PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR, OPT.8N

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to under the direction of the Unit Manger for the Health Care Facilities & Program Training Unit, develops and provides training and education to staff within the Division of Health Care Facilities & Programs across all program types including: Hospitals, critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facilities, Home Health Agencies (HHAs), Hospices, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Outpatient Physical Therapy and Speech pathology (OPT/SP), Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs), Portable X-Ray (PXR) Services, Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs), Phychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Organ Transplant Programs on aspects of the health care survey process related to determining compliance with federal Medicare/Medicaid certification and State license requirements. Ensures standardization throughout the training program by all subordinate educators. Develops and revises policies and procedures to ensure standardization, consistency, and efficiency of survey activities.

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

• Travels to develop curriculum and provide training and education for health care facility surveyors.  
• Travels to conduct, appraise, and further develop training for all main survey types including but not limited to (Recertifications for Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facilities, Home Health Agencies (HHAs), complaint investigations for Hospitals, Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and immediate jeopardy, licensure resurveys, and Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act (SASETA).
• Provides training for Health Care Facilities & Programs survey team on Principles of Documentation, Complaint Investigations, Immediate Jeopardy, Infection Control, SASETA and EMTALA.
• Assists with development of agenda and content to present at quarterly staff meetings.
• Assists with development and provides training as needed for new state and federal regulations.
• Maintains State Operations manual (SOM) under the Medicare Program for use in survey work, documentation requirements and consultations
• Participates in training sessions, seminars and workshops aimed at the improvement of the survey process and individual surveyor performance.
• Performs other duties as requested or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in nursing.
• Requires current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience as a nurse educator.
• Two (2) or more years of experience in non-long term health care setting (hospital, ASC, ESRD, or HHA).
• Two (2) years of experience planning, developing and conducting statewide surveys and/or provider educational programs.
• Two (2) years of experience with state and federal program requirements for health care facilities.
• Two (2) years of experience in surveying, Certified Professional survey discipline or Certified Health Facilities Surveyor.
• Two (2) years of experience in Microsoft Suite applications, (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Smartsheets.
• One (1) year of experience of virtual communication applications (i.e. WebEx, Zoom).

Conditions of Employment

• Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties.
• Requires physical, visual and auditory ability to carry out assigned duties.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

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 over $2 billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 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.