Safety Code Surveyor

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Health’s mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and safety of all Hoosiers so that they can reach their optimal health regardless of where they live, learn, work, or play.

Primary area is near & around Terre Haute, Vigo and Surrounding Indiana Counties, but could provide surveys anywhere in the State of Indiana

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $47,320.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Conduct periodic surveys and complaint investigations as required by State and Federal policy and defined protocols.
• Serve as team leaders for surveys, assigning survey tasks, conducting entrance and exit conferences, posting notifications and submitting survey paperwork timely.
• Identify deficient practices and determine appropriate scope and severity in the provision of healthcare and related services.
• Conduct on-site investigation of complaints to identify deficient practices and determine appropriate scope and severity in the provision of healthcare and related services.
• Document findings on the survey report in accordance with Principles of Documentation and submit reports within the required time frames.
• Complete administrative duties including, but not limited to travel vouchers, People Soft Time and Labor, schedules, checking and responding to emails, and computer updates.
• Complete a quality review of all assigned survey reports and make recommendations to ensure compliance with Principles of Documentation and ISDH Policies and Procedures.
• Organize and prioritize workload to ensure review and submission of survey reports in prescribed time frames.
• Essential functions of this position require travel on most workdays to inspect, audit, examine, survey, or investigate clients, customers, or other regulated entities and write reports at those sites or employee’s home. Employee reports to the agency’s office for occasional meetings or events. Number and timing of work hours may vary daily or weekly to accommodate operational needs and staffing concerns at the client’s or customer’s worksite, minimize expenditures for repeated visits to complete the work, and allocate resources to complete assigned work effectively.

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:

• Commitment to perform in a supportive role to the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) in the Agency Mission, Vision, Values, Priority Health Initiatives and Commission Goals.
• Specialized knowledge of operation and administration of applicable healthcare entities including applicable rules and regulations.
• Working knowledge/understanding of survey and investigative procedures; the ability to conduct surveys, inspections, interviews, and investigations; and to prepare reports documenting findings.
• Practical…