Health Facilities Surveyor - Home Health & Hospice
Job description
The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) is seeking a motivated and flexible individual to join our team as a Health Facilities Surveyor for Home Health and Hospice with our Medicare Service Bureau.
Who We Are
DIA is a multifaceted regulatory agency charged with protecting the health, safety, and well-being of Iowans. DIA’s Health Facilities Division is responsible for inspecting and licensing health care providers and suppliers to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable Iowans.
The Home Health and Hospice Surveyor position is responsible for health surveys, revisit surveys, and complaint surveys.
At DIA 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 Hospital 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 Medicare Service Bureau Chief. The position requires state-wide and overnight travel on a weekly basis and is based from your home domicile. Desired qualifications include:
- Social Worker or Registered Nurse
- Experience working in a clinical setting for Home Health and Hospice
- 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 Home Health Agencies and Hospice facilities in a timely manner, including health surveys, revisit surveys and complaint surveys.
- 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 DIA, 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 $60,548.80 annually
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872 Registered Nurse
Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator’s Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. More information regarding the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is available at: Nurse Licensure Compact
OR
986 Social Work Degree To be designated as a social worker, an individual mustA.) Hold a graduate degree from a school of social work accredited or approved by the Council of Social Work Education or another comparable body; or B.) Hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree from a college or university accredited or approved by the Council on Social Work Education or another comparable body. The Council on Social Work Education’s website contains a listing of programs currently accredited. Please refer to the following website: http://www.cswe.org/. To view the Federal Registry requirements 42 CFR 483 430, please visit the following website: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?rgn=div&&node=42:5.0.1.1.2.9.7.5.
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;
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- 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.
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Whether it's caring for those in need, making highways safer, or improving agriculture production, the work that we do matters to the people of Iowa.
We take our responsibilities and the public trust very seriously. We are committed to delivering the services that matter most to the people of Iowa. If you have the skills, the commitment and the desire to make a difference, then we invite you to explore the career opportunities available with the State of Iowa.
Career Choices
State government is one of the largest employers in Iowa, and also one of the most diverse. From state trooper to nurse to engineer, the state offers a wide variety of career opportunities.
The state offers paid vacation, sick time and holidays, a defined benefit retirement plan, health, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance along with flexible spending accounts. For more information, please visit the executive branch employee benefits website.
The State of Iowa is committed to providing an outstanding employment experience. Check out this Benefits Beyond the Paycheck brochure (Download PDF reader).
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