Registered Nurse Health Facility Surveyor 2024-02827

State of Wyoming; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the State of Wyoming as a Health Facility Surveyor where you'll play a crucial role in conducting surveys and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. This position offers the chance to work independently and as part of a team, influencing positive changes in healthcare facilities while enjoying the beautiful landscapes of Wyoming. A $2,000 hiring bonus is available for eligible candidates.

Benefits

Hiring bonus of $2,000

Flexible/Hybrid work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare settings preferred.
• Completion of CMS Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT) within 6 months required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct surveys and investigate complaints statewide.
• Report findings to facility leadership and provide technical assistance.
• Extensive statewide travel to survey sites.

Skills

Knowledge of healthcare standards

Regulatory assessment

Quality of life considerations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare

Job description

Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Enjoy a small-town atmosphere, with no state income tax and an average of 300 days of sunshine each year, with nearby access to skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities.

You will serve as a Health Facility Surveyor with the Health Care Surveillance Branch, Healthcare Licensing and Surveys, Wyoming Department of Health, conducting surveys and investigating complaints statewide according to Wyoming State Statutes in agreement with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

What Health Facility Surveyors like about the job:

• Working with a diverse group of healthcare professionals and learning from each other.
• Having the opportunity for continual learning with formal training courses such as “Investigative Techniques,” “Interviewing,” and “Decision Making.”
• Feeling like “I make a difference for residents after I leave the facility.”
• Enjoying the opportunity to work both independently and as a member of a survey team. Exploring the beautiful State of Wyoming in a way few people get to experience.
• Talking with patients and residents and influencing positive changes for them. Visiting various healthcare facilities around the State.

This position is eligible for a $2,000 hiring bonus. See notes for eligibility and conditions.

Human Resource Contact: [e-mail]

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed at the job level.

• Performs standard and abbreviated surveys such as initial licensure and certification surveys, recertification surveys, complaint investigations, and follow-up surveys.
• Ensures the survey process is implemented correctly and efficiently.
• Interprets regulations and guidance from the State Operations Manual and other federal/state guidelines.
• Performs complaint intakes, assesses, and documents regulatory problems.
• Determines regulatory category for complaint allegations.
• Reports findings to the Team Coordinator or, when working independently, to the Supervisor. Evaluates plans of correction and communicates approval or concerns to facility leadership.
• Provides oral or written technical assistance to various healthcare provider types.
• Participates in in-service education and other educational opportunities related to the survey process.
• Extensive statewide travel to and from survey sites.

PREFERENCES & AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Preference may be given to registered nurses with experience working in nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, hospice, ambulatory surgical centers, or dialysis facilities.
This position requires licensure by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.
Completion of the CMS Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT) within 6 months of employment is required.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of healthcare standards, medical conditions (acute and chronic), medical procedures, mental health needs, and quality of life.
• Knowledge of Federal and State requirements for certifying and licensing healthcare facilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (typically in Healthcare)
• Experience: 0-3 years of progressive work experience (typically in Healthcare) with knowledge at the level of a Health Program Specialist, OR
• 4-6 years of progressive work experience (typically in Healthcare) with knowledge at the level of a Health Program Specialist.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None required.

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Extensive statewide travel to survey sites.
• Work from a home office (except in Laramie County).

NOTES:

• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• Wyoming Department of Health is an E-Verify employer. Flexible/Hybrid work environment.
• Hiring bonus eligibility and conditions include: new state employees, current employees accepting a promotion, with a minimum of one year of service, and only one bonus per 12 months.

For more information, visit http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm. The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting the ADA and accommodating qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change; please refer to the A & I HRD Website for the most recent version.