Clinical Nurse Manager (O-6 Billet) Supervisory

JobSummary

The Clinical Nurse Manager oversees nursing services at ICE facilities, ensuring compliance with laws, policies, and standards. Requires RN licensure, 9+ years of clinical experience, and 3+ years of supervisory experience. Serves as part of the local leadership team and reports to the Regional Nurse Manager. This position is only open to current USPHS officers. USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates are not eligible for this position.

LowGrade

6

HighGrade

6

PromotionPotential

None

SubAgencyName

ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC)

OrganizationCodes

HS/HSBB

Relocation

True

HiringPath

• public

MCOTags

TotalOpenings

1

AgencyMarketingStatement

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a comprehensive workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS. The mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is to protect America from the cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety. ICE focuses on smart immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism, and combating the illegal movement of people and goods. ICE is the principal investigative arm of DHS and the second largest investigative agency in the federal government. Created in 2003, through a merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, ICE has more than 20,000 employees in more than 400 offices in the United States and around the world. ICE is a key component of the DHS layered approach to protecting our nation from a wide range of threats. For additional information about ICE and career opportunities, please visit www.ice.gov.

TravelCode

0

ApplyOnlineUrl

https://apply.usastaffing.gov/Application/Apply

DetailStatusUrl

https://apply.usastaffing.gov/Application/ApplicationStatus

MajorDuties

• PROFESSIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Understanding theories, concepts, principles, and their relationships underlying the practices of professional nursing to improve the efficiency and quality of work performed or to protect the quality of life or healthcare services. Applying a range and depth of knowledge acquired specifically through an intensive learning regimen of the phenomena, theories, and concepts of a scientific body of nursing knowledge. Creating, exploring, evaluating, designing, and sharing solutions and the validity of their predicted performance to resolve problems, conditions, and issues. Identifying, analyzing, advising, consulting, and reporting on nursing, theoretical, and factual data, conditions, and problems, as evidenced by demonstrating strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills. Staying abreast of, and evaluating nursing subjects, analyses, and proposals in professional literature. Assessing, resolving, and predicting the relationships and interactions of data and findings under varying conditions. Reasoning from existing knowledge and assumptions in the nursing field to unexplored areas and phenomena. Nurses collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop the nursing care patient plan and determine how best to serve the nursing needs of particular patients or groups of patients. Nurses evaluate execution of nursing-care plans to determine whether they are effectively meeting their goals. Based on those evaluations, they may recommend to nursing leadership any changes they believe necessary to advocate for the health and wellbeing of patients. Nurses may function as consultants providing clinical advisory tasks related to such functions as developing and assessing clinical health outcomes quality measures; evaluating clinical case reviews for adequacy of care, compliance with clinical and regulatory guidelines, overpayment, and audit recovery; and developing policy guidance for nursing care reviews conducted by State or Federal health facility surveyors and in collaboration with IHSC Medical Quality Management Unit.

Education

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Competencies required: Professional clinical nursing experience: 9 years 4 years in a specialty area (experience in correctional health care preferred) 4 years direct clinical patient care (e.g. inpatient) nursing experience preferred. Administrative experience in a supervisory capacity: 3 or more years. Maintains CPR/BLS certification. Obtain CCHP-RN within 2 years of assignment. Complete ICE Supervisory Leadership Training within 1 year of assignment and Advanced ICE Supervisory Leadership Training within 2 years of assignment. Cultural competency maintained through agency/other training. Qualifications-Degrees Required: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing. Master's Degree in Nursing or related field preferred. Qualifications-Licenses and Certifications Required: Nursing License- Must be a Registered Nurse (RN). Maintains current/documented professional licensure. (It is the responsibility of the incumbent to fulfill the obligation(s) of their licensing or certifying body to maintain currency. This position may be required to perform clinical activities with the scope of clinical license in times of critical needs within and at the direction of the agency.) Professional credentials/certification appropriate to current job specialty. Graduate of a professional nursing school approved by the appropriate State accrediting agency. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act for the licensing state and the state in which one practices nursing. Knowledge of a wide range of complex nursing concepts, principles, and practices to perform nursing assessments of considerable diversity to include mental health, medical/surgical, ambulatory, and emergency nursing care. Comprehensive knowledge of managing non-compliant patients, special needs populations, and patients with significant deficits in coping skills, thereby requiring continuing professional clinical support. Knowledge of correctional nursing concepts and principles. Demonstrated evidence of knowledge of nursing management and leadership skills. Knowledge of team building principles. Knowledge of staff development and basic adult learner teaching skills. Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements. Follows supervisory chain of command. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Some travel may be required.

