Compliance Nurse 2 – Long-term Care Program

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Georgia health agency nurse surveyor inspecting long-term-care facilities. Documenting deficiencies, monitoring corrective action, and traveling extensively across the state.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct on-site surveys of long-term care facilities to determine compliance with state and federal rules and regulations
  • Document survey findings using automated and written survey processes
  • Survey independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Review the quality of nursing care delivered in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities
  • Review, monitor, and ensure compliance with program policies and procedures
  • Evaluate complex medical situations and prepare survey documents under strict deadlines
  • Lead, plan, organize, and direct nursing activities in assigned facilities
  • Review regulatory standards to direct quality-improvement activities
  • Plan surveys according to facility services, size, and compliance history
  • Gather compliance data through interviews, observation, environmental and equipment inspection, and records review
  • Compile reports of findings and deficiencies with supporting evidence
  • Recommend adverse action when appropriate and notify facilities of findings
  • Review and monitor facility Plans of Correction
  • Adjust survey focus based on client needs, complaints, and emerging findings
  • Coordinate activities with appropriate agencies
  • Assist with training and guidance for newly employed surveyors
  • Maintain current knowledge of federal and state long-term-care requirements
  • May serve as team lead worker
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of experience as a Registered Nurse, two (2) years of which in an administrative or supervisory capacity, and current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse; or eight (8) years of experience as a Registered Nurse (HCP073) or position equivalent, two (2) years of which in an environment related to the area of assignment, four (4) years of which as a supervisor, and current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse
  • Possession of a valid Georgia driver's license
  • Use of a car at work
  • Extensive statewide and overnight travel (90%)
  • Occasional weekend and after-hours work may be required
  • Successful completion of preparatory training
  • Successful completion of the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test within the first 12 months of employment
  • Applications must include work experience

Benefits:

  • Employee retirement plan
  • Paid holidays annually
  • Vacation and sick leave
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Legal insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
  • Health spending account
  • Child care spending account
  • Pay increase upon successful completion of the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test