Long Term Care Surveyor-Licensed Practical Nurse (4936020) New

Job Location: This position will be located at 920 Wildwood Dr., Jefferson City, MO 65109.

Why You’ll Love This Position

The Section for Long-Term Care seeks to help protect the health and safety of elderly and disabled individuals residing in long term care facilities. This professional position serves as both a member of a multi-disciplinary team to survey long-term care facilities for compliance with state and federal regulations, and as an independent complaint investigator. This position will qualify for telecommuter status once training is complete.

The salary indicated represents a base pay rate. If the individual selected or the position is eligible for a pay differential (e.g., shift, security, or years of service), it will be added to the total compensation in your paycheck. A pay differential does not raise your base pay.

• Conduct surveys, licensure inspections, complaint investigations, and other activities as assigned and in accordance with federal and state policies and procedures, including passing the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test.
• Monitor care provided to individuals residing in long term care facilities to ensure the quality of life and quality of care received meets state and federal regulatory standards.
• Communicate information, both verbally and in writing, in a manner that is understandable, legible, professional, courteous, respectful and consistent with regulatory requirements. Perform duties in a manner that is respectful of individual's space and preferences.
• Attend scheduled team meetings, assume a fair share of the workload, and accept on-call duty as assigned on weekends and holidays on a rotating basis, which may require a visit to a facility to investigate a high priority complaint during the on-call time.
• Present relevant information necessary to identify regulatory violations and determine compliance as a team. Ensure deficiencies cited are based on facts, include more than one source of evidence whenever possible, and clearly support the regulation cited.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of professional experience in the areas of social work; mental health; sanitary inspection; environmental control; physical rehabilitation; habilitation; physical, occupational, recreational, music, or speech therapy; dietetics, foods, and nutrition; and/or health care facility surveying, licensed nursing home administration, or fire and safety inspection. OR
• Five or more years of experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a health care setting. OR
• Five or more years of experience inspecting residential care facilities or assisted living facilities.
• Candidates must meet the qualifications for a Senior Regulatory Auditor: Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of relevant experience (Education and relevant experience substitutions may be allowed.)
• Strong computer skills with the ability to learn new programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and customer service skills with residents, providers, and the public is an essential component of this position.
• Candidates must have physical strengths, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness to be able to perform the duties.
  
  

Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

Angela Theroff, Regulatory Compliance Manager, 9b4vm0gvs@0qpzehgrey.com.