least one year of professional patient‑care experience.
• Certification in American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances.
• Typing proficiency and experience with electronic health record documentation.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedule and work requirements.
• High degree of independence, initiative, clinical judgment, and follow‑through on a variety of sensitive, complex clinical issues.
• Experience in correctional or detention medicine preferred.

Additional Information & Benefits

— Additional Assignment Pay may be available for certain duty locations.
— Eligible duty locations may qualify for National Health Service Corps loan repayment.
— Opportunities for career development include progression to clinical director or regional director roles.

Evaluation

Applicants will be evaluated based on how well they meet the qualifications and requirements listed above.