Exam Bulletin - Receiver's Medical Executive (Safety)

California Correctional Health Care Services

Exam Code: EX-3366

Examination Plans Included:

  • RECEIVER'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE (SAFETY) - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

RECEIVER'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE (SAFETY): $30,633.00 - $46,151.00 per Month

View the RECEIVER'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE (SAFETY) classification specification.

Application Instructions

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • RECEIVER'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE (SAFETY) - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

    3366

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00108239 - RECEIVER'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE (SAFETY)

Part-time of full-time jobs, regardless of whether paid or volunteer positions, and inside or outside California state service will count toward experience.

License:
Possession of a current and unencumbered license as a physician in California; and Board certification recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association. (Applicants who do not meet this requirement will be admitted to the examination, but they must secure the required license before they will be considered eligible for appointment.) And

Experience: 
Five years of clinical experience in a comprehensive medical setting, at least two years of which must have been over a defined medical program with full authority to hire, evaluate, conduct quality reviews, and have a responsibility for practical practice development and discipline.

Applicants possessing the required license/certificate at the time of application must show the number, title, and expiration date on their Examination Application
(Std. Form 678).

Special Personal Characteristics:  Incumbents must possess the willingness to work in a correctional facility; possess a sympathetic and objective understanding regarding the problems of incarerated patients; and be tactful and patient.

Special Physical Characteristics: Incumbents must possess and maintain sufficient strength, agility, and endurance to perform during physically, mentally, and emotionally stressful and emergency situations encountered on the job without endangering their own health and wellbeing or that of their fellow employees, forensic clients, incarcerated patients, or the public.

State Civil Service Out of Class Experience:  A completion of an “out-of-class (OOC) assignment memorandum”, dated within one year of assignment completion, is required to use OOC experience to meet the minimum qualifications for examination purposes. Employees may obtain this documentation from their Classification and Pay Analyst or institutional Personnel Liaison.  OOC experience without the required documentation cannot be considered for examination purposes.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:  The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) are committed to building an inclusive and culturally diverse workplace. We are determined to attract and hire more candidates from diverse communities and empower all employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts to increase representation at all levels of the Department.

California Model:  CDCR and CCHCS are proud to partner on the California Model which will transform the correctional landscape for our employees and the incarcerated. The California Model is a systemwide change that leverages national and international best practices to address longstanding challenges related to incarceration and institution working conditions, creating a safe, professional, and satisfying workplace for staff as well as rehabilitation for the incarcerated. Additionally, the California Model improves success of the decarcerated through robust re-entry efforts back into to the community.

CDCR and CCHCS values all team members.  We work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population, which includes medical, dental, nursing, mental health, and pharmacy.  We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR and CCHCS mission.

Position Description

00108239 - RECEIVER'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE (SAFETY)

INSTITUTION CHIEF OF MEDICAL SERVICES


Positions assigned to this level are the highest ranking medical manager within a Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation adult institution. Incumbents report directly to the institution healthcare Chief Executive Officer and receive functional supervision from the Regional Chief of Medical Services insofar as it pertains to standards of medical practice, optimal medical work processes, and achievement thereof. Incumbents direct all provider activity within the institution and ensures compassionate, safe, effective, timely, efficient, and equitable patient-centered care in conjunction with other health care discipline managers, and in coordination with custody; develop and maintain a competent provider team to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care; and develop and implement clear and realistic performance expectations, issue letters of instruction and counseling memoranda, recommend formal disciplinary action to the institution Chief Executive Officer, and upon delegation from the Chief Executive Officer, take disciplinary action; and does other related work

 

REGIONAL/DEPUTY CHIEF OF MEDICAL SERVICES


Under the direct supervision of either the Regional Health Care Executive or the Statewide Chief of Medical Services, coordinates all medical services within a region spanning multiple institutions or, at the Headquarters level, administers a medical program with Statewide scope within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation adult institutions, and ensures that medical practices comply with appropriate professional standards; ensures institutions within the region have implemented an effective system that certifies competence to perform provider duties, including primary care and urgent/emergency care; supervises providers assigned to Regional Offices for purposes of quality monitoring and improvement, program development, and program implementation; functionally supervises the Institution Chiefs of Medical Services within the region insofar as it pertains to standards of medical practice, optimal medical work processes, and achievement thereof; participates in the selection of the Institution Chiefs of Medical Services and effectively recommends the appointment of candidates to institution healthcare Chief Executive Officers; develops and monitors provider performance expectations; performs competency assessments; mentors and coaches provider personnel throughout the region; and assists in evaluating provider staff and recommends corrective and adverse action to institution Chiefs of Medical Services, institution Chief Executive Officers, and Regional Health Care Executives; and does other related work.

