Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse

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Position Highlights:

Position Title: Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse

Location: Marion, Illinois

Position End Date: 2/5/2024

Salary: $43/hour

Overview: 

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Health Facilities Surveillance Nurse to survey long term care facilities to determine compliance with state and federal licensure and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications: 

• Federal Surveyor Minimum Qualification Test (SMQT) certified
• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois
• Travel to sites in IL. Up to 80% of the time
• A motor vehicle records check, provided by the CDC Foundation
• Requires graduation from an approved nursing education program resulting in an associate or a diploma degree in nursing and three years of professional nursing experience or; a bachelor’s degree in nursing and two years of professional nursing experience or; a master’s degree in nursing

Responsibilities:   

• Interviews facility residents, staff, administrators, health care providers and other individuals
• Submits survey package with all required documentation within the prescribed time limits
• Reviews medical records, policies, standard operating procedures, and other facility documents related to licensure and/or regulatory compliance
• Keeps supervisor advised of status and progress of survey documents
• Documents survey/investigation findings in accordance with the mandated federal principles of documentation
• Conducts entrance and exit conferences with various facility administrators and representatives
• Conducts revisit surveys to evaluate compliance with plans of correction
• Surveys long term care facilities to determine compliance with state licensure requirements, federal certification mandates, and Department directives, program policies and procedures
• Prepares survey/investigation forms and reports of findings as required
• Observes patient care provided at facilities
• Collaborates with other surveyors on the survey team as either a team leader or survey team member, as assigned
• Prepares written survey findings
• Travels and conducts surveys to determine the compliance with state and federal licensure and regulatory requirements
• Appears as a witness in Department or non-department hearings or court actions pursuant to documented survey findings
• Conducts complaint and incident report investigations at regulated facilities or unlicensed facilities

Special Notes:

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Illinois in order to best support the Illinois Department of Public Health in their public health programming.

This position is currently a partially remote position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.  

This position requires the operation of a motor vehicle as a component of the job responsibilities and duties. In adherence with CDC Foundation’s Driver Safety Motor Vehicle Policy (“Policy”), offers for employment for this position require the Applicant to provide authorization to the CDC Foundation to conduct a Motor Vehicle Record (“MVR”) review both pre-employment and also annually post-employment while in this position. Additionally, if an offer of employment is accepted, employees in these positions must possess and maintain a valid driver's license in their state of residence, self-report motor vehicle violations/convictions, and provide proof of acceptable insurance coverage with mandatory minimum coverages as set forth within the Driver Safety Motor Vehicle policy. All offers of employment and continued employment for this position are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications of this Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R.

• 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.