Nursing Services Surveyor Consultant - Scottsbluff

State of Nebraska•Scottsbluff, NE

6d•$34 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services is hiring a skilled, detail-oriented Registered Nurse with long-term care experience for its Public Health Division. The Nursing Services Surveyor Consultant performs state and federal surveys of long-term care facilities to assess compliance with state and federal regulations. Surveys include interviews, record reviews, and observations of resident care and facility operations, including feeding, bathing, grooming, medication administration, meal preparation and service, use of personal protective equipment, infection control, wound care and treatment, transfers, respiratory treatments, and peri and incontinence care. The role requires frequent overnight travel, at least two weeks per month. The employee must be able to work 10-hour shifts, travel by car for up to two hours per day, and carry a laptop or tablet while conducting and documenting observations. Work is scheduled Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with at least one weekend/Sunday shift per quarter as required. The hiring rate is $33.776 per hour; the posted pay range is $33.776–$46.130 per hour. Pay may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints, if approved.

Requirements

Post-high-school coursework or training in professional nursing.
Experience in hospital, public health, nursing administration, teaching, or surveying health care facilities.
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Nebraska, or authority to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Valid driver's license.
Good assessment and documentation skills.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to work 10-hour shifts and travel by car for up to two hours per day.
Ability to carry a laptop or tablet and perform and document observations of wound care, dining services, kitchen services, infection control, and other facility activities.
Ability to work at least one weekend/Sunday shift per quarter as required.
Ability to undertake frequent overnight travel, at least two weeks per month.

Nice To Haves

Two years of long-term care experience, including recent experience.
Experience in geriatrics/long-term care, nursing administration, teaching, or surveying health care facilities.
Knowledge of interviewing and counseling techniques.
Knowledge of the principles of public health and of medical care facility equipment, construction, and safety.

Responsibilities

Perform state and federal surveys of long-term care facilities.
Conduct interviews, record reviews, and observations of resident care and facility operations to assess compliance with state and federal regulations.
Observe and document care and operations, including feeding, bathing, grooming, medication administration, meal preparation and service, PPE practices, infection control, wound care and treatment, transfers, respiratory treatments, and peri and incontinence care.
Travel to facilities, including frequent overnight travel, and document survey observations using a laptop or tablet computer.