Requirements

Evaluations

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. You may be selected for an interview at the hiring authority's discretion. You will be notified of selection or non-selection.

HowToApply

To apply for this position, you must submit the required documentation outlined under the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section below. The complete initial Application must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/30/2026. PLEASE NOTE: If your materials are not received by the closing date, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible. Also, if you do not provide a valid email address, you may not be notified of the outcome of your application. To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log into your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Applications and supporting documentation will not be accepted by mail or email. If you need further assistance, contact the Human Resources Office representative listed on this announcement at least one day prior to the closing date for further instructions.

WhatToExpectNext

Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best-qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your status will also be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your status, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on "Application Status," and then click "More Information." We expect to make a job offer within 60 days after the deadline for applications. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. View more information on applying for federal employment.

RequiredDocuments

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position. A complete application includes: U. S. Public Health Service Officers Cover Letter/Letter of Interest. Degrees. (Place under "Diploma/GED") Professional license. (If applicable) Additional professional certificates. (If applicable) Three professional references. (i.e., name, title and contact information) Official USPHS Promotion CV - e.g., relevant experience, education, training. (Place under "USPHS Promotion CV") You may provide a civilian resume in addition to the USPHS Promotion CV to capture all relevant work experience. A copy of your Certificate of Investigation (located in your eOPF). *Three most recent Commissioned Officer Effectiveness Reports (COER). (Place under "Performance Appraisal") For current IHSC PHS officers, IHSC Recruiting requires applicants to provide a copy of your current Service Remaining Requirements Agreement. Indicate if you have an Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement and the date of the end of your AP Agreement. If you do not, please submit a memo attesting to no AP in the Assignment Pay (AP) Agreement section in the documents section of application.

Benefits

BenefitsUrl

https://www.usphs.gov/salary-and-benefits

OtherInformation

This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), Office of Deputy Assistant Director of Clinical Services (DAD-CSU). The Nurse Manager (NM) will report directly to the Regional Nurse Manager (RNM) with the Chief Nurse (CN) as reviewing official. The Nurse Manager serves as part of the local leadership team (TRIAD) the responsible health authority in collaboration with the clinical director and health service administrator. This is a supervisory position. The nurse manager (Chief, Complex Unit) is stationed at a complex larger IHSC facility usually having over 500 beds and/or may have more complex medical housing units (sub-acute inpatient) and/or sustained increased operational tempo due to large staging mission or staging large enforcement and removal flights with global public health impact. The Nurse Manager (NM) oversees all nursing services and ensures that nursing practice, principles, and procedures are implemented in accordance with national, state, and local nursing laws and regulations. The nurse manager supervises the assistant nurse manager, serves as reviewing official for federal nursing staff at their respective facility, and serves as technical monitor for all contract nursing personnel. SUPERVISORY CONTROLS: The Nurse Manager will be supervised by the Regional Nurse Manager with Chief Nurse as reviewing official. The Nurse Manager serves as part of the local leadership team (TRIAD) the responsible health authority in collaboration with the clinical director and health service administrator. The incumbent functions independently to ensure planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of entire projects or provision of complete services; may supervise programs or services that encompass several professional fields. Impact of error can cause impairment of a departmental level service or program. The incumbent plans and organizes his/her own work, determines the sequence of assignments, selects and develops methods, and seeks assistance from experts only rarely. Assignments are usually long-term, recurring, or broadly defined. Work is reviewed for feasibility, compatibility with other work, and effectiveness in meeting requirements or expected results. An extensive number of well-defined guides, methods, theories, and precedents are available. Situations to which existing guidelines cannot be applied or which require significant deviations from existing guidelines are referred to higher authority. Serves as the nursing advisor to the local leadership team (TRIAD) regarding the total nursing care program and objectives. In addition to contacts with patients and families, establishes and maintains contacts with persons in other Federal Departments (i.e., outside agency to which assigned) or outside the Federal Government such as local, state, and national groups and organizations and governmental bodies. Contacts are required in order to collaborate, supply advice, explain, interpret, and seek support for methods, policies and programs, and to provide personalized nursing services and administer a moderately complex program requiring a moderate amount of explanation and tact.

KeyRequirements

WithinArea

False

CommuteDistance

0

ServiceType

02

AnnouncementClosingType

01

AgencyContactEmail

IHSCrecruiting@ice.dhs.gov

SecurityClearance

Other

DrugTestRequired

True

PositionSensitivitiy

Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

AdjudicationType

• Credentialing
• Suitability/Fitness