Clinical Health Facility Surveyor III

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing technical licensure, certification surveys, and complaint investigations for a variety of health facilities; evaluating the care provided residents/patients/clients by licensed or registered facility staff; and providing consultative and technical assistance to health facilities and laboratories regarding professional standards of practice; and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.

• →Based on the licensed or registered professional status of the surveyor applies knowledge of professional standards of practice to observe, analyze, and evaluate the provision of nursing, dietary, social, laboratory, and pharmaceutical services as well as respiratory, speech, physical and occupational therapy services for adherence to professional standards of practice.

• →Reviews facility compliance history; conducts entrance interview with facility administrator or representative providing explanation for survey and conducts exit interview to discuss problems and deficiencies; tours interior and exterior physical environment of facilities for required equipment, supplies, maintenance, water temperature, and sanitation; evaluates administrative records to include policies and procedures, staffing logs, in-service programs, and medical records in order to ensure compliance with regulations.
• →Employs sampling methodology to select residents/patients/clients for in-depth evaluation of the care and service needs of the residents/patients/clients versus the care and services provided.
• →Interviews residents/patients/clients, family members, and facility personnel, and others to obtain and document information regarding residents/patients/clients care and/or to respond to complaints.
• →Evaluate the administration of health facilities to determine if policies and procedures comply with federal and state statutes and regulations.
• →Completes required forms and reports, which detail deficiencies noted during facility survey.
• →Investigates allegations and makes determinations of resident/patient/client abuse and neglect; makes determinations of immediate jeopardy in which immediate corrective action is necessary because a facility practice has caused, or is likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident/patient/client; makes determinations of actual harm in which a facility practice has cause a negative outcome that has compromised the resident’s/patient’s/client’s ability to maintain and/or reach his/her highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• →Recommends action as to certification or licensure renewal, non-renewal, or termination/revocation; relocates residents/patients/clients in the event of an administrative order for the emergency relocation of residents/patients/clients; testifies to inspection findings at hearings or in court proceedings.
• →Provides technical assistance to facilities in areas of expertise; describes observed deficiencies to appropriate facility staff and provides consultation relative to improvements needed to comply with regulations.

·         Being present in the office is an essential function of this job

·         Other duties as assigned

Other Duties

·         Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.

·         Works effectively in team environment, participating and assisting their peers.

Qualifying experience can be in any one of the following fields of experience:

Medical Technologists

·         Requirements at this level consist of registration as a Medical Technologist with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, plus six years’ experience as a Registered Medical technologist.

Medical Practitioners

·         A bachelor’s degree and possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a medical practitioner issued by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure, plus six years of professional experience as a licensed medical practitioner.

Nursing

·         Possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to practice practical nursing, or Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and eight years of experience as a licensed practical nurse in a health care setting.

·         Possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to practice professional nursing, or, Licensed Practical Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and seven years of experience as a registered nurse

·         A bachelor’s degree in nursing and six years of experience as a registered nurse.

·         A combination equivalent of education substituting the completion of a post baccalaureate degree for one year only of the required experience.

·         A combination equivalent of years of experience as a licensed nurse.

Social Workers

·         Possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a social worker issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers, plus six years of professional experience as a licensed social worker.

• If education, certification or licensure is required to meet qualifications, applicants must provide documentation at the time of application.
• All applicants are subject to a background check and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Long Term Care Surveyors must successfully complete all training and obtain certification (federal/state) for Nursing Facilities, including the successful completion of Surveyor Minimum Qualification Training (SMQT) within one year of hire date.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the principles, practices, and ethics for the surveyor’s licensed or registered professional status; of administrative and organizational principles and practices regarding health care facility operations; of the principles of interviewing; of word processing software applications and computer operations; of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies regarding licensure and certification of health care facilities; of what constitutes immediacy of threat to a client; of the requirements for determining culpability of a facility; and of residents/patients/clients relocation protocols. Ability is required to read and understand statutory and regulatory language; to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and choosing an appropriate course of action; to interpret and analyze survey findings against statutory and regulatory requirements; to make decisions; to organize and communicate findings, both orally and in writing, in a logical, clear, concise, and complete manner; to observe, document, analyze, and evaluate the provision of care against the applicable standards of practice, statue, and regulation; to employ the principles and methods of conducting interviews using memory retrieval methods; to interview residents/patients/clients with diminished mental capacity, developmental disabilities, and/or acute and chronic medical conditions; to gather and present findings within a hostile facility environment while maintaining professional tone and demeanor; to analyze non-verbal and verbal communications to determine if an interview subject is omitting information or is being deceptive, and employ techniques for identifying omissions and deception in written statement; and to distinguish between the potential for harm and the potential for serious harm; to facilitate the relocation of residents/patients/clients; to independently perform facility investigations; to provide individual instruction, encouragement, and guidance to surveyors while functioning as a preceptor to surveyors in training; and to lead a team of surveyors in the conduct of a facility survey. Ability is required to facilitate the relocation of residents/patients/clients; to independently perform facility investigations; to provide individual instruction, encouragement, and guidance to surveyors while functioning as a preceptor to surveyors in training; and to lead a team of surveyors in the conduct of a facility survey.

This position is set in an office environment.  While performing the duties of the job, employees are frequently required to stand, walk, lift, and reach. Working hours may vary to include off- hour, weekend, evening, and extended hours surveys, as determined by LTC leadership based on the CMS Mission & Priority Document TIER workload; State Operations Manual Chapters 2, 5, and 7; Title 63 Sections 1-1900.1 – 1-1943.1; 1-1950 - 1-1953.7; and 1-1991; Long-term Care Security Act – Sections 1-1944 – 1-1949. Weeks with holidays will require the surveyor to work a standard 8-5 schedule for that week. Being present in the office is an essential function of this job

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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