Registered Nurse Health Compliance Inspector, Nursing Facilities - FAA; HP III RN

Department Information

Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division, Nursing Facilities Section.
This announcement is only open to current State of Colorado residents. If you are not currently residing in Colorado, your application will not be considered.
If you are a current HFEMS RN Health Compliance Inspector (Health Professional III), you will maintain your current salary if hired. If step pay increases are available, your HRBP will work with you to audit your step pay/time-in-series upon an offer.
If you are not a current Colorado employee, the starting pay for this position is $80,916 annually.
This announcement will fill multiple vacancies.

Do you desire a career that provides opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) seeks diverse individuals who make a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado citizens. Our mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play. Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, flexible retirement benefits including choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long‑term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college‑level courses including Master’s degree programs
• Excellent work‑life programs, such as flexible schedules
• A variety of employee resource groups

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division (HFEMSD) oversees and enforces federal and state statutes and regulations for approximately 3,200 health care facilities in Colorado, including hospitals, clinics, ambulatory surgical facilities, renal dialysis centers, EMS providers, trauma centers, long‑term care facilities, and more. The division licenses, recommends certification, conducts routine surveys, provides consumer safety and quality programs, recognizes EMS education programs, certifies EMS providers, and licenses all air ambulance services operating in the state.

Its mission is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of patients and residents by evaluating and securing compliance of licensed/facilitated providers, and to provide the public with information on health care facilities.

This role is staffed by professionals who work independently or as part of an interdisciplinary team to assess the care, treatment, and quality of life provided by health care facilities through observations, interviews, and record review. The RN is required for the survey team, conducting nursing observations and medication pass tasks.

• Survey nursing facilities on an unannounced basis, independently or as part of an interdisciplinary team, to determine compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
• Assess the quality of care, services, and treatment of residents/patients, and evaluate facility practices through observations, record review, and interviews with residents, families, staff, and external agencies.
• Collect and document evidence and survey results based on observations, interviews, and record review.
• Analyze evidence and survey results to determine compliance status.
• Write clear, concise, and legally defensible statements of deficiencies based on findings and knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Advise health care facility providers, consumers, and other governmental agencies regarding regulatory requirements.
• Decide which non‑compliant inspection areas are cited and identify applicable regulations.
• Investigate…