Health Care Facilities Field Surveyor - Entry (Multiple Vacancies)

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

19h • $33 • Onsite

About The Position

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace. This position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39). Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. The Bureau of Survey and Certification (BOSC) is responsible for conducting survey inspections to ensure health care providers and clinical laboratories are compliant with state and federal requirements. As a surveyor, your impact reaches beyond each resident into connected lives of caregivers, friends, and families. The lives you touch may be countless and your work will count!

Requirements

• Certification, licensure, or registration commensurate with assigned discipline (i.e., registered nurse, or licensed dietician, or licensed social worker, or registered environmental health specialist, or licensed nursing home administrator, or licensed pharmacist, or licensed physical/occupational/speech therapist)
• 24 mos. exp. in a health care setting (i.e., long term care, acute care, non-long term care facility, ICF/IID, hospice care, home health setting, dialysis center, ambulatory surgical center, or in community health protection)
• 12 mos. trg. or exp. in utilizing a personal computer and software to access and record data
• Valid driver’s license.
• Entry level surveyor classification requires a 365 day probationary period.
• Requires extensive travel 12 mos. per year throughout the state, regardless of weather conditions, including some overnight stays.
• Possible exposure to infectious waste during observation of care.
• Must climb, bend and reach in order to inspect facilities’ service areas, attics, basements and other locations.
• Effective technical writing is essential (grammar usage and basic composition).
• Renewal of licensure/certification/registration pertinent to assigned discipline as mandated by Ohio Revised Code.
• All applicants must submit a completed Ohio Civil Service Application using the TALEO System.
• Applicants must clearly indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications and/or position specific minimum qualifications.
• Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application.
• Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment.
• Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors or advanced degree in assigned discipline
• Experience conducting surveys/inspections of long term care and non-long term care facilities, (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes, ICF/IID, home health, ESRD, ambulatory surgical centers, rehabilitation agencies, hospice)
• Has passed SMQT Surveyor Minimum Qualification Test
• Experience working in a nursing home or ICF/IID as a licensed health care Professional
• Experience and/or education in technical or report writing
• Experience in preparing and presenting technical presentations
• Experience working with computer software (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience working in critical care, hospital, urgent care or emergency department as a licensed health care professional
• Experience in providing training and orientation to new employees or cross training to established employees

Responsibilities

• Receive instruction and on-the-job training on survey tasks and protocols applicable to long-term care (LTC) and acute and continuing care (ACC), ODH procedures, and rules/regulations pertinent to the surveyor role, through extensive reading, program briefings and supervised participation in field activities.
• Attend mandated state and federal surveyor training.
• Travel to health care facilities to participate in (and/or conduct under supervision) onsite inspections of providers to determine compliance.
• Participate, under supervision, in discussion with facility officials regarding survey findings.
• Attend (as part of survey team) exit interview meetings with facility staff.
• Learn to review plans of correction for deficiencies.
• Complete survey reports and deficiency statements in accordance with the Principles of Documentation.
• Provide consultation to newer surveyors.
• Learn to research special problems and evaluate data.
• Receive training in gathering evidence, for cases which may require legal action.
• Participate (as member of survey team) in hearing preparations and hearings.
• Testify before judicial bodies as assigned.
• Analyze data collected during survey process and prepare specialized reports as assigned.
• Assist in drafting responses to problems/questions regarding survey process.
• Assist supervisor in preparing speeches to community groups, providers, or other agencies; draft and deliver speeches as assigned.
• Operate laptop computer using state-provided software in order to learn documentation and reporting of survey findings, as well as review of survey reports.
• Carry laptop, portable scanner, reference materials and forms (weighing up to 25 lbs.) to/from worksite.
• Learn to use computer-assisted process in conducting and documenting surveys.
• Learn to use applicable data sets (e.g., MDS, OASIS) and quality indicator reports to monitor and evaluate quality indicators.
• Learn to develop other reports/materials required by Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Maintain administrative records and/or library of current reference literature, as needed.
• Complete and submit all travel documents (e.g., travel logs, travel authorizations), records, expense reports and all computerized survey forms.
• Notify supervisor of problems that jeopardize meeting timeframes.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level