Entry Level Acute Medical Facilities Surveyor

Location: Maine,USA,None,None

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Social Services Program Specialist I

Opening Date: June 07, 2024 

Closing Date: June 21, 2024

Job Class Code: 5092
Grade:  04-22 (Pro/Tech)     
Salary: $45,801.60 -$61,443.20  

Position Number: 2031-2265    

Location: Sanford, Biddeford, or Portland

 

•    This position does not require:
o    A nursing license,
o    Performing supervisory duties, or
o    Working on holidays (although there is the potential for a few days/year working early morning, nights, or weekends)

•    It does require:
o    License as a Social Worker (LSW)
o    Statewide travel and occasional overnight stays.
•    Generally, M-F 

 

• “What I am enjoying most about my position as a surveyor is the “team mentality” and the availability and responsiveness of the supervisors. The work life balance is nothing that I have experienced in my whole career as an RN”. -KC• “I am thankful to have found a workplace that encourages having a positive work-life balance and provides a chance to make a positive impact on my community.”-MP   • “Being a surveyor enables me to use my healthcare experience to work in public service to help ensure safe and quality healthcare throughout the state, help identify improvement opportunities for providers and facilities, and travel this beautiful state to observe the care provided to patients in many different facilities.”-PW• “The reason I like my job is I feel like I play an important part in ensuring the patients who present to our healthcare facilities get quality and safe care.”-CW If you’d like to feel this way about how you earn your living, we are looking for a professional who thrives in a team environment, yet works well independently, to support the Department of Health and Human Service’s mission to promote health and safety for all Maine people.    What can you expect to do as an Acute Care Surveyor? • Work as part of a team of surveyors conducting licensing inspections and investigating complaints (aka “allegations”) about care given to patients of hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, ambulatory surgical centers, dialysis centers, portable x-ray providers, outpatient therapy providers, rural health centers, and Federally Qualified Health Centers, etc. • Complete reports, known as “Statements of Deficiencies,” outlining what, if any, rules/regulations these providers failed to follow; • Write those Statements of Deficiencies in the format required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’  Principles of Documentation.  • Interview complainants and witnesses to obtain information regarding allegations;• Participate in training, including mandatory on-line training required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”);• Ensure these providers are complying with both federal and State licensing requirements; and• Provide technical assistance to providers to ensure they understand those regulations.  Please NOTE: initial and on-going training is extensive, and participation and passage of all required courses is mandatory.   

 

Minimum Qualifications: (Entry level knowledges, skills, and/or abilities may be acquired through, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, the following coursework/training and/or experience.):
A six (6)-year combination of education and/or professional experience in social services casework, social services program development/delivery, or social services-related fiscal/budget administration/analysis work. 

LICENSING/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: (These must be met by all employees prior to attaining permanent status in this class).
Positions assigned to the Social Services option require a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) license as issued by the Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure.

Preferred candidates will ALSO have: 
•    Knowledge of federal and Maine regulatory requirements for the types of healthcare facilities listed above;
•    Experience working in any one or more of the types of providers listed above;
•    Demonstrated critical thinking skills;
•    Ability to work with diverse individuals;
•    Demonstrated excellent ability to write concisely, clearly, and with correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure;
•    Demonstrated ability to communicate politely, professionally, and effectively in writing and verbally;
•    Demonstrated experience working productively and professionally both on your own and with a team; 
•    Demonstrated ability to maintain objectivity and professionalism during occasional unusual and stressful circumstances;
•    Demonstrated ability to d