Medical Facilities Inspector

State Role

Title:

Health Care Compliance Spec II

Hiring Range: $79,000 - $89,250

Pay Band: 5

Agency:
Virginia Department of Health

Location:

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION-TW

Agency Website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

Recruitment Type:
General Public - G

The Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Licensure and Certification is seeking knowledgeable, detail-oriented professionals to serve as Medical Facilities Inspectors within the Long-Term Care Division in the Tidewater region.

This position currently offers a sign-on bonus of $5,000 and 40 hours of leave with a one-year written agreement for external candidates.

This position is for the Long-Term Care unit and will require travel throughout Tidewater:
Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Poquoson, Newport News, Hampton, Windsor, Courtland, Nassawadox, Smithfield, and Parksley, etc.

In this role, you will conduct state and federal surveys of nursing facilities and other long-term care providers to determine compliance with healthcare regulations and standards. Your work will directly support resident safety, dignity, rights, and quality of care.

As a Medical Facilities Inspector, you will conduct on-site surveys and inspections of nursing facilities and other long-term care providers to evaluate compliance with state and federal requirements. You will investigate complaints, incidents, allegations of abuse and neglect, misappropriation of resident property, and Immediate Jeopardy situations. Your work will include reviewing medical records, care plans, staffing documentation, medication administration practices, facility policies, and operational systems;

interviewing residents, family members, and facility staff; and observing resident care, dining services, infection-control practices, and overall facility operations. You will identify deficient practices, determine the appropriate scope and severity, prepare clear and legally defensible Statements of Deficiencies, review plans of correction, participate in revisit surveys and monitoring activities, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare and regulatory professionals.

• This is a mobile position.
• Frequent statewide travel, including overnight travel, is required.
• Extended work hours may occasionally be required during active investigations or Immediate Jeopardy situations.
• The selected candidate must obtain Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test certification within 12 months of employment.
• Medical clearance for respiratory fit testing must be obtained within 90 days of employment and annually thereafter.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

• Self-directed individual with specialized knowledge of health care systems and services, quality of care issues & health care administration
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear, concise, and legally defensible manner; ability to manage multiple assignments independently; to listen actively, share job knowledge, maintain professionalism, and follow through with requests
• Ability to independently assess individual patient/resident medical care plans and outcomes, the overall quality of facility care and services, and to interpret and apply complex state/federal regulations to the findings
• If working in LTC and/or Complaint unit, must obtain SMQT Certification within 12 months of hire date. All MFIs must obtain medical clearance for fit testing in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR ) []…