Health Facility Surveyor

About the role

Join our team that ensures patients and residents in healthcare facilities are safe and receiving quality care. As a Health Facility Surveyor, you will work and travel with a multidisciplinary assessment team throughout North Dakota to determine health care facilities’ compliance with state and federal regulations by conducting on-site surveys and evaluating the care provided.

You will observe the care provided; interview facility staff, family members, and patients and residents; and review records to determine the quality of the care provided. Your primary assignment will be to survey long-term care facilities, and you will be cross-trained into other programs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site surveys of healthcare facilities to evaluate compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Observe care provided to patients and residents.
• Interview facility staff, family members, and patients/residents.
• Review records to assess the quality of care.
• Travel throughout North Dakota as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Stay current with standards of practice to ensure facilities meet regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following education/experience combinations:
  • RN license with ND Board of Nursing (or eligibility for licensing) plus two (2) years of healthcare experience within the past three years.
  • Bachelor’s degree in another licensed healthcare category (preferably social work or dietitian) plus two (2) years of healthcare experience within the last three years.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel independently within the state.
• Must live in North Dakota or bordering communities.
• Non-tobacco user (due to smoke-free environments in healthcare facilities and potential health risks to vulnerable adults).

Skills

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact respectfully with diverse individuals.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to continually learn and stay updated on current standards of practice.
• Enjoyment of travel and visiting communities throughout the state.

Schedule

• Generally work four 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday, with weekends and holidays off.
• Travel approximately 60% of the time, including consecutive nights away from home.
• Option to work from home when not conducting field surveys.

A state car is provided for travel.