Health Services Assistant

Corrections Professional

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Responsibilities include processing budget, medical, and other administrative documents, updating, maintaining, researching, inventorying, and filing records. Prioritizing assigned tasks, soliciting feedback, preparing and consolidating reports, and retrieving and maintaining records for two cost centers and monthly accruals. Assists with technical and analytical tasks involving complex medical material procurement. Serves as a liaison between the Financial Management Department and the Health Services Department. Serves as a contact person in dealing with community hospitals and contract consultants relating to the Health Services Department billing, and scheduling of patient appointments and procedures, and tracking outside medical contractor time sheets. The liaison for outside institutions and medical facilities regarding obtaining medical information and medical care for inmates, to include scheduling, establishing priority, securing approval, arranging transportation, and coordinating routine and emergency medical transfers with institution officials and receiving institutions. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Requirements include U.S. Citizenship and meeting special conditions of employment. Selective Service Requirement applies to eligible candidates. Career Transition Programs (CTAP or ICTAP) may provide selection priority for qualified candidates.

Qualifications include education or experience in maintaining medical and financial records, preparing and keying medical data into a computer system, preparing, processing, and maintaining medical and financial forms, documents, and reports. Combination of education and experience may also be considered.

Education requirements must be met, and official transcripts may be required. Additional information includes age requirements, background investigations, and the need to complete a Core Value Assessment and training course. Probationary period and retention incentive details are also provided.