HEALTH FACILITIES SURVEILLANCE NURSE

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform reviews of clinical care, medications, diet therapy and all other aspects of care and housing provided to residents in nursing homes. Conducts reviews of alleged complaint packages, survey documents and narrative reports to ensure that complaints have been adequately investigated addressing all complainant allegations.

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Completes reviews of clinical care, medications, diet therapy and all other aspects of care and housing provided to residents in nursing homes.
• Prepares State licensing findings, reviews facility comments to such findings and determines and prepares licensing violations when appropriate.
• Reviews complaint packages, survey documents and narrative reports to ensure that complaints have been adequately investigated addressing all complainant allegations. This includes review of resident clinical care.
• Consults with Department and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrative and legal staff concerning nursing home survey results, nursing care and enforcement actions.
• Travels to conduct nursing home surveys as a nurse surveyor to determine compliance with State and Federal regulations and/or attends required training to maintain survey skills.
• Answers phone inquiries from the public regarding nursing homes and regulations and inquiries from nursing home providers regarding regulations and the regulatory process.
• Processes Federal statements of Deficiency and Plans of Correction for inclusion on the Federal and Department websites.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires (a) graduation from an approved nursing education program resulting in an associate or a diploma degree in nursing and three (3) years of professional nursing experience or, (b) a bachelor's degree in nursing and two (2) years of professional nursing experience or, (c) a master's degree in nursing.
• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1)  year experience in a long-term care setting.
• Three (3) years professional nursing experience.
• Two (2) years experience participating in the survey process for completion of all survey functions including but not limited to annual recertification, licensure, follow-ups, complaints and incident investigation surveys.
• One (1) year experience preparing complex written and oral reports.
• One (1) year work experience in Microsoft Word, processing, and spreadsheet applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to exercise judgement, discretion and maintain confidentiality during the conduct of the survey process.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires physical, visual, and auditory ability to carry out assigned duties.
• Requires ability to travel.
• Requires a valid Driver's license.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of $600 million in state and federal funds, 8 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,100 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.