Review Vacancy
TitleHealth Care Surveyor 3 - 59733
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $126228 to $136652 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Permanent Transfer Candidate: Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service as Health Care Surveyor 3 (Nursing) G22, OR current NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title G20 or higher and eligible to transfer under Section 70.1 or Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law and able to meet the below non-competitive requirements.
Non-Competitive Candidates: Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in NYS; and three years of post-licensure, specialized professional administrative or professional clinical experience.
Substitution: a bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Professional clinical experience in a healthcare setting preferably in hospitals and other acute care settings, interpersonal, communication and writing skills; review and assess/evaluate documentation related to health care facility investigations, statements of deficiencies and plans of correction; experience in surveillance and enforcement; the ability to make determinations relative to facility compliance; and experienced in a team environment; and electronic medical record database experience.
Duties Description This position requires fieldwork and travel; supervision and training of lower-level staff, including Health Care Surveyors 1 and 2 (Nursing); participation in a range of surveillance activities, including but not limited to conducting complaint/incident investigations and on-site surveys of hospitals and other health care facilities to determine compliance with Federal and State rules and regulations; serves as part of a surveillance team, and may be responsible for the facilitation of surveillance team operations including:
• Preparing offsite surveillance activities for the rest of the surveillance team prior to onsite entrance. This includes researching historical information about the facility, such as past survey trends, complaint allegations, facility reported incidents, and assigns responsibilities for each of the survey team members.
• Leads the entrance and exit conferences with the facility
• Facilitates any high-level concerns with team members.
• Organizes and reviews alleged areas of non-compliance once the survey is completed.
Additional Comments Posted salary range includes the statutory hiring rate at Step 4 and job rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($87,828 - $98,252), Downstate Adjustment of $3,400, and an additional Geographic Pay Differential of $35,000
Non-competitive appointment via the HELP program.
This position requires travel, including to locations that may not be serviced by public transportation.
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Email Address resume@health.ny.gov
Address
Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza
Notes on ApplyingPlease submit your resume and cover letter, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference PC/HCS3/59733 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, PC/HCS3/59733, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.