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):

• CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HEALTH CARE (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):

3367

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.

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.

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.

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

Either I

Experience:  Three years of progressively responsible executive level experience in health care administration or medical management, which must have included at least two years with responsibility for supervision of a broad variety of clinical, administrative, management, and clinical support services in a setting comparable to those found within a large hospital, health maintenance organization, or other health care system.

And

Education:  Possession of a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Medical Management, Health Planning, Public Administration, or a closely related health professional or business management field.

Or II

Experience:  Five years of progressively responsible executive level experience in health care administration or medical management, which must have included at least three years with responsibility for supervision of a broad variety of clinical, administrative, management, and clinical support services in a setting comparable to those found within a large hospital, health maintenance organization, or other health system.

And

Education:  Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in health services administration or a related field.

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.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

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:

Knowledge of:

1. Issues and problems involved in managing the administrative, fiscal, and clinicalservices of a large and complex multidisciplinary health care delivery system;
2. Principles of personnel management and supervision of a multi-disciplinary workforce;
3. Principles, practices, and trends of organization and management as they relate toan institution health care setting;
4. Laws, rules, regulations, and standards pertaining to health care administration in acorrectional setting;
5. Fiscal management practices;
6. Principles, practices, and trends of organizational leadership;
7. Cost and data management systems associated with patient care and evaluation of health care delivery systems;
8. Uses and application of information technology;
9. Current trends and developments in the field of health care administration;
10. Basic principles of emergency and disaster preparedness planning;
11. A manager’s responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and promotion, and for maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HEALTH CARE (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.

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.

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

2. 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?

3. Have you had executive responsibility for developing and implementing emergency
    management oversight strategies?

4. Have you had executive responsibility for keeping management and key stakeholders
    apprised on current trends, issues, and activities?

5. 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?

6. Have you had executive responsibility for providing long-range or strategic planning for
    the organization?

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

8. Have you made executive decisions regarding personnel or program budgets?

9. 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?

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

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

12. Have you presented reports and defended the findings to executive management
      and/or governing bodies?

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

14. Have you provided executive oversight for significant organizational change
      initiatives?

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

16. Have you provided executive oversight to the clinical and non-clinical executives
      and/or managerial staff (physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, dental professionals,
      administrative staff, etc.)?

17. 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?

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

19. Have you served on the board of directors for a health care organization?

20. 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?

21. Have you translated and implemented the organization’s mission into goals and
      objectives?

• California Correctional Health Care Services

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

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.

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.