DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS
CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT
EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT

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DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS RELEASE DATE: Friday, October 28, 2011
POSITION TITLE: Clinical Administrator, Stockton Psychiatric Program FINAL FILING DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2011
CEA LEVEL: CEA 2 EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE: Monday, February 27, 2012
SALARY RANGE: $ 7,815.00 - $ 8,616.00 / Month BULLETIN ID: 10272011_2

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the Executive Director’s administrative direction, the Clinical Administrator plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the treatment programs and clinical support functions at Stockton Psychiatric Program (SPP). The Clinical Administrator is one of the SPP’s executive managers and, as such, serves as a member of the Executive Director’s policy setting staff. The Clinical Administrator ensures that all clinical service programs and departments comply with established SPP’s policies and procedures. The Clinical Administrator functions to provide policy making decisions, administration, implementation, and oversight of the clinical operations of a health care organization and to relieve the Executive Director in times of absence from the facility.

The Clinical Administrator directly supervises the Coordinator of Nursing Services, Program Director, and other professional or support staff, as assigned.

Note: Allocation Pending State Personnel Board and Department of Personnel Administration's approval.
Candidates who previously applied for this examination in September do not need to re-apply.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Either I
Must be a State civil service employee with permanent civil service status or who previously had permanent status in the State civil service.

Or II
Must be a current or former employee of the Legislature, with two or more consecutive years as defined in Government code § 18990.

Or III
Must be a current or former non-elected exempt employee of the Executive Branch with two or more consecutive years (excluding those positions for which salaries are set by statute) as defined in Government Code § 18992.

Or IV
Must be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high administrative and policy – influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:
(1) Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

(2) Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.
These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):

CEA Level 1. Supervisory/administrative experience in a line or staff activity, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Levels 2 and 3. Broad administrative or program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Levels 4 and 5. Extensive managerial and program administrative experience which has included substantial responsibility for a combination of management functions such as program planning; policy formulation; organization coordination and control; and fiscal and personnel management. Where high technical professional qualifications are of primary importance in performing the duties of a given CEA position, then the above required experience may have been in a staff capacity exercising professional skills to influence and contribute to program, policy, and methods of providing those professional services. Primary examples are medical doctors and attorneys.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION(S)
1. Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and techniques used in planning, evaluating and administering a multidisciplinary client treatment organization.
2. Knowledge of California laws and rules pertaining to the administration of a psychiatric facility.
3. Knowledge of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations policies and standards.
4. Knowledge of the mental health recovery model based on the concept of recovery from severe mental disorders and its application in an inpatient psychiatric facility.
5. Ability to understand and apply the concepts of Continuous Quality Improvement within the organization.
6. Demonstrated leadership and management ability in addition to showing initiative and independence of action in policy and decision-making.
7. Demonstrated ability to establish program monitoring and evaluation processes.
8. Demonstrated management experience in a facility.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of Clinical Administrator, Stockton Psychiatric Program, with the DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS . Applications will be retained for twelve months.

The results of this examination will be used only to fill this position.

The examination consists of a review of each candidate’s qualifications for this position and may include an oral interview. Based on the minimum and desirable qualifications announced in this bulletin and evaluation criteria developed for this position, each candidate’s application and Statement of Qualifications will be reviewed by a designated departmental screening committee. It is critical that applications/statements include specific information on experience and education applicable to these qualifications. Based upon the screening committee’s evaluations, individuals may or may not be invited to interview. All candidates will be assigned a rating and will be notified in writing of their final scores. Direct questions concerning the exam process to Shuet Tang at (916) 654-2604. California Relay for the hearing impaired: from a TDD phone (800) 735-2929, from a Voice Phone (800) 735-2922.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS
All application materials (Standard State Application, Resume, Statement of Qualifications and References) must be received by the Department of Mental Health Office by 5:00 PM on the final filing date. Application materials personally delivered, received via U.S. Postal Service, or any other delivery service after 5:00 PM on the final filing date will not be accepted.
If qualifying under Pattern IV, submit a copy of the Armed Forces of the United State Reports of Transfer or discharged (DD214), or other official discharged documents.

Interested applicants must submit:

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS , HUMAN RESOURCES
1600 9th Street, Room #121, Sacramento, CA 95814
Shuet Tang | (916) 654-2604 | shuet.tang@dmh.ca.gov

SPECIAL TESTING
If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the "Examination Application." You will be contacted to make specific arrangements.

GENERAL INFORMATION
If you meet the requirements stated in this 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 on this bulletin will be compared with the performance of others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS 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 law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

California Relay (Telephone) Service for the Deaf or Hearing Impaired: From TDD phones: (800) 735-2929, from voice phones: (800) 735-2922

Class specs:  CEA and Exempt Appointees