Health Services Administrator - RN

Core Civic • California City, CA

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About The Position

CoreCivic is seeking a Health Services Administrator to provide high-quality care in an institutional setting. The role is responsible for managing health-related services and maintaining effective working relationships with facility staff, nursing staff, contract providers, and outside provider agencies. The administrator applies corporate, facility, and correctional policies and procedures, uses independent judgment, and helps formulate and enforce medical-unit policies and requirements. The position evaluates ways to improve operational efficiency and cost effectiveness, communicates with staff and other facility stakeholders, and completes annual written evaluations for directly supervised staff. The administrator also ensures adequate staffing, fills in during short staffing, and may perform nursing duties, including carrying out physician orders, assisting with examinations and treatment, administering medication, responding to emergencies, and screening patients for referrals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a healthcare/business-related field from an accredited college or university.
• Three years of relevant management experience in a healthcare environment.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of correctional custody methods and techniques, applicable facility rules, regulations and standards, and principles and practices of supervision, training, and management.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in nursing or a related healthcare field.

Responsibilities

• Maintain effective working relationships with facility staff, nursing staff, contract providers, and outside provider agencies.
• Apply corporate, facility, and correctional policies and procedures while using sound independent judgment.
• Assist in formulating facility medical-unit policy and interpret, enforce, and adhere to policies, procedures, and contract requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend methods to improve the operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of health-related services.
• Communicate effectively with administration, staff, inmates/residents, visitors, and the general public, including interviewing applicants, providing information and directions, mediating disputes, advising people of rights and processes, and providing testimony in formal settings.
• Complete annual written evaluations for staff under direct supervision.
• Ensure adequate facility staffing and fill in as needed during periods of short staffing.
• May perform nursing duties, including executing physician orders, assisting with examinations and treatment, dispensing and administering medications, treating emergencies, and screening patients for referrals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager