Nurse Surveyor - Nursing Care Center

Overview

The Nursing Care Center RN - Field Representative surveys long term nursing care organizations throughout the United States. Applies systems analysis skills and inductive reasoning skills to determine health care organizations' degree of compliance with applicable standards and functionality of care delivery systems. Engages health care organization staff in interactive dialogues on standards-based issues in health care in order to assess compliance and to identify opportunities for improving compliance.

Prepares management reports that clearly link individual standards deficiencies with potential systems vulnerabilities and related organization risk points. Effectively communicates this information to health care organization leadership in a constructive and collegial style. Participates in other Joint Commission activities as assigned by supervisor.

Field Representatives must have the following essential knowledge, credentials, characteristics, and abilities:

• Qualified candidates must be a graduate of an approved school of nursing and hold a Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
• Current professional license in discipline required at the time of hire and must be maintained throughout the duration of employment.
• Nursing Home Administration license preferred.
• Candidates must have five years of experience working in various components of long-term care, including three years of direct clinical experience, and two years of senior management experience.
• Ideal candidates will have experience in a culturally diverse work environment; fluency in Spanish is a plus.
• The team players we select to take on these highly visible, challenging roles will have strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills, expertise in interviewing, and PC proficiency.
• Certification requirement:
  You must hold a CPHQ certification (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) through the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) at the time of hire or by December 31, 2028.

Full-time and part-time positions are currently available. Candidates interested in part-time positions must be available to work two or three weeks per month and must provide three or four weeks of availability for the purpose of scheduling. All positions require 100% nationwide travel.

Physical Abilities:

• Must be able to observe, in real-time and without slowing or otherwise interrupting the progress of, all applicable types of ongoing health care treatment.
• Standing for long periods of time, walking lengthy distances, lifting, climbing, stooping, pulling, and pushing in order to adequately inspect and observe all medical facilities, equipment, and procedures.
• We are currently hiring for our orientation class to take place in November 2025 (tentative) and February 2026.

We offer comprehensive benefits for our employees. For an overview of our benefits package, please visit our Joint Commission Career Page.

The salary range for this position is USD $/year.