Health Care Facilities Field Surveyor - Entry (Multiple Vacancies

Organization

Health

Ongoing

Health Department Building 246 North High Street 1st Floor Columbus 43215

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation : $32.69

Full-time

Work Hours : 10 hour/4 days Mon-Thurs

Union : 1199

Regulatory Compliance

Technical Skills :
Inspection Principles, Interviewing, Regulatory Compliance, Investigation, Medical records

Professional Skills :
Attention to Detail, Building Trust, Listening, Written Communication, Confidentiality

Health Care Facilities Field Surveyor - Entry

Recruitment of applicants will be considered from around the state. The next surveyor class is scheduled to start Monday, November 16th, 2026. The date assigned is non-negotiable.

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.

The Bureau of Survey and Certification (BOSC) is responsible for conducting survey inspections to ensure health care providers and clinical laboratories are compliant with state and federal requirements. As a surveyor, your impact reaches beyond each resident into connected lives of caregivers, friends, and families. The lives you touch may be countless and your work will count! Watch the video below for a closer look at "life on the job" presented by ODH survey team members.

• Attend mandated state and federal surveyor training.
• Travel to health care facilities to participate in (and/or conduct under supervision) onsite inspections of providers to determine compliance.
• Participate, under supervision, in discussion with facility officials regarding survey findings.
• Attend (as part of survey team) exit interview meetings with facility staff.
• Learn to review plans of correction for deficiencies.
• Complete survey reports and deficiency statements in accordance with the Principles of Documentation.
• Provide consultation to newer surveyors.

• Receive training in gathering evidence, for cases which may require legal action.
• Participate (as member of survey team) in hearing preparations and hearings.
• Testify before judicial bodies as assigned.
• Analyze data collected during survey process and prepare specialized reports as assigned.
• Assist in drafting responses to problems/questions regarding survey process.
• Assist supervisor in preparing speeches to community groups, providers, or other agencies; draft and deliver speeches as assigned.

• Carry laptop, portable scanner, reference materials and forms (weighing up to 25 lbs.) to/from worksite.
• Learn to use computer-assisted process in conducting and documenting surveys.
• Learn to use applicable data sets (e.g., MDS, OASIS) and quality indicator reports to monitor and evaluate quality indicators.
• Learn to develop other reports/materials required by Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Maintain administrative records and/or library of current reference literature, as needed.
• Complete and submit all travel documents (e.g., travel logs, travel authorizations), records, expense reports and all computerized survey forms.
• Notify supervisor of problems that jeopardize meeting time frames.

• Travel:
  Surveyors travel constantly, whether down the road or across the state. Expect overnight stays and evening/weekend work when a situation calls for it.
• Emergencies:
  Routine annual surveys can be planned; complaint responses cannot. We go where we areneeded, when we areneeded.
• Documentation:
  Effective technical writing is essential (grammar usage andbasic composition).
• Work Life Balance:
  
  Vacations are approved based upon a seniority office canvass.

• Requires travel twelve (12) months per year, including some overnight travel, regardless of weather conditions.
• Possible exposure to infectious waste during observation of care.
• Must climb, bend and reach in order to inspect facilities’ service areas, attics, basements and other locations.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS,…