DOC Western CC Health Care Unit Administrator

Agency:  Department of Corrections - Western Correctional Center

Position Title: Public Service Administrator Option 8N
Closing Date/Time:  06/24/2024 11:59pm
Salary:  Anticipated Starting Salary $7,660.00; Anticipated Starting Salary Range $7,660-$10,417/month 
Job Type:  Salaried 
County:  Brown 
Number of Vacancies:  1 
Plan/BU:  Gubernatorial Exclusion 063

 

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Posting Identification Number 38619

Position Overview

This position serves as the Health Care Unit Administrator for the Department of Corrections. The incumbent will plan, develop, organize, and manage the overall operations of the health care unit daily. This will include working with state and contractual staff and monitoring the quality of care given to our patients. The Health Care Unit Administrator will also be responsible for the monthly reports, communication with the Office of Health Services, CQI data collection and studies, as well as audit completion. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for the position of Health Care Unit Administrator.

Essential Functions

1. Manages and directs all the various daily operations of the Health Care Unit on a twenty-four (24) hour/seven (7) days a week basis.
2. Serves as full-line supervisor.
3. Monitors financial operations of the Health Care Unit.
4. Performs unscheduled inspections of the Health Care Unit, monitoring to ensure that the health care environment is conducive for effective treatment.
5. Conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings.
6. Coordinates healthcare with other entities.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
2. Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
3. Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible Registered Nursing experience.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prefers at least one (1) year of working experience in a correctional setting.
2. Prefers possession of a current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
3. Prefers at least one (1) year of professional healthcare management experience.
4. Prefers at least one (1) year professional experience managing unionized nurses.
5. Prefers at least one (1) year professional experience interpreting and monitoring healthcare contracts.
6. Prefers at least one (1) year professional experience conducting Quality Improvement studies.
7. Prefers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher.
8. Prefers at least one (1) year of professional experience working with mentally ill patients.
9. Prefers at least one (1) year of experience training Registered Nursing staff.
10. Prefers at least one (1) year working experience with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, or similar software products.

Employment Conditions

1. Requires current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification.

2. Requires the ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.

3. Requires the ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.

4. Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the forefront of our operations, hiring, policies and procedures, and training. We recognize the benefit of workplace empowerment, the importance of diversity and fully support an environment where ALL employees are treated fairly, respectfully, and have equal access to opportunities and resources necessary to thrive and contribute to the agency’s success. IDOC genuinely values the differences of individuals in our custody and is committed to ensuring a healthy living environment where they feel valued, respected, and included. Through our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), we shall establish and uphold agency policies and practices conducive to eliminating all forms of exclusion including, but not limited to, racism, ageism, ableism, sexism, discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, and religious oppressi