Appendix B_ IHS National COVID-19 Critical Care Response Team Qualification Requirements_10-27-2020.pdf

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Appendix B: IHS National COVID-19 Critical Care Response Teams IDIQ

Contract Minimum Qualification Requirements October 2020

Task 2.3.1: Physician Services (GS 0602 – Medical Officer equivalent)

A. Credentials & Privileges The Contractor shall ensure that individuals apply for Medical Staff membership and are granted privileges through the hospital governing body. In accordance with the hospital bylaws and Governing Body process, the hospital will notify the Contractor and the candidate in writing of any individual not granted Medical Staff membership or privileges. Individuals who are not credentialed and granted privileges by any facility covered by the contract will be deemed unqualified to perform services under the contract.

B. Licensure The Contractor shall ensure that the Physician holds and maintains active and unrestricted state license(s), as applicable, to practice medicine in the United States, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

The Contractor shall ensure that the Physician is board certified, or board eligible by one of the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognized boards: American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine. Third-year Pulmonary Critical Care Fellows may be eligible under this contract.

The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has an unrestricted DEA registration.

C. Experience Required: The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has recent extensive experience in an intensive care unit (ICU) or critical care unit, including but not limited to managing the provision of care for short/long term ventilated patients. The government defines recent critical care experience to be within the past year and at least 40% of patients treated in a critical care or ICU setting. The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has at least 18-months emergency medicine experience with critical care fellowship training or have completed a critical care fellowship.

Preferred: Experience in clinical precepting, training and/or education preferred.

D. Education: The Contractor shall ensure that candidates who are foreign medical graduates (medical school graduates that receive a medical degree or D.O. degree outside of the US or Canada) must possess a diploma as a graduate of a professional school and documentation of having successfully completed appropriate certifying requirements, e.g., Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for physicians, as applicable to the specific profession.

E. Certifications:

The Contractor shall ensure Physicians document evidence and maintain current certifications for required certifications. Required: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Preferred: Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS).

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Task 2.3.2 Critical Care Registered Nurse (GS 0610 – Nursing Series equivalent)

A. Licensure The Contractor shall ensure individuals possess an active, unrestricted RN license from the State Board of Nursing in a state, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

B. Education

The Contractor shall ensure critical care RNs possess a BSN, MSN or DNP from an accredited nursing program and/or demonstrate equivalent U.S. training and education as evidenced by passing the NCLEX-RN.

C. Experience

Required: The Contractor shall ensure critical care RNs have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as an RN, with at least 24 months in the past three years in a Level 1 or 2 Trauma designated ED or ICU managing short term and long term ventilated patients.

Preferred: Experience in clinical precepting, training and/or education preferred.

D. Certifications

The Contractor shall ensure critical care RNs document evidence and maintain current certifications for required certifications.

Required: BLS, ACLS, and CCRN Adult.

Preferred: TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course); NALS (Neonatal Advanced Life Support) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); CCRN Pediatric; CCRN Neonatal; PALS.

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2.3.3 Registered Respiratory Therapist (GS 0601 - General Health Science)

A. Licensure

The Contractor shall ensure individuals possess an active, unrestricted Registered Respiratory Therapy license, or certified Respiratory Therapy License in a state, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

B. Education

The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has minimum of an Associates of Arts degree in Respiratory Therapy from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program. The Contractor shall ensure that the individual be board certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

C. Experience

Required: The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has recent experience caring for short-term and long-term ventilated patients in a hospital setting. The individual must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Respiratory Therapist with a minimum of 24 months of that time primarily performing services in an Emergency Department or ICU setting.

Preferred: Experience in clinical precepting, training and/or education preferred.

D. Certifications

The Contractor shall ensure the individual documents evidence and maintain current certifications for required certifications.

Required: ACLS, BLS

Preferred: PALS

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Task 2.3.4 (NP) Nurse Practitioner (GS 0610 equivalent)

A. Credentials & Privileges The Contractor shall ensure that individuals apply for Medical Staff membership and granted privileges through the hospital Governing Body. In accordance with the hospital bylaws and Governing Body process, the hospital will notify the Contractor and the candidate in writing of any individual not granted Medical Staff membership or privileges. Individuals who are not credentialed and granted privileges by at least one facility covered by the contract will be deemed unqualified to perform services under the contract.

B. License The Contractor shall ensure that the individual holds and maintains an active and unrestricted RN license from the State Board of Nursing in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has an unrestricted DEA registration.

C. Experience

Required: The Contractor shall ensure that the individual have a minimum of 5 years' clinical experience treating patients in an in-patient setting.

Preferred: Experience in clinical precepting, training and/or education preferred.

D. Education The Contractor shall ensure that the individual show documented evidence of graduation from an Accredited School offering an Advanced Degree in Nurse Practice (ARNP), Certification in specialty (if applicable).

E. Certifications The Contractor shall ensure individuals document evidence and maintain current certifications for required certifications.

Required: BLS (Basic Life Support)/CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support).

Preferred: ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support); PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support).

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Task 2.3.5 Physician Assistant (PA-C) – (GS 0603 equivalent)

A. Credentials & Privileges The Contractor shall ensure that individuals apply for Medical Staff membership and granted privileges through the hospital Governing Body. In accordance with the hospital bylaws and Governing Body process, the hospital will notify the Contractor and the candidate in writing of any individual not granted medical staff membership or privileges. Individuals who are not credentialed and granted privileges by at least one facility covered by the contract will be deemed unqualified to perform services under the contract.

B. Licensure The Contractor shall ensure that the individual holds and maintains active and unrestricted PA license from the State Board of PA in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has an unrestricted DEA registration.

C. Experience

Required: The Contractor shall ensure that the individual have a minimum of 5 years' clinical experience treating patients in an in-patient setting.

Preferred: Experience in clinical precepting, training and/or education preferred.

D. Education The Contractor shall ensure that the individual show documented evidence of graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant training program.

E. Certifications The Contractor shall ensure the individual document evidence and maintain current certifications for required certifications.

Required: BLS (Basic Life Support)/CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support).

Preferred: ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support); PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support).

2.3.6 Optional Health Professions

Contractors may propose other labor categories that may be available under the contract as optional labor categories. If these labor categories are proposed, the contractor shall provide the minimum qualifications for each position that identifies at a minimum: A. License, B.

Education, C. Experience, D. Certifications, E. Required Minimum Duties.