HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II - Headquarters/Region I

California Correctional Health Care Services; Sacramento (CA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

California Correctional Health Care Services seeks a Health Program Specialist II to independently lead and monitor quality management and patient safety initiatives across regional and institutional healthcare programs. The role involves high-level analyses, project facilitation, and frequent travel to facilities.

The incumbent will oversee evaluations, coordinate QM activities, and support program improvements to ensure safe, effective care for inmate-patients within California’s correctional

Qualifications

• High-level QM and patient safety program assessments and studies.
• Independently facilitate improvement projects within the region and institutions.
• Moderate to extensive travel (2–3 days per week) required.

Responsabilités

• Lead and monitor regional and institutional health care QM programs.
• Conduct technical QM and patient safety program assessments to promote quality care.
• Travel to institutions and HQ to support program implementations.

Connaissances

Quality Management

Patient Safety

Data Analysis

Project Management

Travel

Description du poste

Department Information This advertisement is for a(n)

COUNTY. You must indicate

064-370-8336-XXX.

Please Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application. Located less than 30 minutes from Sacramento and Lodi, the progressive city of Elk Grove has a great mix of newly developed housing, business projects, and recreational opportunities. You will truly enjoy working at our campus-style office complex (FREE parking), and perhaps even call Elk Grove home.

Department Information This advertisement is for a(n) HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II position located at HQ/REGION I in ELK GROVE, CA located in SACRAMENTO COUNTY. You must indicate JC-534101 and position number on your application: 064-370-8336-XXX. Please Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application. Located less than 30 minutes from Sacramento and Lodi, the progressive city of Elk Grove has a great mix of newly developed housing, business projects, and recreational opportunities. You will truly enjoy working at our campus-style office complex (FREE parking), and perhaps even call Elk Grove home.

Vision

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships. Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within our institutions and communities.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.

Across our organization, our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population. 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.

Department Website: http://cchcs.ca.gov/careers

Job Description And Duties

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 01, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 hours PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.

Under the general direction of the Health Program Manager II (HPM II), the Health Program Specialist II (HPS II) will independently perform high-level special studies and projects related to establishing and monitoring regional and institutional health care Quality Management (QM) programs. This position will independently facilitate improvement projects at institutions within the region and conduct highly skilled, technical QM and Patient Safety Program assessments, in order to promote quality health care and inmate-patient safety. Moderate to extensive travel (2-3 days per week) to the institutions and headquarters is required.

To obtain list eligibility for the HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II before applying for the position, you must first take and pass the

HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II examination.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

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.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free 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.