Health Facility Evaluator

Working Title: Health Facility Evaluator
Job Class: Nursing Evaluator
Agency: Health Department

• Job ID: 92373

Job Summary

Join our dynamic team at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), where you will contribute to the mission of protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of all Minnesotans!

In this role you will use your nursing knowledge and expertise to be part of a team that provides surveillance and evaluation of health care providers to confirm compliance with federal and state laws and rules related to the provision of nursing and health services.  

Working as a Health Facility Evaluator, you will:

• Evaluate and conduct audits on health care providers to ensure a level of compliance with state and federal laws and rules.
• Compile information and document conclusions to determine the degree of regulation compliance.
• Make periodic unannounced follow-up visits to health care providers to assess compliance with previously issued correction orders.
• Participate in continuing education program to develop and expand working knowledge in the health care field and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse.   
• Attend legal proceedings regarding correction orders, issuance of penalty assessments, so that all matters and concerns therein will be properly presented and clarified. 

This position will be based out of the St. Paul office location, with the majority of the work time spent onsite performing surveillance of facilities predominately located in the metropolitan and surrounding area of Minnesota.

Frequent travel outside of the base region is expected to survey facilities located throughout the state of Minnesota.  When not onsite, remaining follow-up work is performed by teleworking from your home office.

The majority of work hours are between 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday- Friday, but candidates must be available for occasional weekend work and frequent overnight travel.  The need for weekend, overnight work, or travel outside of the base region is determined by inspection workload.  Reimbursement for authorized business expenses is provided according to bargaining unit guidelines.             

This vacancy announcement will be used to fill up to Two (2) positions.         

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates that beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

Currently licensed in Minnesota as a Registered Nurse, without restriction

AND

Two (2) years of experience in a health care setting in positions that may include the following:  

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Charge Nurse (must include at least two years as an RN charge nurse)
• RN Supervisor
• Director of Nursing
• Health Care Administrator

Substitute a Master's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Care Administration, Psychology, or closely related medical field for 18months of experience; a Bachelor's degree in one of the above areas may be substituted for one year of experience; an Associate's degree in one of the above areas may be substituted for one year of experience. 

Additional requirements to be assessed during the interview process:

• Verbal communication skills sufficient to interview staff, residents, clients and patients.
• Listening skills sufficient to ascertain level of compliance in meeting resident or client needs.
• Written communication skills sufficient to document concise and accurate information and conclusions.
• Critical thinking skills sufficient to collect and analyze information, identify areas of focus and make decisions based on evidence gathered.
• Human relations skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships, inform providers of deficiencies and participate in legal proceedings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a federally certified care facility and with the federal informal dispute resolution process for federally certified nursing homes.  
• Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to nursing and health services and the ability to interpret these regulations for implementation.  
• Successful completion of the Federal Surveyor Minimum Qualification Test (SMQT). 
• Experience conducting internal quality assurance activities. 
• Experience in performing surveys and making deficiency decisions related to nursing, medical and health care.