RN Health Facilities Surveyor

the South Dakota State Government • Pierre, SD

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a Full-Time position with the Department of Health - Division of Licensure and Accreditation. The South Dakota Department of Health is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse Health Facilities Surveyor to assist with protecting and promoting the health and safety of residents and patients in South Dakota's licensed health care facilities. The RN Health Facilities Surveyor is responsible for surveying patient activities, dietary, infection control, resident rights, and physical environment. The Surveyor's role is to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations for the protection of health and safety hazards. This position requires travel, offers a daily per diem and the use of a state vehicle while conducting surveys. The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team's home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week (while not on survey) upon successful completion of the 6-month probationary period. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position. The selected candidate will have to travel to one of the main office locations for in office days which are located in Rapid City, Pierre, Mitchell, and Sioux Falls. Travel and overnight stays are required for this position.

Requirements

• Must be a licensed Registered Nurse eligible to practice in SD.
• Ability to learn and clearly convey information to others and check for understanding.
• Ability to sense and understand others' concerns and feelings.
• Ability to develop self to expand own knowledge, apply it, and share with others.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make timely, well-informed decisions.
• Ability to set goals and put forth the effort required to achieve them.
• Ability to conduct work in an honest, ethical, responsible, and committed manner.
• Ability to plan ahead, set priorities, and work in an orderly manner.
• Ability to build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with others who can provide support.
• Ability to work cooperatively with coworkers and treats them with respect.
• Ability to review and assess effectiveness or compliance of multi-disciplinary care interventions and progress towards meeting outcomes of care.
• Ability to revise the plan of care or identify corrective measures for compliance or to prevent the spread of disease and illnesses.
• Ability to provide technical assistance and information that contributes to the development of wider solutions or approaches to healthcare issues and situations.
• Ability to conduct or review ongoing psychosocial, physical, and/or functional nursing assessments of individuals/families/populations to determine a plan of action/intervention.
• Ability to conduct ongoing assessments of the care delivery processes of a particular healthcare population to promote change that will support desired outcomes.
• Ability to review records, practices, and/or operations to assess the quality of care and to ensure appropriate inter-disciplinary communication for the continuity of care.
• Ability to provide orientation and mentors/preceptors to junior colleagues, interns, and/or students to develop and prepare quality practitioners.
• All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9.
• The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of principles and practices of the disciplines providing services to patients and residents in health care facilities.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of the causes and control of diseases produced by unsanitary conditions.

Responsibilities

• Surveying patient activities, dietary, infection control, resident rights, and physical environment.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations for the protection of health and safety hazards.
• Access all occupied areas of a health care facility to conduct inspections and complete the survey process.

Benefits

• Daily per diem
• Use of a state vehicle
• Possibility of working a condensed workweek
• Holidays off
• Rotating shifts off
• Work remotely up to 3 days a week (while not on survey) upon successful completion of the 6-month probationary period.
• $0 premium employee health insurance option
• Eleven paid holidays
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Other insurance options
• Retirement benefits
• Member of Class A retirement under SDRS

What This Job Offers

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