 

STATEWIDE CHIEF OF MEDICAL SERVICES


Under general direction, coordinates all medical services on a statewide basis within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation adult institutions; ensures that medical practices comply with appropriate standards to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care; ensures institutions statewide have implemented an effective system that certifies competence to perform provider duties, including primary care and urgent/emergency care; functionally supervises the Regional and Deputy Chiefs of Medical Services insofar as it pertains to standards of medical practice, optimal medical work processes, and achievement thereof; participates in the selection of the Institution, Regional, and Deputy Chiefs of Medical Services and recommends the appointment of candidates to institution healthcare Chief Executive Officers and Regional Health Care Executives; develops and monitors provider performance expectations; performs competency assessments; mentors and coaches provider personnel throughout the state; and assists in evaluating provider staff and recommends corrective and adverse action to Institution and Regional Chiefs of Medical Services, Institution Chief Executive Officers, and Regional Health Care Executives; and does other related work.

Additional Desirable Qualifications: Clinical experience in a correctional facility; and experience in health care system and program design and development.

Positions Exist Statewide

Examination Information

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1Online ExamContinuous100%

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Required Core Competencies:

1. Professional/technical expertise
2. Customer and patient focus
3. Teamwork
4. Valuing diversity
5. Managing performance
6. Leadership
7. Planning and organizing
8. Organizational savvy
9. Process improvement
10. Developing others
11. Managing change
12. Strategic view
13. Assessing talent
14. Relationship building
15. Negotiating
16. Handling conflict
17. Oral communication

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the RECEIVER'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE (SAFETY) Classification will be established for:

  • California Correctional Health Care Services

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 48 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Training and Experience Evaluation Preview

1. Have you collaborated with administrators and other professionals on strategic
    plans?

2. Have you conducted and facilitated conferences, meetings, in-service trainings,
    lectures, etc., in a professional setting?

3. Have you coordinated and promoted interdisciplinary collaboration across
    various disciplines and service lines to ensure continuity and appropriateness in
    the delivery of health care services?

4. Have you designed, implemented, and evaluated staff development programs
    regarding health care issues, new health care delivery systems, etc.?

5. Have you developed and implemented programs to train students, interns, or
    residents?

6. Have you developed, monitored, and evaluated processes or culture change
    management?

7. Have you evaluated study results to provide information to management and
    make recommendations for program modifications and implement new
    programs?

8. Have you had executive responsibility for maintaining licensure of a health care
    facility (e.g., acute care, long-term care, psychiatric care, rehabilitation,
    correctional treatment center, home care) for the National Committee for Quality
    Assurance, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization or
    California state license under Title 22?

9. Have you had experience as a physician executive managing staff in a
    comprehensive medical setting or large health care organization in the
    public/private sector?

10. Have you had experience participating in a "learning collaborative" model to
      promote/improve implementation of evidence-based practices?

11. Have you implemented and evaluated policies, procedures, and health care
      quality improvement programs to reflect best practices?

12. Have you met with union representatives and/or human resources personnel regarding bargaining contract
      provisions and/or conditions of employment as part of the progressive discipline process?

13. Have you monitored, evaluated, and discussed the work performance of other health care personnel and
      implemented staff development plans?

14. Have you participated in the selection and hiring of other executives and/or managerial positions?

15. Have you prepared documents (e.g., correspondence, memorandum, appeals, policies, procedures, reports)?

16. Have you projected, managed, and scheduled physician staffing needs in compliance with the fiscal policies and
      directives to ensure sufficient physician staff are on duty to provide quality patient care?

17. Have you provided executive leadership over fiscal planning and budgeting for a health care program?

18. Have you provided executive oversight to facility design, plans and functions, capital equipment, and
      organizational structure to ensure efficient use of resources?

19. Have you provided executive oversight to the clinical and non-clinical executives and/or managerial staff?

20. Have you reviewed and evaluated data for comprehensive reports to provide recommendations on proposed health
      care legislation and/or government reports and to make program modifications?

21. Have you reviewed health records and reports prepared by physician staff for accuracy, timelines, and
      completeness?

22. Have you reviewed investigations of alleged staff misconduct and taken appropriate action?

23. Have you served on various health care committees, task forces, or work groups at various levels (e.g., local,
      statewide, national) to collaborate with other health care organizations regarding comprehensive patient care?

24. Have you utilized a dashboard (including metrics and other measurement tools) to monitor and control medical
      services across multiple facilities?

Testing Departments

  • California Correctional Health Care Services

Contact Information

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Correctional Health Care Services
Examination Services Section
PO Box 588500, Personnel D-1
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Phone: (916) 691-5894
CPHCSSelectionsServices@cdcr.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

California Correctional Health Care Services reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.

Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)