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California Correctional Health Care Services’ (CCHCS) Quality Management (QM) Unit and Patient Safety (PS) Program continuously evaluates and improves the performance of a complex health care system that delivers comprehensive primary care to patients within all adult correctional institutions in California.

We are seeking a self-motivated, analytical clinician with the ability to translate and communicate aspects of the clinical world to non-clinical data analysts and facilitate consensus and understanding to internal clients and external stakeholders, including other state agencies, legislative staff, oversight bodies, and various professional committees and workgroups. Experience with/understanding of tenets and applications of Lean Six Sigma as well as coding in SQL, Python, R, and CCL is highly desirable.

About the Position:

Reporting directly to the Deputy Medical Executive over the QM/PS Programs, you will

• Take responsibility for the implementation of clinical informatics focused on organizational performance evaluation, patient safety surveillance, and quality improvement efforts
• Support, supervise, and mentor a team of six QM/PS physicians in the use of industry standard quality improvement techniques, including conducting root cause analyses, Lean Six Sigma projects, and other projects to analyze quality problems and mitigate risk to patients and staff
• Consult with staff members in performance measure development, decision support and training material design while promoting a culture of safety and positive system change
• Travel to correctional institutions to engage with healthcare staff, custody staff, and incarcerated persons throughout the state will include occasional overnight trips

Benefits:

In return for your skills, we offer competitive salaries and reliable State of California benefits, including:

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• State of California pension (visit www.CalPERS.ca.gov for retirement formulas)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Robust 401(k) and 457(b) retirement plans (tax defer up to $47,000-$62,000 per year)
• And much more

Requirements:

• California Medical License, with board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Psychiatry
• Min. 5 yrs. clinical experience in a comprehensive medical setting
• Min. 2 yrs. experience supervising physicians with full authority to hire, evaluate, conduct quality reviews, and responsibility for practical practice development and discipline
• Experience coding in SQL, Python, R, and CCL is highly desirable
• Experience with/understanding of tenets and applications of Lean Six Sigma

About California Correctional Health Services:

• State of California agency partnered with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
• Robust Correctional Health System providing medical, dental, and mental health care with headquarters in Elk Grove, multiple Regional Offices, and more than 30 CDCR facilities across California.

Take the Next Steps:

For more information, contact Erica Nuezca at Erica.Nuezca@cdcr.ca.gov or apply online using the following steps:

1. Create a CalCareers account here if you don’t have one already and obtain Eligibility by visiting the Exam page and clicking "Apply Now."
2. Complete and Submit the Exam Application (include your CA license info, education, and experience) and save your application as a template for Step #3. Take the Online Exam: This is a self-rating of your skills and experience – not a knowledge-based test – which should take about 30-60 minutes of uninterrupted time to complete.
3. Apply for the Position: after you have taken and passed the assessment and your employment eligibility is active, use your saved application template to apply and submit your application!

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