Assistant Health System Administrator (Assistant Health Services Administrator)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Assistant Health System Administrator supports the Health System Administrator (HSA) and Clinical Director in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Health Services Department. The role involves managing and directing a multidisciplinary team responsible for medical, dental, and allied health services for the inmate population. The assistant develops schedules to accomplish the institution’s health care mission and discusses program plans with providers and ancillary staff.

The position assists with monitoring the annual budget for inside and outside medical services; coordinating purchases and contracts for supplies, equipment, specialty care, and ancillary services; and maintaining par inventory levels. The incumbent also supports Bureau re-entry initiatives, including timely entry of Inmate Skills Assessment data at admission and evaluation of health status in an updated electronic release summary. The role organizes medical staff training in accordance with Bureau of Prisons medical program standards, American Correctional Association standards, and individual medical program standards.

As with all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security. Correctional responsibilities take precedence over other duties and are performed regularly.

Requirements

• Meet the basic qualification requirements through qualifying education, specialized experience, or an eligible agency-sponsored on-the-job training program.
• Qualifying education for the basic requirement: undergraduate or graduate study in hospital administration, public health administration, or a related field such as business or public administration with coursework in health care administration; alternatively, qualifying progressively responsible analytical, administrative, clinical management, or supervisory experience in health care.
• Demonstrate management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, and recognize and adapt to changing priorities.
• Have knowledge of interrelationships and interdependencies among medical and administrative services and programs.
• In addition to the basic requirements, have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.; alternatively, have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• Specialized experience examples include assisting with management and direction of a multidisciplinary health care team, contributing to policy or regulatory-compliance requirements for a health care entity, and knowledge of fiscal management principles and medical equipment, supply, and service costs.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Meet applicable conditions of employment, including satisfactory urinalysis, physical examination, and background investigation; applicants are also subject to NCIC and credit checks.
• Complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course at Glynco, Georgia.
• A maximum entry age of 36 applies to original appointments to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution.
• A one-year probationary period applies to initial appointment to a supervisory or managerial position.
• Be subject to geographic relocation to meet agency needs.
• Applicants not currently working in an institution may need to complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
• If education is used to meet or substitute for specialized experience, upload legible transcripts through USAJOBS at the time of application; degrees and coursework must be from an appropriately accredited or pre-accredited institution.
• For foreign education, meet applicable foreign diploma and credit recognition requirements.
• Provide the actual time spent in relevant activities, including hours worked per week, when claiming paid or unpaid experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day Health Services Department operations in collaboration with the Health System Administrator and Clinical Director.
• Manage and direct a multidisciplinary team providing medical, dental, and allied health services to inmates.
• Develop schedules for accomplishing the institution’s health care mission and discuss program plans with providers and ancillary staff.
• Assist in monitoring the annual budget for inside and outside medical services.
• Plan and coordinate purchases or contracts for supplies, equipment, specialty care, and ancillary services, and maintain par inventory levels.
• Assist the Health System Administrator and Regional Health System Administrator with Bureau re-entry initiatives, including timely Inmate Skills Assessment data entry at admission and documenting health status in an updated electronic exit summary.
• Organize training for medical personnel in accordance with Bureau of Prisons, American Correctional Association, and individual medical program standards.
• Maintain institutional security and perform correctional responsibilities on a regular and recurring basis.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to employees and their families, subject to eligibility based on position type.
• A 10% retention incentive may be paid to selectees who meet the criteria for retention incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree