Health Care Surveyor - Norristown Field Office

As a Health Care Surveyor with the Department of Health, you will play an important part in ensuring that intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities and persons with other related conditions, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, and community mental health centers for Medicaid or Medicare certification meet required standards. This position gives you the chance to use strong analytical and communication skills in real world settings. You will help evaluate safety, quality, and compliance in support of federal and state regulations. Take on a role where your work directly protects the well being of residents and communities-apply today!

This position ensures health care facilities follow federal regulations by conducting surveys, reviews, and evaluations. It involves planning, performing, and documenting survey activities that help protect the public and support quality care. You may be assigned to function independently, with a partner, as a member of a team, or as the designated team coordinator during on-site surveys. Travel will be required within the counties of Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. Additionally, you may be required to travel to other counties based on operational needs. As a Health Care Surveyor, you will perform the following duties:

• Survey Activities: Conduct surveys for certification, licensure, complaints, incidents, and special investigations using federal and state regulations
• Survey Planning: Prepare for survey activities by reviewing facility information, forms, data, and documentation
• Report Writing: Write survey findings and statements of deficiencies using required documentation standards
• Regulation Application: Apply relevant regulations and guidelines when gathering evidence and determining compliance
• Follow Up Work: Review plans of correction and complete revisit activities to ensure issues are resolved
• Team Participation: Serve as an independent surveyor, team member, or team leader and assist in training new surveyors

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• You will be required to carry and respond to a cellular phone and respond to complaints during off-duty hours as assigned. Statewide travel may be required which may include overnight stays.
• Home Headquartered: This position is home headquartered. In order to be home headquartered, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in audiology, communication sciences and disorders (CSD), cognitive disabilities, gerontology, health administration, nutrition, dietetics, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, psychology, public health, recreational therapies, respiratory therapy, speech-language pathology, social work, nursing home administration, or vocational rehabilitation; and one year of related professional experience; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of related professional experience.

• This position requires successful completion of the relevant provider-specific federally mandated training provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within one year of hire.
• You must be in possession of an active motor vehicle license.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.