Health System Administrator (Regional Health Services Administrator)

Join our team as a Healthcare Administrator, playing a pivotal role in managing and enhancing comprehensive healthcare services within a correctional environment. This position requires strong leadership, administrative expertise, and a commitment to quality care and compliance.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Oversee and direct administrative operations for correctional health programs.
• Manage medical budgets, procure equipment, and administer healthcare contracts.
• Ensure strict adherence to national healthcare and correctional accreditation standards (e.g., Joint Commission, ACA).
• Provide strategic advice and recommendations to agency leadership on healthcare program development and policy.
• Lead, mentor, and guide multidisciplinary healthcare teams (medical, dental, allied health).
• Coordinate comprehensive clinical service delivery and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop, implement, and monitor administrative policies and programs to optimize operational efficiency.
• *Required Qualifications:**
• **Education:** Bachelor's or Master's degree in Hospital Administration, Public Health Administration, Business/Public Administration with health care coursework, or a closely related field.
• **Experience:**

* Progressively responsible analytical, administrative, or clinical management experience in the health care field. * Demonstrated experience in a correctional healthcare setting, including overseeing operations and managing teams. * Proficiency in applying strategic leadership and organizational management principles. * One year of specialized experience equivalent to a GS-13 level for higher-grade consideration, demonstrating advanced capabilities in the key responsibilities listed above.

• **Core Competencies:**

* In-depth knowledge of health care delivery systems, regulations, and credentialing standards. * Strong understanding of government administrative systems (budget, personnel, procurement). * Exceptional management ability, including delegating, evaluating programs, and adapting to evolving priorities. * Familiarity with interdependencies among medical and administrative services.

• **Alternative Pathway:** Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program in health system administration, including a formal training plan and experienced oversight.