Registered Nurse / Nurse Consultant II

State of North Carolina•Columbus, OH

12d•Remote

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence. This is a home-based position in the Central Region and individuals should reside in Wake, Durham, Orange, Guilford, Forsyth, Johnston, Franklin, Vance, Wayne, Nash, Wilson, Randolph, Moore, Lee or a surrounding county. This job requires frequent travel, sometimes on short notice, within assigned counties and statewide, including occasional overnight stays. Use of personal vehicle may be required and compensated at the NC Office of State Budget and Management's established mileage rate. As a Nurse Consultant Lead in the Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification Section, the main responsibility is to provide leadership and professional supervision to team members and coordinate survey activities to determine compliance levels with State and Federal regulations through the survey process.

Requirements

INTERNAL POSTING: ONLY PERMANENT FULL-TIME, PERMANENT PART-TIME, PROBATIONARY, TRAINEE, TEMPORARY OR TIME-LIMITED DHHS EMPLOYEES OR LAYOFF CANDIDATES WITH THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ELIGIBLE FOR RIF PIORITY REEMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION AS DESCRIBED BY GENERAL STATUTE (GS) 126 MAY APPLY.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and two years of clinical experience in the area of specialization.

Nice To Haves

A strong clinical background, including assessment, care planning, and delivery of care.
Knowledge of State and Federal rules and regulations governing healthcare.
Effective skills in communicating (verbally and in writing) such as in composed technical reports using good grammar.
Ability to gather and analyze data for decision-making with experience.

Responsibilities

Planning, developing, facilitating and evaluating the work of Nurse Consultant I team members
Ensure staff maximize effort and operate at peak efficiency to conduct Licensure and/or Medicare/Medicaid certification surveys.
Ensure staff follow federal, state and section guidelines, processes, and procedures.
Assist with planning and developing strategic plans, and goals, ensure departmental activities and guidelines are in adherence to regulatory requirements, and other duties as assigned.
To conduct Licensure and/or Medicare certification of Home Care, Home Health & Hospice agencies and review of documentation to ascertain compliance with applicable State Licensure and/or Federal Certification Regulations.
Providing technical assistance and interpreting regulations to staff on survey; analyzing survey findings and determining compliance with applicable rules and statutes and preparing deficiency reports documenting findings of non-compliance in a legally defensible manner, as well as reviewing staff reports.
Reviewing plans of correction submitted by providers to ensure plans meet established criteria.
Providing technical assistance and information to facilities, potential providers and the public on the licensure and certification process, requirements, and interpretations.

Benefits

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits.
Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

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