Attachment 2 - IHS National COVID19 Critical Care Response Team Requirements.pdf

Attachment 2: IHS National COVID-19 Critical Care Response Team

Minimum Qualification Requirements April 15, 2020 (DRAFT)

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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 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 Physician holds and maintains active and unrestricted state license(s), as applicable, to practice independently in their professional field an active, 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 be 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 Practice, 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 The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has recent extensive experience in an intensive care/critical care unit, including but not limited to managing the provision of care for short/long term ventilated patients or patients.

The Contractor shall ensure that the individual have at least 18 months emergency medicine/critical care experience within the past two years as deemed by the Medical Staff and Governing Body.

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), and

Preferred: Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS).

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Task 2.3.2 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 providers possess a BSN, MSN or DNP from an accredited nursing program and/or have demonstrate equivalent U.S. training and education as evidenced by passing the NCLEX-RN.

C. Experience

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

D. Certifications

The Contractor shall ensure providers 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

The Contractor shall ensure that the individual has recent experience caring for short-term and long-term ventilated patients in a hospital setting.

Registered Respiratory Therapist: The individual shall have a min of 7 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.

Certified Respiratory Therapist: The individual shall have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Respiratory Therapist with a minimum of 24 months primarily performing services in an Emergency Department or ICU setting.

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)

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

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)

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

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.