NY HELP Yes

Agency Health, Department of

Title Health Care Surveyor 4 - 47039

Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade 25

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $125410 to $137875 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 80%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Onondaga

Street Address Center for Residential Surveillance, Division of Nursing Home & ICF/IID Surveillance

217 S. Salina Street

City Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13202

Minimum Qualifications Permanent Transfer Candidate: Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive, service as a Health Care Surveyor 4 (Nursing) G25 and eligible to transfer under Section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law.Non-Competitive Candidates via NY HELPS: Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; a bachelor's degree in nursing; and four years of post-licensure, specialized professional administrative or professional clinical experience. One year of the experience must have been at a supervisory level.Preferred Qualifications:Must have strong interpersonal, problem solving, decision-making and time management skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated background in supervision and management of multidisciplinary staff performing health care regulatory activities. The ideal candidate should have excellent writing and editing skills and be able to effectively interpret laws and regulations governing nursing home and adult day health care programs. The preferred candidate should have comprehensive understanding of the scope of long term care laws, rules, policies and regulations of governing long term care services.

Duties Description The incumbent will function as the Assistant Program Director and provide support to the Regional Program Director in the operation of the Nursing Home Surveillance Program. This position will be responsible for providing training, survey oversight, direction, complaint management, and leadership to multidisciplinary professional staff in the performance of recertification surveys and regional and state-wide complaint investigations. The incumbent will participate/create/conduct quality assurance activities and staff training programs.

Additional Comments In addition to routine tasks, response to emergency situations involving Long Term Care facilities will at times require after-hour communication with you. Your onsite presence may at times be required. Travel, including travel to areas that may not be served by public transportation is required. Federal Surveyor Minimum Quality Test certification is required to be obtained within 12 months of start. This position is largely performed in the field and requires travel throughout the State to perform necessary onsite inspections as needed, often to areas unserved by public transit. As such, the successful candidate must be flexible and able to travel.Posted Salary range includes the statutory hiring rate at step 4 and job rate for PS&T Grade 20 ($102,342 - $114,444) and an additional Geographic Pay of $20,000.This position requires proof of vaccination from COVID-19We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:• Holiday & Paid Time Off• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System • Shift & Geographic pay differentials • Affordable Health Care options• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost • NYS Deferred Compensation plan• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds• And many more...For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

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Name Human Resources Management Group, BV/HSC4/47039

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Rm 2217 Corning Tower Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference BV/HSC4/47039 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, BV/HSC4/47039, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.