Facility Healthcare Program Manager (O-5 Billet) – Non-Supervisory Full Time NEW

Department of Homeland Security | Immigration and Customs Enforcement | ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC)

Job Overview

ICE Health Service Corps needs a Facility Healthcare Program Manager who can step into a medium or large facility and actually run things. Not just oversee paperwork but keep an entire healthcare operation moving in the right direction while staying inside the lines of national accreditation standards.

Whoever takes this role ends up handling a lot at once. Clinical programs staff training emergency preparedness risk management none of it sits still for long. The manager reports to the Assistant Health Services Administrator and carries a big share of responsibility for making sure the people receiving care actually get safe high quality treatment day after day.

One thing worth stating upfront this role is not open to everyone. Only current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officers and USPHS Call to Active Duty candidates can apply. If you’re a civilian this one simply isn’t for you and that’s worth knowing before you spend time putting an application together.

Who Can Apply

Before getting into what the job actually involves let’s clear up eligibility since the agency has been pretty strict about it.

If none of that describes you right now then unfortunately this listing won’t apply. There’s no workaround here the agency has made the restriction clear in its own clarification notes.

What the Job Actually Involves

This isn’t a one lane job. The Facility Healthcare Program Manager touches several different areas of facility operations often in the same week sometimes in the same day.

Working Alongside the Health Services Administrator

Most of the day to day work happens shoulder to shoulder with the health services administrator. The FHPM becomes the person others turn to when questions come up around accreditation readiness standards compliance risk management or quality improvement. It’s less about giving orders and more about being the go to expert who keeps these programs moving forward.

Supporting National Programs

The job doesn’t stop at the facility door either. This manager also plugs into IHSC’s broader national initiatives around risk management and quality improvement contributing to practices that eventually shape more than just one location.

Monitoring and Reporting

A lot of this role comes down to staying on top of reporting. Nothing about accreditation readiness or compliance runs on autopilot someone has to monitor it review it and make sure it gets reported on time without anything slipping through the cracks. That someone is the FHPM.

Building and Maintaining Procedures

Procedures don’t write themselves and they definitely don’t stay current without attention. This role covers a wide net here accreditation standards infection control occupational health environmental safety security and emergency preparedness all fall under this manager’s watch at some point.

Coordination With Oversight Offices

When investigators come knocking the FHPM is the one making sure they get what they need. This means working closely with the Facility Health Services Officer the Field Training Officer and the Investigative and Programs Office keeping documentation ready and accurate whenever it’s requested.

Stepping Into Leadership When Needed

There are moments when this manager has to fill bigger shoes temporarily. Whether that means acting as the Health Services Administrator or the Assistant Health Services Administrator the expectation is simple be ready to lead when the situation calls for it.

Required Qualifications

The agency isn’t looking for someone fresh out of school here. This role calls for real experience backed by the right credentials.

If you check most or all of these boxes you’re already a step ahead in the process. What the agency really wants is someone who can move comfortably between clinical understanding and administrative execution because this job demands both constantly.

Why This Role Matters

Healthcare inside ICE facilities looks nothing like a typical clinic or hospital setting. Populations shift without much warning oversight is tight and there’s zero room for cutting corners on accreditation standards. Somebody has to hold all of that together and that’s exactly where the Facility Healthcare Program Manager comes in.

Don’t mistake this for a quiet desk job either. The work demands someone who can handle several things at once stay level headed under pressure and communicate clearly across departments that don’t always move at the same pace. In a lot of ways this person becomes the reason quality care actually happens at the facility rather than just being a policy on paper.

For USPHS officers thinking about their next career step this is a chance to lead work that genuinely matters. It also puts you in front of IHSC’s national programs giving you influence that reaches further than your own building.

Application Details

If you’re eligible and interested don’t wait too long to get moving on this.

Once the deadline passes it passes there’s no extension built in here so it’s better to have your materials ready with time to spare instead of scrambling at the last minute.

Final Thoughts

Put simply this role blends clinical oversight administrative leadership and national visibility into one position. For the right USPHS officer it could turn into one of the more meaningful moves in their career opening doors that a typical facility role wouldn’t.

If you meet the requirements and you’re ready for work that actually carries weight this is worth a serious look. Just make sure everything in your application is complete and accurate and get it in before the 09/30/2026 deadline so you don’t miss your shot.

This listing is based on official information released by the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the ICE Health Service Corps.