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Correctional Regional Health Services Admr

Grade 61

New York State has approximately 10 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Corrections and Community Supervision, Dept of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

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Summary of Job Description

As a Correctional Regional Health Services Administrator (CRHSA), you would develop, implement, and monitor a physician and hospital network for inmate patients within a given region, for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). CRHSA’s also implement health services program initiatives, monitor quality assurance, administer contracts, and assure proper accreditation of DOCCS’s health care delivery systems. The exact duties may differ among three distinct assignment areas, but may include a combination of supervising subordinate staff; making recommendations regarding staffing and personnel; negotiating, implementing, and otherwise administering contracts; detecting and resolving administrative, operational, and health services problems in accordance with DOCCS policies; conducting pharmacy assessments; and other duties. Positions require significant travel. Some duties are performed inside correctional facilities.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, candidates must have either:

1. a master’s or higher degree in health care administration, health care management, health services administration, public health,* nursing, hospital administration, hospital management, business administration, or public administration; and three years of experience as an administrator involved in the management and oversight of the delivery of health services. At least one year of the experience must include performing one or more of the following: supervision of subordinate staff, direct oversight, or management.

Or

2. a bachelor’s degree in health care administration, health care management, health services administration, public health,* nursing, hospital administration, hospital management, business administration, or public administration; and four years of experience as an administrator involved in the management and oversight of the delivery of health services. At least one year of the experience must include performing one or more of the following: supervision of subordinate staff, direct oversight, or management.

A degree in public health education is NOT qualifying.

Examples of non-qualifying experience:  Experience as a Food Service Administrator or Registered Dietitian is NOT qualifying.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

28-380

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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