CDOC; Health Professional VI - Health Service Administrator Canon

Overview

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Location This position is located in CANON CITY, CO. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.

This posting provides operational and supervisory oversight of multi-disciplinary clinical services staff working at the Colorado State Penitentiary
. This position is an Administrative Supervisor with direct field of influence and accountability on all aspects of medical, dental, mental health, and rehabilitation services.

• Ensures operational and administrative compliance with laws, rules, regulations, standards, state licensing/credentialing, etc. affecting the provision of medical, dental, mental health and rehabilitation services to offenders.
• Preserve offenders' right to legally mandated healthcare by ensuring appropriate and cost-effective utilization of medical resources and personnel.
• Establishes systems for the coordination of care among multi-disciplinary health care providers.
• Protects the general public and ensures the safety of staff and offender rights to healthcare services.
• Provides fiscal and budgetary oversight which includes approving purchase requisitions, P-Card purchases, mid-level provider on-call remuneration, and operating supplies.
• Supervises, coaches, and mentors staff by developing performance plans, conducting performance reviews, and completing performance evaluations per CDOC regulations, and resolves complaints/grievances at the informal level.
• Ensures staff compliance with the offender grievance process, offender co-pay, electronic data entry, and information systems requirements.
• Serves as the single point of contact for all inquiries from the Regional HSA, DOC Public Information Officer, family members, attorneys, and other offender collateral parties.
• Ensures that the Chief Medical Officer, Chief of Clinical Services, and Regional Health Services Administrator are notified of all medical sentinel events, reportable incidents, deaths, and health outbreaks.
• Ensures subpoenas and other court orders are referred to the DOC Medical Records Administrator within the appropriate time-frames.
• Develops and/or implements quality management program consistent with department policy guidelines.
• This position may be required to participate in restraining an offender primarily for medical reasons.
• Read this job announcement carefully and submit a complete and thorough application. You are encouraged to print a copy of this announcement for your records.

Experience Only
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• Applicant must have at least nine (9) years of professional experience providing direct patient care or managing patient care in a clinic that provided medical services. Experience must be thoroughly detailed in the Work Experience section of the application.
• OR

Education and Experience
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• Applicant must have a combination of education from an accredited institution in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Management, Health Management and Policy, Health Services Administration, or Hospital Administration AND professional experience providing direct patient care or managing patient care in a clinic that provided medical services equal to nine (9) years. You must attach a copy of your transcripts that include the name of the accredited institution, your name, type of degree received and date degree was awarded.

Ensure that the 'Work Experience' section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position that you are applying for. This information will be used to help determine compensation for the position. "See resume" statements cannot be accepted in lieu of the "work experience" section of the application. Additional work experience will not be accepted after the job announcement close date for compensation purposes.

• Ability to supervise and provide staff leadership to include staff development, mentoring, coaching and performance evaluation;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to provide direct patient care to offenders;
• Ability to adapt, innovate and lead in a fast paced environment with competing priorities and excellent organizational skills;
• Ability to problem solve and think critically to effectively resolve issues;
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across facility programs and with internal and external stakeholders;
• Leadership: ambitious, operationally-focused and results-driven leader;
• Ability to effectively manage clinical operations while ensuring…