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The GEO Group

Operator of private prisons and facilities

Health Services Administrator

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeBig Spring, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An accredited bachelor's degree in a health-related field of study is required.
  • Three years of work experience in healthcare administration or healthcare management in a supervisory capacity are required.
  • Two years of work experience managing clinical operations and services are required.
  • Current CPR/Basic Life Support certification must be maintained.
  • If holding a clinical license, the employee must maintain a current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license to practice in the state where the facility is located and keep a current copy on file at the facility.
  • Strong verbal and writing skills are required to communicate instructions or training clearly and write clear, concise, and accurate memorandums and reports.
  • Ability to work with computers and necessary software is required.
  • Experience in healthcare planning, budgeting, and meeting contractual obligations is required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and evaluate all facility health-service activities in accordance with company, contractual, and healthcare policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
  • Implement all contractually required healthcare services.
  • Manage the department budget and improve the operational efficiency of the facility's health-service program.
  • Serve as a liaison between facility staff, contracting agencies, and compliance agencies on healthcare-related matters.
  • Manage the overall operations of the facility's healthcare operations.
  • Work with facility, regional, and corporate management to ensure the facility's healthcare needs are met and that healthcare policies, procedures, goals, and objectives are followed.
  • Maintain effective working relationships with correctional and nursing staff, contracted providers, and outside provider agencies.
  • Make decisions using established policies and procedures and sound independent judgment.
  • Direct employees and contract providers, including selection, hiring, performance evaluation, employee training, promotion, and disciplinary action up to and including termination.
  • Ensure adequate staffing to meet detainees' healthcare needs.
  • Ensure all healthcare personnel maintain appropriate licensure.
  • Monitor and address operational issues, including overtime, forms, medical-file audits, records requests, treatment and intervention for detainees with serious health problems, compliance with pharmacy laws, and physical-safety requirements.
  • Ensure the medical program obtains required accreditation from NCCHC, ACA, and/or TJC as required by the client.
  • Complete and submit regular operational reports, including required client reports.
  • Respond to inquiries and information requests related to the health-services unit.
  • Identify and track health-services-unit budget expenses and recommend ways to improve operational efficiency and cost effectiveness.
  • Participate in obtaining outside vendors for ancillary healthcare services.
  • Maintain and foster effective external relationships with outside hospitals and agencies.
  • Attend outside educational seminars as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree is preferred.
  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is preferred.
  • Work experience in a correctional or detention setting in an administrative or supervisory capacity is preferred.
  • Experience working in an outpatient setting is preferred.

About the Company

The GEO Group

Operator of private prisons and facilities

The GEO Group operates, owns, and manages private prisons, detention centers, and mental health facilities, and also runs government-owned facilities under contract. It provides services through facility management, residential treatment, electronic monitoring, and community-based programs, delivered under government contracts. The company differentiates itself by being the largest prison operator in the United States with a diversified portfolio that includes private corrections, mental health services, and monitoring programs, expanded through strategic acquisitions. Its goal is to deliver secure and well-managed correctional and behavioral-health services across a wide geographic footprint by owning, operating, and contracting facilities for government clients.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boca Raton, FL
Founded
1984

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