Chief Executive Officer, Health Care (Safety) - California State Prison, Solano (Chief Executive Officer, Health Care (Safety))
California Correctional Health Care Services · Riverside County
Salary: $15,944 – $18,335 per month
Job description and requirements
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Job Description and Duties
Effective July 31, 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 16, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 4.62 percent and will receive 8 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through at least November 2026. 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.
This position is designated as Confidential.
Under the administrative direction of the Regional Health Care Executive, this position is the highest-ranking health care authority within a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation adult institution. Responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating 24-hour and 7-days a week operation of one or two institutions and delivery of a multi-functional health care system. This system features a full range of medical, mental health, dental, pharmacy and medication management, specialized care and clinic services, and allied health. Serves as the Department’s and Receiver’s principal advisor on the institution-specific application of health care policies and procedures.
This position is located at California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, California.
Candidate may be eligible for relocation reimbursement if they meet the criteria requirements.
This job is posted as "Until Filled" with the following internal cutoff dates:
- November 7, 2026
- January 7, 2027
- March 7, 2027
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Special Requirements
Please do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver’s license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.
Possession of Minimum Qualifications (MQ) will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting MQ’s with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined an applicant does not meet the MQ’s, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.
Applicants who completed their education outside of the US (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of U.S. course/degree equivalency. Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at NACES | National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
Candidates new to CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting, and Tuberculosis (TB) testing prior to appointment followed by department annual TB testing/evaluation thereafter.
When submitting supporting documents, PDF file format is preferred.
CCHCS utilizes E-Verify to confirm candidate’s identity and employment authorization. For more information about E-Verify, you may go to www.e-verify.gov.
Employment History on the STD 678 must be complete and include dates, accurate hours per week, total time worked, duties and responsibilities, and contact names and phone numbers of supervisors.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:Experience working in a correctional institution, serving the underserved, leadership in working on population-based health improvement, leadership in the health care administration profession and in the community, responsible management experience, MBA, MPH, MMM or Masters in other health care field, professional certification, including CCHCP and FACHE.
In addition to the Desirable Qualification listed above, please reference the attached duty statement for additional Desirable Qualifications specific to this position.
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Application timeline
This is a continuous filing that has been listed for 104 days since CA Public Jobs first observed it.
Posting history
This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on July 23, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.