Medical Facilities Inspector Supervisor

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Chesapeake, VA

About The Position

The Office of Licensure and Certification in Richmond, VA is seeking full-time Medical Facility Inspector Supervisor for the Tidewater region’s Acute Care Team and Virginia state Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) agency. This position will supervise survey teams that conduct onsite surveys/inspections and complaint investigations at acute care facilities and clinical laboratories. This position currently offers a sign-on bonus of $5,000 and 80 hours of front-loaded annual leave time with a one-year written agreement for external candidates. This position may require travel and overnight travel. The Medical Facilities Inspector Supervisor for the Acute Care Team formally supervises inspectors/surveyors to ensure that inspections/surveys or reviews of health care facilities and laboratories are performed in accordance with state and federal regulations, and the Virginia State Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Agency. May conduct inspections and investigations directly, as needed. Characteristic activities include supervises inspections/survey teams, team survey activities, prepares inspector work schedules, reviews inspection/survey reports, address regulations and survey process questions for provider applicants, verifies applications meet regulatory requirements, manages database reflecting changes in licensed and certified health care facilities as well as provides technical assistance to providers, perform quality activities and staff training. The acute care facilities include hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient physical therapy, end-stage renal disease facilities, and laboratories. Laboratories are any facility that examines human specimens for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of the health of, human beings. The objective of CLIA is to ensure quality laboratory testing and state agencies are tasked with enforcing CLIA standards. This list is not all inclusive. Travel is required throughout the state of Virginia and can be extensive at times (3-4 days per week).

Requirements

Ability to communicate orally and in writing in articulate and legally defensible manner
Knowledge of quality-of-care issues, health care operations, management and service delivery systems
Ability to interpret and consistently apply laws and regulations and understand consequence of violations
Management skills in planning, analysis, scheduling, team building and providing customer services
General knowledge of MS Office Suite
Ability to supervise a diverse workforce, which may be dispersed throughout the state in home-based offices
If working in LTC and/or Complaint unit, must obtain SMQT Certification within 12 months of hire date. All MFI’s must obtain medical clearance for fit testing in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) [Ref.2] within 90 days of hire date and annually except for Complaint Unit.

Nice To Haves

Prior Medical Facilities Inspector (MFI) experience
Knowledge of healthcare compliance regulations
Prior supervisory experience
Experience in laboratory testing.
Advanced degree in Laboratory Science

Responsibilities

Holds staff meetings or in-service training programs to keep staff informed and receive feedback on inspection/survey activities
Periodically meets with staff members to provide technical assistance, answer questions or resolve problems
Conducts performance evaluations
Submits performance evaluations to supervisor for review prior to established deadline
Establishes accurate reoccurring schedule and work assignment plans
Reviews inspector's reports and facility's plan of correction for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
Responsible for a critical analysis of non-routine reports to include complaint investigations and inspections/surveys that result in potential adverse action due to immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of patients
Assures that Medicare/Medicaid requirements and State licensure regulations have been applied accurately and consistently
May observe, conduct and/or participate in onsite inspections/surveys as required
Provides technical assistance to certification applicants that is timely and accurate
May be required to perform other duties; may include functions in support of an emergency declaration
May be required to adjust work hours, location and job duties and participate in training to meet public health business needs.
Data management
Quality activities
Staff training and education