Health Services Administrator - Registered Nurse

ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE•Papillion, NE

12d•$120,000 - $124,800•Onsite

About The Position

Our associates deliver a higher standard of business services to support medical care and behavioral health care. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.

Requirements

Active nursing license in the state in which services are to be provided, in good standing
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training
Excellent documentation skills
Must be able to drive a motor vehicle
Knowledge of the nursing scope of practice

Responsibilities

Reports directly to and meets with the Assistant Regional Nurse Mangers, Regional Nurse Manager or Director Medical Operations, and prepares reports as requested
Always maintains a professional attitude
Maintains a good working relationship with correctional personnel, nursing staff, contracted providers, outside provider agencies and corporate office staff
Is always tactful and diplomatic and functions as a role model for staff
Utilizes established corporate and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions but uses sound independent judgment in meeting responsibilities and performing duties of the position
Develops, revises, interprets, and ensures compliance with policies, procedures, aims, and philosophy of ACH and the assigned correctional facility
Recruits, orients, supervises, and evaluates performance of nursing and clerical personnel
Assigns, directs, and promotes associates as a supervisory function
Hires, transfers, lays-off and recalls associates as staffing needs require
Counsels, disciplines, suspends, and/or terminates associates who violate policies established by ACH or the facility
Completes a yearly written evaluation on all directly supervised staff, a 30 day and a three (3) month evaluation on nursing associates who are under direct supervision
Ensures adequate staffing at facility
Fills in as needed during periods of short staffing
Ensures appropriate licensure on nursing and certified medical personnel, i.e., nurses, CMAs dental assistants, etc.
Audits payroll, professional time sheets of nursing personnel, reports hours and reviews use of overtime
Review adherence to staffing contract.
Oversees services rendered by contractors and professional staff and reports to the contractors’ supervisor as indicated
Supplies written job descriptions to nursing staff
Ensures the proper flow of relevant information (policies, procedures, in-service, problems, etc.) to supervisors and supervised personnel
Completes and submits monthly statistical, narrative, summary and/or operation reports as requested by facility administration
Conducts peer reviews for nursing personnel of equal or lesser educational level
Maintaining a current copy of the facility’s medical policies and procedures and ensures they are readily accessible to nursing staff
Participates in CQI meetings conducted by the Regional Nurse Manager or Director of Medical Operations
Audits weekly logs and received billing statements/invoices, and forwards them to corporate office
Maintains absolute security of all medical records
Audits medical files to ensure that all provided services are documented using the SOAP format
Screens requests for records and seeks approval/disapproval from jail administration; then responds appropriately
Reviews, processes, and responds to records requests as directed by ACH attorneys
Reviews status of inmates with serious health problems ensuring necessary intervention and treatment is completed
Monitors inpatient hospitalizations and works with jail administration for early release whenever appropriate
Reviews referrals to outside consultants for necessity of referral and communicates with jail administration for security restrictions or concerns
Monitors the provision of contractual medical services, i.e., radiology, lab, etc.
Regularly evaluates the provision of medical services to prevent the inappropriate use/duplication of those services
Assists jail administration and ACH billing department to Identify financial responsibility (inmate, correctional, ACH, insurance company, etc.) for all incurred expenses
Closely monitors potential catastrophic illnesses; explores and utilizes all appropriate means of limiting both ACH and corrections’ liabilities, if appropriate
Evaluates and recommends methods of improving operation efficiency and effectiveness
Monitors and promotes staff compliance with applicable pharmacy regulations, including those covering controlled substances
Reviews/approves medical supply and pharmacy orders
Seeks ACH approval for necessary supplies not on the routine supply list
Monitors and evaluates physical safety requirements to ensure safe working environment
Monitors and/or provides an in-service program suitable to the facility health care program when able to do so on-site
Meets with designated jail administration on a monthly or as needed basis
Meets with contracted agencies and jail administration as directed by the Regional Nurse Manager or Director of Medical Operations
Functions as liaison between ACH and other professional organizations
Monitors to confirm the provision of commitments and services made to or by ACH
Accepts on-call status
Must be able to perform CPR when needed
Attends seminars, workshops, conference, etc. as required by (and at the expense of) Advanced Correctional Healthcare
May be asked to travel
May be asked to train new hires and coworkers
Adheres to established policies of ACH and the facility
Any and all other duties as assigned