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. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 1, 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. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.
Limited Term 12 months; may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.
Under general direction of the Chief of Mental Health, the Health Program Specialist II (HPS II) exercises overall administrative responsibility for the Mental Health Services Delivery System (MHSDS); acts as the lead of the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of the MHSDS at an assigned institution, including implementation of the Mental Health Program Guides and Policies and Procedures (MHPG & P&Ps) and performance varies activities as they apply to the Mental Health Program (MHP). Administrative duties for the MHSDS include plans, organizes and directs health support services to include office & program support services, quality assurance, and general administrative activities to include personnel and fiscal management; works in conjunction with medical, nursing, Health Information Management (HIM), custodial, and mental health managers and administrators to formulate overall policy for mental health care operations at the facility.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Either I
One year of experience in the California state service performing duties equivalent to a Health Program Specialist I or Health Program Manager I.
Or II
Two years of experience in the California state service performing duties equivalent to an Associate Health Program Adviser.
Or III
Experience: Four years of progressively responsible experience in health program administration, at least two of which must have been with independent responsibility for a significant program such as is normally found in a complex or departmentalized medical care delivery setting or health institution or organization. This experience must include program planning and/or evaluation experience and the making of recommendations to management. (Possession of a Doctoral Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Health Planning, Public Administration, or a closely related health professional field may be substituted for one year of the required general experience.) AND
Education: Possession of a Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Hospital Administration, Comprehensive Health Planning, Public Administration, or a closely related health professional field. (One year of additional specialized qualifying experience may be substituted for the required master's degree.)
To obtain list eligibility for the HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II, before applying for the position, you must first take and pass the examination:
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1191
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1344
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
This advertisement is for a HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II position located at FOLSOM STATE PRISON (FSP) in REPRESA, CA located in SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
You must indicate JC-497164 and position number on your application: 071-220-8336-XXX.
Please Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.
