Overview

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Nursing Care Center RN - Field Representative, surveys long term nursing care organizations throughout the United States. Applies systems analysis skills and inductive reasoning skills to determine health care organizations' degree of compliance with applicable standards and functionality of care delivery systems. Engages health care organization staff in interactive dialogues on standards based issues in health care in order to assess compliance and to identify opportunities for improving compliance. Prepares management reports that clearly link individual standards deficiencies with potential systems vulnerabilities and related organization risk points. Effectively communicates this information to health care organization leadership in a constructive and collegial style. Participates in other Joint Commission activities as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, CREDENTIALS AND ABILITIES: Field Representatives must have the following essential knowledge, credentials, characteristics and abilities:

• Qualified candidates must be a graduate of approved school of nursing and hold a Master’s degree in appropriate discipline.

• Current professional license in discipline required at time at time of hire and must be maintained throughout the duration of employment.

• Nursing Home Administration license preferred.

• Candidates must have five years of experience working in various components of a long term care, including three years direct clinical experience, and two years senior management experience.

• Ideal candidates will have experience in a culturally diverse work environment; Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

• The team players we select to take on these highly visible, challenging roles will have strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills, expertise in interviewing, and PC proficiency.

Full-time and part-time positions are currently available .Candidates interested in part time positions must be available to work two or three weeks per month, and must provide three or four weeks of availability for the purpose of scheduling. All positions require 100% nationwide travel.

Physical Abilities:

1. 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.).

2. 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, such as emergency exit procedures, remote storage facilities, any areas where cleanliness may affect the possibility of infection, medical equipment, etc., including the following activities:

• walking up and down stairways (e.g., to test escape routes, assess safety of emergency exits, regulatory compliance, etc.);

• removing obstructed covers or impediments to equipment or other mechanical areas;

• examining small and often dirty printed labels and print on equipment;

• Mustbe able to engage in extensive travel as set forth above, including driving a car to remote locations, flying on small airplanes and into small airports, traveling in all types of weather conditions, etc. We are currently hiring for our orientation class to take place in October 2024

We are currently hiring for our orientation class to take place on November 11, 2024

We offer comprehensive benefits for our employees for full-time and part-time positions.

Currently seeking Full-time, .7 FTE (3 weeks per month) and .48 FTE (2 weeks per month)

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by an employee assigned to this position. The description is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills and abilities, and working conditions associated with this position. All requirements are subject to possible modification due to business needs and/or reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Job Locations US-IL-Oakbrook Terrace

Job ID 2024-6563

# of Openings 4

Category Field Representative (Surveyor/Consultant)

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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• The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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