Behavior Health Care Surveyor

Responsibilities

• Independently Licensed Clinician Surveyors surveys health care organizations throughout the United States.
• Applies systems analysis skills and inductive reasoning skills to determine health care organizations' degree of compliance with applicable standards and functionality of care delivery systems.
• Engages health care organization staff in interactive dialogues on standards based issues in health care to assess compliance and to identify opportunities for improving compliance.
• Prepares management reports that clearly link individual standards deficiencies with potential systems vulnerabilities and related organization risk points.
• Effectively communicates this information to health care organization leadership in a constructive and collegial style.
• Participates in other Joint Commission activities as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Graduate of approved school and master's degree in appropriate discipline with experience in the behavioral health care field.
• Independent license must cover both substance abuse and mental health.
• Current professional license in discipline required at time of hire and must be maintained.
• Certification requirement: Hold a CPHQ certification (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) through National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) at time of hire or attain by December 31, 2028.
• Five years of experience working in various components of a hospital and/or health care organization, including three years direct clinical experience in at least two different free standing Behavioral Health Care settings.
• Only candidates with knowledge of The Joint Commission accreditation process will be considered.
• Direct involvement in at least two Joint Commission surveys.
• Recent experience as a consultant to health care organizations may be considered.
• Critical thinking, interpersonal, problem solving, interviewing, teamwork, organizational, and written and verbal skills required.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Fluency in Spanish and Certification in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) a plus.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs., climb stairs and ladders, work in settings with infectious diseases, and nationwide travel 100% of work time.
• Part time positions must be available to work two weeks .48 FTE or three weeks .7 FTE per month, Full time 1.0 FTE - Candidates interested in full time must be able available 4 weeks out of the month.
• All positions require 100% nationwide travel.
• Physical Abilities: Must be able to observe, in real time and without slowing or otherwise interrupting the progress of, all applicable types of ongoing health care treatment.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefit package. For a complete overview of our benefits package, please visit our Joint Commission Career Page.

Pay

Min USD $97,000.00/year
Max USD $97,000.00/year