NURSE SURVEYOR/GENERALIST

Responsibilities

• Combines the analysis of medical or nursing records with direct observation to evaluate the care received by patients or residents in various health care settings with complex nursing and restorative needs including intravenous feeding/medications, suctioning, tracheotomy care, ventilator/respirator, infections, surgical wound treatment, and pressure ulcers in order to determine if the quality of care meets State and Federal standards for patient health and safety.
• Analyzes the effectiveness of treatment regimens and communicates complex clinical information to an interdisciplinary survey team for use in determining compliance with State and Federal health care requirements.
• Ensures provider compliance with medication administration standards by reviewing medication logs, analyzing quality assurance reports, and by direct observation of the medication administration process.
• Analyses and interprets medical records and nursing notes to ensure that patient care plans are accurate and up to date.
• Determines if a provider is employing appropriate environmental infection control strategies and engineering controls in order to prevent the spread of illness in nursing homes and health care facilities.
• Reviews, monitors, and then approves or disapproves the nursing and/or other components of corrective action plans, or develops the nursing and/or other components of a directed corrective action plan when the provider is unwilling or unable to develop a corrective action plan.
• Prepares deficiency reports based on inspection and the review of records for health care providers, based on collected evidence using established principles of documentation for legal proceedings.
• Represents the Department or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at administrative hearings and court cases, and testifies regarding the interpretation of Federal and State regulations to support licensure or certification decisions.
• Utilizes current department electronic data management and communication systems including but not limited to: Microsoft Outlook, MS Office, Automated Surveying Processing Environment (ASPEN), and laptop computers.
• Performs the role of team coordinator when assigned.
• Completes and maintains trainings and certifications as required.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: Associate's degree and 2 years of experience OR equivalent combination of 4 years of education and experience after completion of high school. Education and experience must be in nursing or other healthcare related field.
• Licenses/Certifications: One of the following licenses (unless discipline used to satisfy the minimum qualifications does not have an applicable license issued by the NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification): Registered Nurse Pharmacist Dietitian Nursing Home Administrator Physical Therapist Occupational Therapist Speech Therapist Other, as determined by DHHS.
• Other Requirements: Must be willing and able to travel in and out-of-state, including overnight stays, and attend out-of-state training sessions as assigned. 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 (e.g., including emergency treatment, treatment during weather and other extreme situations, etc.). Standing for long periods of time, walking lengthy distances, lifting, climbing, stooping, pulling, and pushing in order to adequately inspect and observe all medical facilities, equipment and procedures.