Health Facilities Surveyor - Long-Term Care

Job Description

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (DIAL) is seeking a motivated and flexible individual to join our team in the Health & Safety Division, Health Bureau, as a Health Facilities Surveyor for the Long Term (LTC) Unit.

Who We Are

DIAL is a multifaceted regulatory agency charged with protecting the health, safety, and well-being of Iowans. DIAL’s Health Bureau is responsible for inspecting and licensing health care providers and suppliers to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable Iowans.

The LTC Surveyor position is responsible for health surveys, revisit surveys, complaint surveys, and dependent adult abuse investigations.

At DIAL our mission is to Achieve Compliance Through Education, Regulation, and Due Process for a Safe and Healthy Iowa. To accomplish our Mission, the individual selected for this position will provide regulatory oversight to LTC facilities in a professional, courteous, non-intimidating and objective manner.

What We’re Seeking

The successful candidate for the fast-paced and multi-faceted Health Facilities Surveyor position is a self-starter. The position reports directly to the LTC Manager. The position requires state-wide, overnight travel 3 nights a week, on a weekly basis, and is based from your home domicile. Desired qualifications include:

• Ability to work independently from a home-based setting while maintaining the timelines and goals of the Department
• Conducting business in a professional, courteous and approachable manner
• Displays high standards of professional and ethical conduct
• Commitment to providing a high-quality service
• Ability to address and listen to others in respectful manner
• Possesses a high level of organizational skills and is process-driven
  
  

What You’ll Do

You will be an integral member of our survey team, providing direct support to the Department’s Health Facilities operations by:

• Completing assigned regulatory oversight in LTC facilities in a timely manner, including health surveys, revisit surveys, complaint surveys, and dependent adult abuse investigations
• Making recommendations regarding non-compliance with applicable State rules and/or Federal Regulations and processes
• Prepares accurate reports of all matters relating to surveys for licensure, complaint investigations, federal certification, and revisits, so that a determination can be made regarding licensure or certification.
  
  

What We Offer

When you join DIAL, you help make Iowa safer and healthier while enjoying an outstanding benefits package! In addition to providing a positive work environment, we offer an excellent compensation package for our full-time employees, including:

• Excellent pay and benefits package including health, dental, vision, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Opportunities for salary increases following your first six months and annually thereafter
• Biweekly vacation accrual and separate sick leave
• Paid holidays (9 days per year)
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling)
• Retirement Investors Club (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan)
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care
  
  

NOTE: starting salary of $64,230.40 annually

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Background check required.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Completion of an educational program in professional Nursing and registration as a nurse or graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree with a concentration of study in a human services area (e.g., psychology, sociology, gerontology, anthropology, therapeutic recreation, rehabilitation, or a similar area related to provisions of services) and experience equal to three years of full-time professional work;

OR

completion of a Pharmacy degree, a Master's degree, or advanced degree above the Master's level in a human services area at an accredited college or university, and experience equal to one year of full-time professional work;

OR

graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree and three years work experience in health administration; in a clinical substance abuse program; or in a regulatory program which involves the surveying and evaluating of situations, conditions and operating procedures of health care/treatment facilities;

OR

certification as a rehabilitation counselor by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification plus specialized training or experience equal to one year of full-time professional work in a nursing, treatment, or habilitation program for intellectually disabled clients;

OR

an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of the above specified experience for one year of the required education;

OR

thirty semester hours of graduate course work in public, business or health administration, in the health field or social work, counseling, or rehabilitation from an accredited college or university may be substituted for each year of experience to a maximum substitution of two years.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

• Applicants possessing licensure, certification, registration or degree should indicate such on the application form and may be required to provide proof at the time of interview.
• Licensure or temporary licensure by the State of Iowa is required for designated positions in this class. Applicants who now possess a current valid license from another state need not have an Iowa license to apply, but will be required to obtain the appropriate Iowa license prior to beginning actual employment.
• For purposes of qualifying for this job class, "professional experience" shall be indicated by having responsibility for assessment and diagnosis of client problems and needs, developing a plan of treatment, evaluating client progress toward meeting treatment goals, modifying treatment objectives, etc. Work at this level requires a prerequisite of post high school educational training or certification in the behavioral, social, health sciences, or health administration.
• Applicants for positions in the Department of Inspections and Appeals must undergo a background investigation which includes a criminal history check and a dependent adult and child abuse registry check.