Assistant Health Service Administrator

Company Description

International Health and Medical Services delivers customized medical and security risk management and wellbeing solutions to enable our clients to operate safely and effectively in environments far from home. Founded in 1984, we operate in 92 countries providing integrated medical solutions to organizations with international operations. Our innovative technology and medical and security expertise focus on prevention, offering real-time, actionable insights and on-the-ground quality delivery. We provide clinical services to include “hands on” direct care at over 800 sites around the world, many of which include inpatient clinical care capabilities. With 12,000 staff (including 5,200 medical and behavioral health providers) our services include the design, deployment, and operation of healthcare solutions including freestanding surgical facilities in remote and austere environments, telemedicine consultation through a wide range of virtual modalities, referrals to a global network of more than 100,000 vetted providers, and global aeromedical evacuation. Within our portfolio of companies, International Health and Medical Services, headquartered in Houston, Texas provides contracted healthcare support to Government defense and civil agencies and government contractors, including support to military exercises and operations, diplomatic missions, natural disasters, and refugee care. To protect your workforce, we are at your fingertips: internationalsos.com

Job Description

This position is contingent on contract award.

International Health and Medical Services is looking for an experienced Assistant Health Service Administrator to provide oversight of the day-to-day operations of the Health Services Department.  In collaboration with the Health System Administrator (HSA) and the Clinical Director, the role involves managing and directing the activities of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals who are responsible for medical, dental and allied health services. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the Responsible Health Authority (RHA), overseeing the day-to-day operations of the healthcare services mission within the facility.  
• Ensure the organization and delivery of health care in the facility maintains compliance with all applicable policies, accreditation standards, laws, and regulations.  
• Collaborates with the Clinical Director and Nurse Manager, as a function of the Triad of leadership, to establish necessary processes and procedures ensuring provision of consistent high-quality standards of care are equally accessible by all patients.  
• Maintains a collaborative working relationship with client and outside agencies as applicable. 
• Performs supervisory responsibilities to include, training and mentoring of the Assistant Health Services Administrator (AHSA) and Facility Healthcare Program Manager (FHPM). 
• Initiate and develop schedule for accomplishing the health care mission. 
• Assist and discuss program plans with assigned providers and ancillary staff. 
• Assist in monitoring the annual budget for inside and outside medical services. 
• Plan and coordinate purchases and contracts for supplies, equipment, specialty care or ancillary services. 
• Maintain par inventory levels. 
• Assist the HSA and Regional HSA to implement the Bureau’s re-entry initiates assessment data entry at admission and evaluation of health status documented in an updated electronic exit summary of release. 
• Organize training for medical personnel within the guidelines of BOP medical program standards, American Correctional Association (ACA) standards, and individual medical program standards. 
• Responsibility to assist maintaining security of the institution.  
• Provides administrative supervision to government employees within their rating chain and manages personnel issues, and potential resolutions when applicable.  
• Employs high level judgment, analysis and decision-making skills when delegating tasks and responsibilities to the multidisciplinary workforce.  

This list is non-exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are not specifically listed above.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements/Certifications:  

• Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities; and 
• Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs. 
• OR 
• Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have b