Compliance Nurse; Long Term Care Residents Protection

Introduction

Nurses Make a Difference!

• $10,000.00 recruitment incentive for Registered Nurses
• $10,000.00 recruitment incentive for Advanced Practice Nurses
• $10,000.00 recruitment incentive for Nurse Consultants
• $10,000.00 recruitment incentive for Nursing Supervisors
• $10,000.00 recruitment incentive for Compliance Nurses
• $7,500.00 recruitment incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse
• $5,000.00 recruitment incentive for Certified Nurse’s Assistant

Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to referring DHSS employees. You must be a new employee to the State of DE to be eligible for this program.

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) seeks to increase the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offering a recruitment incentive to eligible Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant candidates in accordance with the DHSS Recruitment and Referral Incentive Program.

Recruitment incentives will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire and will begin after the first quarter of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DHSS. Referral bonuses of $1,000 will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant. This program may be terminated by the State at any time.

This position is responsible for ensuring the regulatory compliance of long‑term care healthcare facilities in Delaware. The incumbent will conduct federal certification and/or state licensure surveys of long‑term care healthcare facilities, assess the quality of care and relate findings to statutory/regulatory requirements, develop deficiency reports, review and assess corrective action plans, participate in updating long‑term care healthcare regulations, prepare and maintain records, and may appear in courts of law or before boards and commissions.

• Conduct surveys of facilities and agencies for certification and/or licensure by the State and Medicare/Medicaid.
• Consult with agencies and facilities to assist them in meeting requirements and improving overall health care delivery.
• Conduct investigations of complaints against agencies/facilities to include allegations of violations against health care regulations and patient care.
• Conduct in‑service training programs at health care facilities or in the community to educate providers and other interested groups in state‑of‑the‑art health care.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records, reports, and summaries and may be required to appear in courts of law or before boards and commissions.

• At least two years’ experience as a Registered Nurse or a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing and at least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse or a Master’s degree or higher in Nursing.
• Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license or a multi‑state compact license.

This posting may be closed on or before 8/13/2026 upon filling the vacant position(s).

All new hires are required to attend an in‑person, statewide mandatory New Employee Orientation on their first day of employment. The session will be held at a designated location in either Kent or New Castle County.

This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. DHSS does not provide employment‑based sponsorship.

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