Health Service Administrator - RN

SUMMARY:

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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

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 

Qualifications

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