DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT

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DEPARTMENT:	DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS	RELEASE DATE:	Monday, November 23, 2015
POSITION TITLE:	Clinical Administrator, DSH-Coalinga, Metropolitan, Salinas Valley and Vacaville	FINAL FILING DATE:	Tuesday, December 8, 2015
CEA LEVEL:	CEA A	EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE:	Monday, December 28, 2015
SALARY RANGE:	$ 6,453.00 - $ 9,277.00 / Month	BULLETIN ID:	11062015_1

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the Executive Director’s administrative direction, the Clinical Administrator plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the treatment programs and clinical support functions. The Clinical Administrator functions to provide policymaking 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 ensures that all clinical service programs and departments comply with established DSH policies and procedures. The Clinical Administrator provides management interface between the DSH–Sacramento Office and program staff as determined by the Executive Director. The Clinical Administrator ensures fiscal reporting integrity is maintained, managing budgets to remain with annual fiscal allocations, adhering to State personnel policies and procedures, and following State contracting policies and guidelines. The Clinical Administrator is responsible for maintaining the highest levels of transparency and accountability in all areas of clinical operations. The Clinical Administrator may represent the Executive Director during Governing Body meetings.

The Clinical Administrator directly supervises the Program Directors, Senior Psychologists, and other professional and support staff, as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
All applicants must possess the knowledge and abilities, and any other requirements, described in this bulletin.

Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service.

(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.

CEA Level A Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level B Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level C Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.

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, DSH-Coalinga, Metropolitan, Salinas Valley and Vacaville, 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.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit a Conditions of Employment Form, DSH 3024, indicating employment location preference(s).

NOTE: To obtain the DSH 3024 form, please vistit DSH website at:
http://www.dsh.ca.gov/Jobs/docs/MH3024.pdf

All examination materials (Standard State Application, resume, and Statement of Qualifications) must be received by the Department of State Hospitals by 5:00 p.m. on the final filing date. Examination materials personally delivered, received via U.S. Postal Service, or any other delivery service after 5:00 p.m. on the final filing date will not be accepted. Candidates who fail to submit a Statement of Qualifications or follow the filing instructions will be eliminated from this examination process.

Interested applicants must submit:

• A completed Standard State Application (Form 678).
• A "Statement of Qualifications". The Statement is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and desirable qualifications and qualify them for the position. The Statement of Qualifications serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing and should be typed and no more than three pages in length.
• Resumes do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications.
• The Statement of Qualifications should be organized in the order of the desirable qualifications.

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS , EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES
1600 9th Street, Room # 440, Sacramento, CA 95814
Executive Recruitment Unit | (916) 654-2351 | Executive.Recruitment@dsh.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.

Class specs:  CEA and Exempt Appointees