Telepsychiatry Advanced Practice Provider

Quick Facts

• Role: Non-supervisory tele-psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider (APP)
• Care setting: Psychiatric care delivery for detainees in ICE custody
• Modality: Secure real-time audio/video telemedicine
• Supervision: Clinical supervision by a collaborating psychiatrist; administrative supervision by the Chief Psychiatrist

Description

Deliver comprehensive psychiatric care to detainees via scheduled, emergent, or urgent telemedicine visits. Perform thorough psychiatric evaluations, provide diagnosis and individualized treatment plans, consult with psychiatry for complex cases, and coordinate admission/discharge and daily rounds for patients needing higher levels of psychiatric care. Ensure confidentiality, patient education, appropriate referrals, and complete required documentation in the electronic health record.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and initiate individualized treatment plans per IHSC policy
• Provide integrated consultative care (admission, discharge, daily rounds)
• Follow policies for serious mental illness management, including prevention of violence, homicide, self-harm, and suicide
• Use clinical judgment to manage psychopharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
• Coordinate care needs and referrals to off-site consultants
• Review psychiatric records and interpret diagnostic and laboratory results when required
• Provide patient education verbally and/or with handouts
• Ensure patient confidentiality and privacy of medical records
• Provide interpretation/translation/assisted communication support for limited English proficient (LEP) detainees or those with communication disabilities
• Document all encounters in the electronic health record using IHSC-required format
• Participate in onboarding/training for psychiatric APPs; contribute to interdisciplinary training
• Participate in psychiatric APP credentialing and peer review
• Provide on-call coverage as needed after regular hours
• Travel may be required up to 20% annually

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship; must pass background investigation and drug screen
• USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer or USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidate (civilians not eligible)
• Minimum 3–5 years full-time experience as a Psychiatric APP in direct patient care
• PMHNP track: unrestricted PMHNP state license and ANCC board certification; PMHNP degree from CCNE/ACEN-accredited program
• OR PA track: unrestricted PA state license; NCCPA board certification; ARC-PA–accredited PA graduate; Certificate of Added Qualification in Psychiatry (NCCPA)
• Maintain unrestricted license(s) and continuing education requirements
• Obtain DEA controlled-substance prescribing ability within 90 days of start date (if not already held)
• Maintain readiness status and current CPR/BLS certification
• Ability to work in a stressful and austere environment without physical limitations
• Ability to adapt to sudden schedule changes
• Complete required training and credentialing/peer review

Benefits

Eligible employees receive a comprehensive U.S. government benefits package for themselves and their families; eligibility depends on the type of position and full-time/part-time/intermittent status.