ASSISTANT HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k) Matching

• Health Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Discount

• Reduced Tuition Rates

• Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• 401(k)

• Pet Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Paid Training

• Flexible Spending Account

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

• Maintains a good working relationship with correctional personnel, nursing staff, contract providers, and outside provider agencies.
• Utilizes established corporate and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions.
• Responsible for staff scheduling and supervision including:

• Assisting management in recruiting, orienting, supervising and evaluating the performance of nursing and clerical staff.
• Directs the work of other nursing and clerical staff. This includes the selection, hiring, evaluating job performance, employee training/development, promoting and any disciplinary action, including termination
• Staff Scheduling:

• Ensures adequate coverage on all shifts.
• Fills in as needed during periods of short staffing
• Monitors call-ins and use of overtime.
• Monitors staff compliance with facility policies and unit directives by counseling employees who violate policies established by the company or the facility, after consultation with management.
• Ensures the proper flow of relevant information (policies, procedures, in-service, problems, etc.) to supervisor and supervised personnel.
• Monitors and ensures strict staff compliance with all applicable pharmacy laws.
• Organizes monthly in-service education. Ensures that staff receives in-service as required.
• Arranges for staff participation in off-facility workshops for CEUs and current nursing practice.
• Maintains current licensure on all staff requiring such licensure.
• Organizes daily activities and ensures adequate staffing for these activities.
• Maintains shift assignments.
• Reports any staff problems to management on a regular basis.
• Ensures adequate supplies and pharmaceuticals to meet the needs of the detainee/inmate population. Reports any over-usage, vendor problems, needs, recommendations and budgetary concerns to management.
• Ensures that detainees/inmates arriving at the facility are adequately oriented to services available and procedure for obtaining medical services.
• Ensures that all detainees/inmates assigned to work as medical orderlies are trained in the handling of contaminated waste and proper cleaning of contaminated surfaces. Monitors their compliance with instructions.
• Performs random audits of medical records, logs, sharps, narcotic counts, outside referrals and sick call, etc. Counsel employees or provide in-service for noted errors. All findings shall be submitted to the management for review and recommendations.
• Participates in quality assurance activities. Makes recommendations for monitoring needs and plans activities for correcting deficiencies. Reports problem areas in writing to management.
• Monitors the assignments, review of records, and care plans of the chronic disease clinics ensuring follow through per policies and procedures.
• Reviews activities of infection control nurse and makes recommendations for containment of infections.
• Assists management in monitoring environmental sanitation, safety and health related issues by performing inspections. Generates recommendations based on inspections and review of other inspections to management for further management dissemination.
• Responds to informal grievances from inmates to management’s designee. Reports any grievance with potential liability to the management for his/her information and consideration of action.
• Monitors care of serious medical conditions with the potential for life threatening or liability issues for appropriate follow-through.
• Assumes on-call status for staff problems. Assumes on-call status in absence of direct management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Two (2) 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. Must be able to disseminate verbal instructions or training clearly and in a manner that is understood by the intended audience. Must be able to write memorandums and reports in a clear, concise, and accurate manner.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software.
• Experience in healthcare planning, budgeting, and meeting contractual obligations.
• Must be a United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident.

• 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.

• Frequently: Lift or carry 10 lbs.; walk, stand, sit.
• Occasionally: Lift or carry up to 60 lbs.; Push/pull up to 40 lbs.; Bend, stoop, reach above shoulder level, drive automatic vehicles, work with machinery, climb.

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