The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The New York City Department of Correction seeks to recruit an experienced candidate to serve as the Assistant Commissioner for the Health Management Division (HMD). This division consists of several units which include the clinic, sick desk, medical records, case management, workers compensation, toxicology, absence control, infection control, home visit group, medically monitored return (MMR), and administration. Under executive direction and with latitude to exercise independent judgment and initiative, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall management of the Health Management Division. The successful candidate will oversee and direct the administration, delivery, and review of employee medical and health services; establish relevant policies and operating procedures for the Health Management Division; ensure that every aspect of the Health Management Division performs efficiently while ensuring that all employees have the equipment and resources they need to deliver the best quality Member of Service care; evaluate the current HMD Case Management System and work with IT to implement strategies to connect and streamline information and services seamlessly; evaluate the delivery of medical and health services; assess the need for and practicability of additional employee medical programs; determine the need for program upgrades to accommodate the DOC expansion and reform initiative; provide data and pertinent information to DOC Facilities’ Management Team, and the executive leadership staff on matters relating to trends in employee sick leave, workers compensation cases, line of duty injuries, occupational illnesses, infection control measures, absence control, medical separations, medical status, etc.; provide insight on matters relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the HMD operations; develop contingency plans for the delivery of medical care to staff at the scene of jail/facility emergencies; develop, implement and modify operational requirements and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, city and local mandates; develop and implement contingency plans to address epidemic outbreaks within departmental facilities; develop and manage workplace wellness initiatives; ensure through subordinates, that the integrity of the departmental substance abuse testing processes is maintained; ensure full compliance with departmental policies concerning specimen testing and retesting, including collection, custody linkages, and reporting; implement best practices in employee health service delivery; manage staffing levels of medical professionals to ensure effective and efficient delivery and oversight of employee health services; implement processes to ensure quality assurance in service delivery; partner with the Office of Trials & Litigation, the Investigations Division, and the Office of Human Resources in the determination of medical separations; partake in special projects; and perform other related duties as assigned.

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (DOC) - 95041

- A minimum of 10 years of professional experience leading or managing employee health services operations, occupational health division, large scale medical facility, or employee and workplace wellness operations. - Knowledge of employee/occupational health service delivery practices and programs. - Knowledge of established best practices in the fields of employee health and wellness. - Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with internal and external partners. - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) proficiency.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.