Nurse Consultant/Inspector

This position does require extensive in-state travel, overtime, weekend work, and overnight stays depending on
the type of survey and the location of the facility being inspected. It also requires the physical ability and
energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performs many varied functions for the Cabinet for Health and Family
Services. OIG has six divisions: Division of Regulated Child Care, Division of Health Care, Certificate of
Need, Division of Kentucky Health Information Exchange, Division of Telehealth, and the Division of Audits and
Investigations. These Divisions cover a wide variety of job tasks and duties in varied settings throughout
Kentucky, which include inspecting and licensing childcare and healthcare facilities and services, and
conducting investigations of complaints in those facilities, as well as conducting Medicaid fraud and other
types of complaints for the Cabinet.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conducts licensure, certification, and re-licensure inspections as part of a survey team.
  
• Investigates complaints of regulatory violations in healthcare facilities.
  
• Creates comprehensive written correspondence, including Statement of Deficiencies and other reports clearly and concisely using various software applications, detailing findings of non-compliance in healthcare facilities and descriptions of information gathered.
  
• Determines compliance through interpretation of regulations and follows Division and Regional guidelines, policies, and procedures in the process.
  
• Provides technical assistance and interpretation to other staff and Providers.
  
• Participates in meetings, conferences, webinars, and other types of training to improve knowledge and skills related to regulation of healthcare facilities.
  
• Studies to complete the federal Surveyors Minimum Qualification Test (SMQT) and receive certification from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully.
  
• Ability to be flexible with work schedules, work assignments, and overtime needs.
  
• Be a Registered Nurse with a current, active Kentucky nursing license and experience working in the healthcare field.
  
• Excellent writing and speaking skills.
  
• Proficiency with use of computers, tablets, smart phones for daily tasks.
  
• Physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.
  
• Prefer applicants who are SMQT Certified.
  
• Have the ability to work mandatory overtime and weekends when needed.
  
• Have the ability to travel and stay overnight for sometimes multiple days.

If you are a professional, self-motivated, positive person with a desire to use your clinical skills to
improve healthcare in Kentucky, and you desire to work with a team of dedicated professionals who believe in their mission, we would love to welcome you to our OIG family!

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.