Director, Jail Health Care Coordination (0923 Manager II)

Company Description

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening – September 26, 2025
• Application Deadline – Application filing will close on or after October 10, 2025
• Salary – 0923 Manager II (Range A Salary between $144,560 and $184,496)
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment ID: PBT-0923-158847

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

The mission of SFDPH's Jail Health Services (JHS) is to provide comprehensive, compassionate, and respectful care for incarcerated people while mitigating the effects of structural racism and historical injustices, as a fully integrated and collaborative member of San Francisco’s Public Health Department. JHS is responsible for the care of over 1,200 individuals on any given day, and more than 9,000 individuals over the course of the year.

Job Description

Under the direction of the Deputy Director of Jail Health Services, the Director, Jail Health Care Coordination will provide strategic and operational leadership for all release planning and care coordination services delivered to individuals incarcerated in the San Francisco County Jails.

This position is essential to meet the expanded responsibilities required under the CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative, which mandates that correctional health programs deliver prerelease, Medi-Cal billable care coordination services. Under CalAIM, this position will oversee an exponential expansion of those services. This includes oversight of all administrative, clinical, and operational functions of the Care Coordination team, including service delivery, data collection and analysis, program evaluation, workflow development, and continuous quality improvement.

In close collaboration with Jail Health leadership and external partners (Sheriff's Office, Health Plans, DPH Divisions, CBOs, criminal justice stakeholders), this role will ensure that all eligible individuals receive comprehensive reentry planning services, including needs assessments, collaborative care planning, behavioral health linkage, referrals to Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports, and warm hand-offs to community providers. This role is critical to ensuring continuity of care, supporting successful reentry, and maximizing Jail Health’s capacity to improve health outcomes, generate Medi-Cal revenue and reduce recidivism through effective implementation of CalAIM requirements.

The Manager, Jail Care Coordination (0923 Manager II) performs the following essential job functions:

1. Oversees delivery of jail health care coordination and release planning services for incarcerated individuals, ensuring continuity of care and alignment with Medi-Cal billing requirements
2. Supervises and supports a multidisciplinary team of care coordinators, ensuring high-quality, person-centered service delivery and staff development
3. Monitors Medi-Cal billing operations for pre-release and reentry services including eligibility, registration and billing error management, audits and related data and reporting
4. Ensures program compliance, data tracking, and quality improvement to meet CalAIM standards and maximize Medi-Cal revenue generation
5. Makes recommendations regarding standards of work, policies, operations, and performance monitoring tools that support integrated, equitable, and accountable care coordination services in the jail setting.
6. Leads interagen