Nurse Consultant/Inspector

Description

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performs many varied functions for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. OIG has six divisions: Division of Regulated Child Care, Division of Health Care, Certificate of Need, Division of Kentucky Health Information Exchange, Division of Telehealth, and the Division of Audits and Investigations. These Divisions cover a wide variety of job tasks and duties in varied settings throughout Kentucky, which include inspecting and licensing childcare and healthcare facilities and services, and conducting investigations of complaints in those facilities, as well as conducting Medicaid fraud and other types of complaints for the Cabinet.

If you like to learn and grow in your job, our Nurse Consultant/Inspector surveyors have many opportunities for training through webinars, conferences, and on-line courses related to job duties. Most exciting of all, this position offers qualified candidates the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable people in the state: the sick, the aged, and those with disabilities. It is life changing to know your job can make a huge difference in the quality of life for someone undergoing these challenges.

The Nurse Consultant Inspector (NCI) conducts inspections of healthcare facilities and services for licensure and certification purposes. As an NCI, you would conduct licensure, certification, re-licensure inspections as part of a survey team. Investigate complaints of regulatory violations in healthcare facilities. Create comprehensive written correspondence, including statement of deficiencies, detailing findings of non-compliance. Interpret and apply regulations and follow Division/Regional guidelines, policies, and procedures through the survey process.

This position reports to an office in Lexington (Fayette County), KY and works with a team in the following counties: Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carter, Clark, Elliott, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Grant, Greenup, Harrison, Jessamine, Kenton, Lawrence, Lewis, Mason, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan, Scott, Washington, Woodford. We encourage applicants from these counties to apply.

This position does require extensive in-state travel, overtime, weekend work, and overnight stays depending on the type of survey and the location of the facility being inspected. It also requires the physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Conduct licensure, certification, re-licensure inspections as part of a survey team.
• Investigate complaints of regulatory violations in healthcare facilities.
• Create comprehensive written correspondence, including Statement of Deficiencies and other reports clearly and concisely using various software applications, detailing findings of non-compliance in healthcare facilities and descriptions of information gathered.
• Determine compliance through interpretation of regulations and follows Division and Regional guidelines, policies, and procedures in the process.
• Provide technical assistance and interpretation to other staff and providers.
• Participate in conferences, webinars, and other types of training to improve knowledge and skills related to regulation of healthcare facilities.
  
  

Preferred Skills And Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully.
• Ability to be flexible with work schedules, work assignments, and overtime needs.
• A Registered Nurse with a current, active Kentucky nursing license and experience working in the healthcare field.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Proficiency with use of computers, tablets, smart phones for daily tasks.
• Physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.
• Prefer applicants who are SMQT Certified.
• Ability to work mandatory overtime and weekends when needed.
• Ability to travel and stay overnight for sometimes multiple days.
  
  

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: See Special Requirements.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years of experience as a Registered Nurse.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A bachelor's degree in nursing will substitute for the required experience.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be licensed in Kentucky as a registered nurse or possess a valid work permit issued by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52116 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=53751 http://www.kbn.ky.gov Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possess and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

Work typically is spent in contact with providers and clients outside the organizational unit. May work in homes and neighborhoods in "at risk communities" for violence and drug abuse.