Nurse Consultant (Nursing Home Surveyor) Burke and surrounding

at  North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Nursing Home State Surveyor (Nurse Consultant I) position involves regulatory activities to determine compliance of nursing homes with federal and state federal and state requirements through inspections.

Job responsibilities include:

• Applying laws, regulations, rules, and protocols that have been established by the state or federal government.
• Making decisions in conjunction with interdisciplinary team members or independently.
• Completion of survey reports.

This is a home-based position servicing the Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell and Rutherford counties region. The Nursing Home Surveyor spends an average of three days per week in nursing homes conducting inspections. Occasionally inspections are required on weekends and night shift. Although management attempts to schedule inspections within a region, the consultant needs to expect overnight stays when the nursing home is greater than 60 miles from their home-base.

*MUST PASS THE FEDERAL SURVEYOR MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TEST (SMQT) WITHIN 2 YEARS OF HIRE.*

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit/stand/walk for prolonged periods; ability to finger/talk/hear/smell; ability to lift luggage (20 - 50 pounds); close visual acuity.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience”. If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and one year of experience in the area of specialization.

TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK HISTORY AND CREDENTIALS, YOU MUST LIST THE INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION FORM. ANY INFORMATION LISTED UNDER THE TEXT RESUME SECTION OR ON AN ATTACHMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR QUALIFYING CREDIT. QUALIFIED CANDIDATES MUST DOCUMENT ON THE APPLICATION THAT THEY POSSESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Strong clinical background, including assessment, care planning and delivery of care.
• Demonstrated skills in communicating effectively (verbally and in writing).
• Demonstrated ability to compose technical reports using good grammar.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with the ability to drive a vehicle, adapt to schedule changes, and travel on short notice.

Job responsibilities include:

• Applying laws, regulations, rules, and protocols that have been established by the state or federal government.
• Making decisions in conjunction with interdisciplinary team members or independently.
• Completion of survey reports