RN Health Care Facility Surveyor

Impact Recruiting Solutions; Hartford (VT); Remote; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k match

HSA

Paid holidays

Amex travel card

Travel expenses paid

Airline points

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Impact Recruiting Solutions is seeking an RN Health Care Facility Surveyor to support a nationwide Quality Improvement Consulting Company, with a Vermont focus. The role combines 100% remote coordination and on-site surveys, traveling up to 75% to assess facilities for Federal compliance.

Requirements include an Associate or Bachelor’s in nursing, CMS Long-Term Care Basic Training and SMQT, and RN licensure with 2+ years’ survey experience in long-term care.

Qualifications

• Must have Associate or Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Must have CMS Long-Term Care Basic Training and SMQT.
• At least two years of surveyor experience in long-term care facilities.
• Current RN licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site surveys of Medicare-Medicaid facilities to ensure compliance with Federal regulations.
• Perform off-site preparation, facility tour, observations, record reviews, and staff/family interviews.
• Evaluate quality of care and residents’ rights and physical plant.
• Communicate non-compliance issues to site personnel and exit conference participants.
• Determine acceptability of correction plans and conduct follow-up visits.

Skills

Healthcare survey

RN licensure

Travel readiness

Independent decision making

Communication

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s in nursing

Job description

RN Health Care Facility Surveyor - Vermont (#1182)

• CMS’s Long-Term Care Basic Training and SMQT certification are required.
• Airline and hotel points accumulate for employee's personal use.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee retirement plan (401k) with a generous match and immediate vesting.
• Company-paid tax-free Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.

Impact Recruiting Solutions is currently seeking a RN Health Care Facility Surveyor to fill an opening with a Quality Improvement Consulting Company and will work in a technically exciting environment supporting internal and external customers nationwide.

Requirements of the RN Health Care Facility Surveyor:

• Must have an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Must have successfully completed CMS’s Long-Term Care Basic Training and passed the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT).
• Must have At least two (2) years of recent experience working as a surveyor accrediting or certifying facilities that serve the residents of long-term care facilities.
• Must maintain current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Demonstrated a history of independent decision-making skills to direct and effectively manage the survey process.
• Ability to set priorities independently and collectively in performing survey tasks.
• Ability to openly discuss conflicts/controversy, and to seek assistance when appropriate to make decisions and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time on a regular basis is required.

Benefits of the RN Health Care Facility Surveyor:

• The salary for this position is $75,000 - 90,000 / yr.
• This is a Full-time position (Monday - Friday).
• Flexible paid vacation days.
• Paid holidays.
• Company-issued and company-paid Amex card for travel.
• All travel expenses paid directly by the company.
• Airline and hotel points accumulate for employee's personal use.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee retirement plan (401k) with a generous match and immediate vesting.
• Company-paid tax-free Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid disability insurance.
• Extensive training opportunity.
• Predictable work schedule.

Responsibilities of the RN Health Care Facility Surveyor:

The position is 100% remote with up to 75% travel. The Surveyor will serve as a team member or team leader on various types of surveys (i.e. re-certification, comparative, complaint investigation, and revisits) for long-term care and non-long-term care surveys, which can include; ambulatory surgical centers (ASC), Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF), hospital, critical access hospital, and hospice facilities. Surveyors travel to healthcare facilities nationally conducting surveys to assess compliance with requirements and regulations guiding the quality of care for residents/customers of the facilities. The responsibility of the Surveyor is to apply approved survey protocols for conducting on-site surveys. Specific activities include the following:

• Conduct on-site surveys of Medicare-Medicaid certified health care facilities to determine compliance with Federal regulations.
• Surveys require preparations such as off-site preparation, tour of the facility, observation of care, record review, interviews of staff and families, etc. Determine if care, treatment, and services are consistent with Federal requirements.
• Evaluate many aspects of the healthcare facility system from the quality of care to the consumers’ rights and physical plant.
• Communicate the non-compliance issues with key personnel throughout the site review and during the exit conference to assure an understanding of the deficiencies cited.
• Determine if a plan of correction is acceptable.
• Conduct follow-up visits and monitoring surveys to ascertain if facilities’ plans of correction to resolve the deficient practice have been implemented.
• Training: Assist with facility and bureau training. Participate in work groups as needed.