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About the Role
To assist in conducting inspections and surveys of health care facilities to evaluate the nursing care provided and to ensure compliance with state and federal standards and regulations for the determination of initial or continued eligibility for state licensure and federal certification.
Responsibilities
- Assist in conducting inspections and surveys of health care facilities, including annual recertification surveys and off-hour surveys.
- Observe nursing care provided at health care facilities to determine its adequacy.
- Participate in performing complaint inspections at licensed healthcare facilities, investigating all allegations.
- Review nursing care staffing patterns and personnel qualifications to ensure adequate staffing, proper personnel standards, and patient care policies.
- Review medical records of patients to ensure proper nursing care, medication, and treatment are given in accordance with physician's orders.
- Review other areas at health care facilities such as health, sanitation, dietary, and any conditions immediately affecting patients.
- Talk to patients and observe general attitudes towards the facility, noting common complaints and checking their validity.
- Prepare reports related to survey findings, noting deficiencies or discrepancies, especially in nursing care standards.
- Explain deficiencies or discrepancies to facility officials and recommend ways to eliminate them.
- Perform follow-up investigations to ensure proper corrections are made.
- Operate personal computer-based programs and complete data entry and technically correct, error-free reports.
- Efficiently perform investigations as part of a multi-disciplinary team and independently.
- Perform investigations that might occur off-hours.
Requirements
- A thorough knowledge of modern approved nursing practices and methods.
- A working knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations relative to the licensing, regulation, and inspection of health care facilities.
- The ability to interpret laws, rules, and regulations.
- A working knowledge of standards for nursing care and the ability to apply these standards in conducting surveys.
- A working knowledge and sound understanding of social and human relationships, problems, and needs in dealing with aged and convalescent persons.
- The ability to prepare reports containing findings, analyses, conclusions, and recommendations.
- The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with health care facility officials and assist them by providing advice and guidance.
- Must meet nursing licensure requirements as a Registered Nurse at time of appointment and maintain such licensure in good standing.
- Must maintain a valid motor vehicle operator license.
- Must complete required basic surveyor examination(s) within six (6) months.
Skills
- Personal computer-based programs
- Data entry
- Report preparation
- Nursing practices
- Nursing care standards
- Surveying
- Investigation
Location
- State of Rhode Island
Work Type
- Full-time
- Non-Standard 35.0 hours
Experience Level
- At least one year of employment as a registered nurse in a private or public health care facility.
Education Level
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Salary/Compensations
- $78,140.00 - $137,102.00
Benefits
- Information regarding benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees can be found on the Office of Employee Benefits' website.
- Direct deposit for all employees is required.
- New hires after September 30, 2014, must participate in the direct deposit system.
About the Company
- Department of Health
- Division of Regulatory Compliance