Nursing Consultant Institutional (NCI) DOH8683

Description This is a home-based full-time, permanent Nursing Consultant Institutional (NCI) located within the Health Systems Quality Assurance (HSQA) division. This position will be assigned to work in the Eastern Washington region and may conduct other on-site and off-site inspections and investigations, as needed, in multiple geographic areas within Washington State. Partner with us to ensure safe patient care! Join our team in the Office of Health Systems Oversight (OHSO) as a Nursing Consultant Institutional, where you’ll provide professional and technical clinical nursing expertise while conducting inspections and investigations for select clinical health care facilities. Apply today to support the Department’s mission to work with others to protect and improve the health of all people in the communities we oversee! OHSO achieves this through timely, comprehensive, consistent, and fair inspections, investigations, providing reports that identify areas of non-compliance with existing regulations and, when required, initiate enforcement action to protect the public. We also serve as the contracted agency for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for federal enforcement standards. Serving as an agency clinical expert in health care facility inspections and complaint investigations, you will conduct on-site and off-site inspections to determine compliance with state and federal health and safety standards applying professional judgment, skills, technical knowledge, and current standards of nursing practice. Assigned health care facilities include but are not limited to state licensed and federally certified Acute Care Hospitals (ACH), Birthing Centers (CBC), Behavioral Health Hospitals (HPSY), Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Treatment Hospitals (HALC), Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT), and Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORF). This Nursing Consultant Institutional position may also serve as a clinical expert assisting other inspectors and investigators representing the agency to health providers, facilities, patients, the public, and others regarding issues of high visibility or sensitivity. Key responsibilities include, and are not limited to • Lead and direct initial and routine inspections and/or complaints investigations of assigned facilities under the direction of the supervisor. • Develop an overall approach and create an inspection or investigation plan by gathering information on past inspections, complaints, current laws, rules, regulations, clinical standards, and team member/co-worker input for planning and organizing inspection and investigation processes. • Collect information by interviewing staff, patients, family members or representatives, providers, agency/facility personnel, other interested or affected parties, and review documents, policies, and procedures. • Observe and evaluate the health care facility or agency, as well as the operation of the facility's health and safety activities during inspections and investigations for compliance with health, safety, and clinical standards of practice. • Review policies and procedures, health care facility or agency staff or personnel records to evaluate the regulated health care facility’s or agency's compliance. • Identify findings in state and federal inspections and investigations; compile and prepare necessary documentation of deficiencies or violations in support of proposed corrective or legal action. • Serve as primary point of contact with facility representatives and Office management. • Create written reports and give verbal explanations of inspection or investigation findings. Participate in legal proceedings related to enforcement actions associated with assigned inspections or investigations. • Coordinate with other state agencies, federal agencies, public health programs, organizations, local health departments, and community organizations as appropriate to integrate and promote consistency and clarity of information to advance patient safety. Location and Flexibility This position primarily works in the Eastern Washington region within Washington state and may be required to perform duties at other regions throughout Washington. Duties require regular travel to various locations within the State, including attending required training. When not traveling for work, the incumbent may work from home, from a DOH facility, or work remotely from an alternate location. Ready to make a difference? Apply now and become a part of a mission-driven team dedicated to ensuring Washington communities receive safe care!