Overall Purpose of the Job:This position is in support of the ICE Health Services Corps (IHSC) whose mission is to provide medical care to maintain the health of individuals in the custody of ICE through an integrated health care delivery system, based on nationally recognized correctional, detention and residential health care standards. The Agency is committed to providing healthcare services to protect the nation’s health, reduce global disease and provide medical support for the law enforcement mission of the safe apprehension, enforcement and removal of detained individuals involved in immigration proceedings. IHSC is committed to ensuring a system of care that is ethical, responsible, and accountable through rigorous surveillance and monitoring activities.Key Responsibilities:Enforce risk management program initiatives, and enact the changes in clinical practice, policy and procedures to preserve the agency’s assets, reputation and quality of care.Provide policy guidance, consultation and review of sentinel events.Develop, review and revise policies and guides related to risk management annually, or as necessary to reduce mitigating risks to the agency.Monitoring and training on the incident reporting electronic tool.Participate in the development of risk management activities, e.g. root cause analysis (RCA) of incidents that occurred in the facilities and provide proactive risk reduction strategies.Collect data, monitor trends and report results to the Compliance and Risk Management Program Manager and/or Chief, Medical Quality Management.Ensure established standards of care are monitored in ICE facilities as well as in contract detention facilities and jails throughout the United States.Maintain accountability and monitoring of risk management activities and assist in identifying areas for improvement.This list is non-exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are not specifically listed above.
