HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR

The GEO Group•Big Spring, TX

About The Position

The Health Services Administrator manages and evaluates all facility health service activities in accordance with company, contractual, and healthcare policies, procedures, goals, and objectives. The role implements contractually required healthcare services, manages the department budget, and seeks to improve the operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of the facility’s health services program. It also serves as a liaison between facility staff, contracting agencies, and compliance agencies on healthcare-related matters. The administrator oversees facility healthcare operations and works with facility, regional, and corporate management to ensure healthcare needs are met and contractual requirements are followed. The role directs employees and contract providers, ensures adequate staffing and appropriate healthcare personnel licensure, monitors operational matters, and supports accreditation of the medical program as required by the client. It also prepares operational and client reports, responds to information requests, coordinates outside ancillary healthcare vendors, and maintains relationships with hospitals and other agencies.

Requirements

Five years of work experience in healthcare administration or healthcare management in a supervisory capacity, including experience managing clinical staff and clinical operations.
Strong verbal and writing skills, including the ability to communicate instructions or training clearly and prepare clear, concise, and accurate memorandums and reports.
Ability to work with computers and necessary software.
Experience in healthcare planning, budgeting, and meeting contractual obligations.
Must be at least 21 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, or a Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Nursing.
Work experience in a correctional or detention setting in an administrative or supervisory capacity.
Experience working in an outpatient setting.

Responsibilities

Manage the overall operations of the facility’s healthcare services.
Work with facility, regional, and corporate management to meet healthcare needs and comply with company and contractual policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
Maintain effective working relationships with correctional and nursing staff, contracted providers, and outside provider agencies.
Apply established policies and procedures while exercising sound independent judgment.
Direct employees and contract providers, including selection, hiring, performance evaluation, training, promotion, and disciplinary action, including termination.
Ensure adequate staffing to meet detainees’ healthcare needs and ensure appropriate licensure of healthcare personnel.
Monitor operational issues, including overtime, forms, medical-file audits, records requests, necessary intervention and treatment for detainees with serious health problems, pharmacy-law compliance, and physical safety requirements.
Ensure the medical program obtains required NCCHC, ACA, and/or TJC accreditation.
Complete and submit regular operational and client reports as required.
Respond to inquiries and information requests related to the health services unit.
Identify and track health services unit budget expenses, and evaluate and recommend improvements to operational efficiency and cost effectiveness.
Participate in obtaining outside vendors for ancillary healthcare services.
Maintain and foster effective relationships with outside hospitals and agencies.
Attend outside educational seminars as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.