Health Facilities Surveyor

Sdsoybean; Sioux Falls (SD); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

State vehicle

Remote work up to 3 days/week after 6‑

Job summary

The South Dakota Department of Health is hiring a full-time Health Facilities Surveyor to help protect and promote the health and safety of residents in licensed healthcare facilities. The Surveyor inspects patient activities, dietary, infection control, resident rights, and the physical environment to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

This role requires travel; it offers a daily per diem and a state vehicle.

Qualifications

• Licensed professional in relevant field with certification if applicable.
• Experience in health care facility or service required.
• Strong ability to learn, clear communication, and empathy for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Survey patient activities, dietary, infection control, resident rights, and environment.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal health regulations.
• Travel for inspections; use a state vehicle; daily per diem provided.

Skills

Sound judgment

Ethical conduct

Relationship-building

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Professional licensure

Tools

CMS training

Job description

Mitchell, SD or Sioux Falls, SD | Health | Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly

26.61 - 31.30 US per hour

Posted 2 days ago | Apply before October 15, 2026

Description

Job ID: 37934
Agency: Department ofHealth - Division of Licensure and Accreditation
Location:Mitchell or Sioux Falls, SDSalary:$26.99-$31.27 Hourly, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade:I
Closing Date:10/15/26

This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Health - Division of Licensure and Accreditation. For more information on the Department of Health, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/ .

Do you want off rotating shifts? Do you want holidays off? Do you want the possibility of working a condensed workweek? This could be for you!

The South Dakota Department of Health is hiring a full-time Health Facilities Surveyor to assist with protecting and promoting the health and safety of residents and patients in South Dakota's licensed health care facilities. The Health Facilities Surveyor is responsible for surveying patient activities, dietary, infection control, resident rights, and physical environment. The Surveyor’s role is to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations for the protection of health and safety hazards. This position requires travel, offers a daily per diem and the use of a state vehicle while conducting surveys.

The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team’s home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week (while not on survey) upon successful completion of the 6-month probationary period. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position. The selected candidate will have to travel to one of the main office locations for in office days which are located in Rapid City, Pierre, Mitchell, and Sioux Falls.

Travel and overnight stays are required for this position.

Licenses and Certifications:
The candidate must be licensed related to their professional role, if applicable. Training for the survey process is through required online Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) courses and through precepted surveys in licensed healthcare facilities.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Experience working in a health care facility/service. Understand the standards of quality care. The ability to learn and clearly convey information to others and check for understanding, sense and understand others’ concerns and feelings, and develop self to expand own knowledge, apply it, and share with others.

Knowledge of:

• principles and practices of the disciplines providing services to patients and residents in health care facilities;
• medical terminology;
• the causes and control of diseases produced by unsanitary conditions.

Skill to:

• exercise sound judgment and make timely, well-informed decisions;
• set goals and put forth the effort required to achieve them;
• conduct work in an honest, ethical, responsible, and committed manner;
• plan ahead, set priorities, and work in an orderly manner;
• build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with others who can provide support;
• work cooperatively with coworkers and treats them with respect;
• review and assess effectiveness or compliance of multi-disciplinary care interventions and progress towards meeting outcomes of care;
• revises the plan of care or identify corrective measures for compliance or to prevent the spread of disease and illnesses;
• provide technical assistance and information that contributes to the development of wider solutions or approaches to healthcare issues and situations;
• conduct or review ongoing psychosocial, physical, and/or functional nursing assessments of individuals/families/populations to determine a plan of action/intervention;
• conduct ongoing assessments of the care delivery processes of a particular healthcare population to promote change that will support desired outcomes;
• review records, practices, and/or operations to assess the quality of care and to ensure appropriate inter-disciplinarycommunication for the continuity of care;
• provide orientation and mentors/preceptors to junior colleagues, interns, and/or students to develop and prepare quality practitioners.

Ability to:

• access all occupied areas of a health care facility to conduct inspections and complete the survey process.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9.The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here .This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.