Health Facility Surveyor IV

Job Posting Title

Health Facility Surveyor IV

Agency

340 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Supervisory Organization

340 Long Term Care

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

The annual salary for this position is up to $83,000.00 based on education and experience.

Why you’ll love it here!

RESPECT. COLLABORATION. SERVICE. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is committed to leading Oklahoma to prosperity through health. Our mission is to protect and promote health, prevent disease and injury, and cultivate conditions by which Oklahomans can thrive. Check out why we are passionate about public health and believe it is the career for you!!!

Oh yeah, did we mention perks? We know that benefits matter and that is why we offer a competitive benefits package for all eligible employees.

• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
• A wide choice of insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses and/or dependent care.
• Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match.
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year for full time employees.
• 11 paid holidays a year.
• Student Loan repayment options & tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts with a variety of companies and venders.
• Longevity Bonus for years of service

Job Description

Position Description:

This position is assigned responsibilities of providing leadership, supervision, and daily coordination with survey staff, and for performing technical licensure, certification surveys, and complaint investigations for a variety of health facilities; evaluating the care provided to residents/patients/clients by licensed or registered facility staff; and providing consultative and technical assistance to health facilities and laboratories regarding professional standards of practice; and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and mandated workload is met.

Position Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Direction and supervision of professional staff in completion of assigned duties.
• Observes, analyzes, and evaluates the provision of nursing, dietary, social, laboratory, and pharmaceutical services as well as respiratory, speech, physical and occupational therapy services for compliance with professional standards of practice.
• Reviews facility compliance history; conducts entrance interview with facility administrator or representative providing explanation for survey and conducts exit interview to discuss problems and deficiencies; tours interior and exterior physical environment of facilities for required equipment, supplies, maintenance, water temperature, and sanitation; evaluates administrative records to include policies and procedures, staffing logs, in-service programs, and medical records in order to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Employs sampling methodology to select residents/patients/clients for in-depth evaluation of the care and service needs of the residents/patients/clients versus the care and services provided.
• Interviews residents/patients/clients, family members, and facility personnel, and others to obtain and document information regarding residents/patients/clients care and/or to respond to complaints.
• Evaluate the administration of health facilities to determine if policies and procedures comply with federal and state statutes and regulations.
• Completes required forms and reports, which detail deficiencies noted during facility survey.
• Communicates clearly and accurately up and down the chain of command; creates and makes public presentations to internal and external partners.
• Performs QA on surveyor writing, staff reports and documentation, and other information to ensure program effectiveness and high quality of service.
• Investigates allegations and makes determinations of resident/patient/client abuse and neglect; makes determinations of immediate jeopardy in which immediate corrective action is necessary.
• Provides technical assistance to facilities in areas of expertise; describes observed deficiencies to appropriate facility staff.
• Consults staff regarding immediate jeopardy (IJ) situations; participates in IJ discussions and surveyor debrief meetings with surveyors or surveyor teams; reviews or assigns review of facility plans of correction; participates in the division’s QAPI program
• Occasionally may need to testify at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities.
• Being present at the office is an essential function of this job.

Other Duties

• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Works effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.
• Other duties as assigned by  supervisor.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of:

• Registration as a Medical Technologist with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, plus eight (8) years experience as a Registered Medical technologist.
• OR a bachelor’s degree and possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a medical practitioner issued by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure, plus eight (8) years of professional experience as a licensed medical practitioner.
• OR possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a social worker issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers, plus eight (8) years of professional experience as a licensed social worker.
• OR possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to practice practical nursing, or, Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and ten (10) years of experience as a licensed practical nurse in a health care setting.
• OR possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to practice professional nursing, or, Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and nine (9) years of experience as a registered nurse or a bachelor’s degree in nursing and eight (8) years of experience as a registered nurse.
• OR a combination equivalent of education substituting the completion of a post baccalaureate degree for one year only of the required experience.

This position has a Preferred Qualification: Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT) certification.

Applicants who demonstrate they possess the minimum qualifications (education and experience requirements) and the preferred qualifications will be given additional consideration during the interview process.

Applicant must successfully complete all training (Federal/State) for Nursing Facilities, including the successful completion of Surveyor Minimum Qualification Training (SMQT) within one year of hire date.

Applicants must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position and possess a valid driver’s license.

Application Requirements:

• If education, certification or licensure is required to meet qualifications, applicants must provide documentation at the time of application.
• All applicants are subject to a background check and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Valued Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of the principles, practices, and ethics for the incumbent’s licensed or registered professional status; of administrative and organizational principles and practices regarding health care facility operations; of the principles of interviewing; and of word processing software applications and computer operations.  Ability is required to read and understand statutory and regulatory language; to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and choosing an appropriate course of action; to interpret and analyze survey findings against statutory and regulatory requirements; to make decisions; and to organize and communicate findings, both orally and in writing, in a logical, clear, concise, and complete manner. Knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies regarding licensure and certification of health care facilities; of what constitutes immediacy of threat to a client; and of the requirements for determining culpability of a facility.  Ability is required to observe, document, analyze, and evaluate the provision of care against the applicable standards of practice, statue, and regulation; to employ the principles and methods of conducting interviews using memory retrieval methods; to interview residents/patients/clients with diminished mental capacity, developmental disabilities, and/or acute and chronic medical conditions; to gather and present findings within a hostile facility environment while maintaining professional tone and demeanor; to analyze non-verbal and verbal communications to determine if an interview subject is omitting information or is being deceptive, and employ techniques for identifying omissions and deception in written statement; and to distinguish between the potential for harm and the potential for serious harm. Knowledge of residents/patients/clients relocation protocols.  Ability is required to facilitate the relocation of residents/patients/clients; to independently perform facility investigations; to provide individual instruction, encouragement, and guidance to surveyors while functioning as a preceptor to surveyors in training; and to lead a team of surveyors in the conduct of a facility survey. Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices; of performance appraisal policies and procedures; of agency leave and time accounting policies; and of agency progressive discipline policy.  Ability is required to supervise professional personnel; to provide educational training to licensed or registered health care professionals within the employee’s licensed or registered field of specialty; and to schedule surveys for all subordinate staff.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Work is typically performed an office setting or long-term care facility setting, with climate-controlled settings and exposure to moderate noise level. While performing the duties of the job, employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; carry light items; drive an automobile. This position requires long periods of sitting and daily use of computer and phone.

Working hours may vary to include off- hour, weekend, evening, and extended hours surveys, as determined by LTC leadership based on the CMS Mission & Priority Document TIER workload, State Operations Manual Chapters 2, 5, and 7; Title 63 Sections 1-1900.1 – 1-1943.1; 1-1950 - 1-1953.7; and 1-1991; Long-term Care Security Act – Sections 1-1944 – 1-1949. Weeks with Holidays will require the surveyor to work a standard 8-5 schedule for that week.

This position requires extensive travel that includes overnight stays; working nights and/or weekends. Applicants must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position.

This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements.

Being present at the office is an essential function of the job.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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