Administrative Services Program supports Health Care and all health
programs by providing diverse services including: hiring/recruitment
assistance, employee relations assistance, quality improvement
(Results Oriented Quality - ROQ), maintaining inventory,
coordinating construction projects, tracking credentials of licensed
and certified personnel, health education, staff training, and
central office operations.
Hiring/Recruitment and other Personnel Functions: Health Care
is looking for qualified health care professionals who are
interested in a career in correctional health care. For more
information visit Continuous Open Medical listing page.
Employee Relations: Processes paperwork for leave of absence,
investigates/reviews employee issues, grievances, allegations of
misconduct, and disciplinary actions.
Results Oriented Quality (ROQ): Facilitates employee teams to
improve processes and systems, develop data collection and tracking
systems utilizing principles of continuous quality improvement.
Inventory Maintenance: Tracks and audits all inventoried
equipment to ensure accountability and scheduled replacement of
old/outdated equipment.
Construction Coordination: Works with key personnel to ensure
facilities meet ADC and regulatory requirements prior to opening a
new health facility.
Central Office Operations: Supervision of Central Office
administrative staff who provide clerical support to Program
Managers and their staff.
Medical Records Program: Includes tracking, correspondence
and legal inquiry, prisoner grievance coordination and response;
facilitates records transition to community upon prisoner release
for continuity of care. Ensures medical licensure compliance for our
health care professionals. The Medical Records Program assists with
statistical data collection for the Division, which provides
valuable information for improving systems. Health Education is a
program that is essential in a correctional environment to enhance
prevention among inmates, reduce health care costs, and improve
outcomes.
The Arizona Department of Corrections began a Health Education
program in 1995. The Health Education program specializes in the
development, implementation and evaluation of education curriculums,
interventions, and materials such as the Inmate Information Sheets (IIS),
a series of health education handouts specifically developed to
address special educational needs of offenders.
Staff Training facilitates professional training, seminars and
educational resources available in the health care field. The
Professional Resources area publishes a quarterly Inmate Health
Services Newsletter which shares pertinent information, acknowledges
staff achievements, and keeps them up-to-date on professional
training opportunities.
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