Health Care Surveyor 3 - 46129

Minimum Qualifications Permanent Transfer Candidates: Current NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent permanent competitive service as a Health Care Surveyor 3, G22, or Community Nursing Services Consultant Home Health Services, G22 and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law OR Current NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent permanent competitive service in a title G20 or higher and meeting the open competitive minimum qualifications listed below.

Open Competitive Minimum Qualifications: Currently licensed and registered as a professional nurse in NYS; AND a minimum of five years of post-licensure health care, public health, community health, or other nursing experience in an appropriate facility setting. Three years of this experience must have been providing direct patient care in a licensed health care facility, and two years of this experience must have been in nursing supervision or working in the capacity of a nurse administrator.

Substitution: A bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of post licensure clinical nursing experience. A master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Professional experience in a community/home health setting with experience in administration of a federal or state health related certified program. Must have strong skills interpreting federal and state policies, rules and regulation, and excellent writing and editing skills; quality assurance and performance improvement experience; critical thinking and problem solving, communication, written and organizational skills; ability to function independently, prioritize and address multiple tasks and responsibilities. Must have a strong knowledge of databases and be computer literate. Experience in Home Care is preferred, but not a must.

Duties Description The Heatlh Care Surveyor 3 in the Western Regional Office will participate in a range of activities, which include conducting complaint investigations or on-site surveys of health care settings and providers to determine compliance with Federal and State rules and regulations. May serve as part of a survey team and may be responsible for the facilitation of team operations. This position require fieldwork. The incumbent will also perform quality assurance reviews of complaint investigations of home care agencies and enforcements as needed.

Additional Comments We 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...

Posted Salary range includes the statutory hiring rate at step 4 and job rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($87,828 to $98,252). Plus an additional geographic pay of $20,000.

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