AssistedLivingSurveyor

**Agency** Dept of Health and Human Services **Division** Health Service Regulation **Job Classification Title** Nurse Consultant I (NS) **Position Number** 60054294 **Grade** MH16 **About Us** The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence. **Description of Work** Work as a Nurse Consultant I in the Adult Care Licensure Section involves regulatory activities to determine compliance with state requirements for assisted living facilities and overnight respite programs. Job responsibilities include: \- Work both independently or as a member of a professional health care team conducting on-site inspections of licensed adult care homes and overnight respite programs to determine the facility’ s compliance with licensure rules and statutes. \- Analyzing survey findings and determining compliance with applicable rules and statutes then documenting findings in a legally defensible manner. \- Providing technical assistance to facilities and potential providers. \- Providing regulatory oversight and technical assistance to county Department of Social Services (DSS) staff. \- Position duties involve significant oral and written communication with facilities, staff and public. Position will be home-based in the Eastern Region of the state and applicants should reside in Wake, Lee, Harnett, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland or adjacent counties. This position requires frequent travel and works in the field conducting inspections. Travel is mainly in the assigned region and requires occasional to frequent overnights depending on the inspection schedule. Position may utilize a s