DEFINITION:
Under the direction of a Supervisory Official, Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing, organizes, plans, and directs the activities related to Health Facilities including skilled and intermediate nursing care, and intermediate care for the developmentally disabled; does related work as required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Coordinates and supervises multidisciplinary health professional teams in the inspection of health facilities for state licensure and for certification regarding Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Supervises the preparation of detailed inspection reports and is responsible for processing reports within mandated time frames according to the federal contract and state regulations.
Maintains a control system for health facilities which assures timeliness of inspections, revisits, consultations, and surveillance.
Approves all inspection documentation and assures completeness, accuracy, and validity in accordance with complex laws, rules, and standards.
Represents the program in speaking engagements as directed for various associations of health care providers and/or consumer groups.
Advises the Supervisory Official of innovative plans for methodology improvement, technological impacts, human resource problems, staff development needs, and recommends solutions.
Provides consultation and technical assistance to owners and operators of health facilities and/or other interrelated agencies in health care.
Responsible for evaluation of assigned program personnel and for recommending employment termination, promotion, demotion, and discipline of these employees.
Provides orientation of all program staff and recommends to coordinator areas of need for staff development.
Prepares, as directed by coordinator or director, statistical informative, forecasting, and exceptional reports for other superiors in the Department of Health and Senior Services and/or HEW Region II, Department of Human Services, and other interrelated agencies.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
Eight (8) years of professional experience in a health facilities inspection program, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
OR
Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
OR
Possession of a license as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) from an accredited school of nursing; and six (6) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
NOTE: \"Professional experience\" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of principles and practices of health care administration particularly as they relate to improving the health and care of patients.
Knowledge of the health care field with health care specialty and wide exposure to all health care specialties delivering health services in facility settings.
Knowledge of the unit's complex health discipline specialists responsibilities in nursing, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, physical therapy, health or social sciences, or health care administration, and the need for reconciliation with current minimal standards,fiscal restraints,and using professional judgement to interpret state and federal health care standards.
Knowledge of federal and state regulations, rules, standards, and statutes as they relate to health care facilities and an understanding of administrative laws and codes and their impact on the survey and evaluation process necessary to instruct staff and guide health care facility personnel.
Knowledge of inspection policies and procedures of the entire survey process to facilitate immediate guidance and direction to subordinates as required by state and federal regulations.
Knowledge of technological and environmental advancements and their impact on the methodology of a health inspection program.
Knowledge of effective report writing for federal and state agencies and for public disclosure.
Knowledge of inter-relationships with other health department agencies, their expertise, authorities, and joint responsibilities regarding health facilities, i.e. Certificate of Need, Community Health Services, Plans Review, and Health Economics.
Knowledge of intra-relationships with other state department agencies, i.e. Human Services, Community Affairs, Law and Public Safety, and federal agencies within HEW Region II regarding their expertise, authorities, and responsibilities in order to effect cooperation in establishing and implementing significant administrative procedures for assigned program.
Ability to establish effective work systems, maintain effective working relationships, delegate responsibilities, and to apply the accepted principles of health care evaluation.
Ability to motivate highly trained health professionals, and broaden their prospectives by training exposures and diversification of experience through team work, rotation of, and new assignments.
Ability to provide technical and professional training orientation to the staff with various disciplines.
Ability to provide technical assistance and consultation in the interpretation of regulations within guidelines of HEW Region II and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, to staff, health care facilities, and other concerned individuals and groups in order to ensure compliance with regulations.
Ability to plan and organize a program within fiscal federal and state restraints, human resource availability, and environmental conditions.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with lawyers, consultants, and providers in keeping with the legislation under which this unit operates.
Ability to act as a professional witness for the department in area of concerned responsibility.
Ability to interpret complex state and federal laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and guidelines concerning health care facilities and to make judgement decisions and advise those concerned.
Ability to speak at meetings, workshops, and seminars as a representative of the unit, to create a positive public image, and to obtain feedback for evaluation and monitoring of standards and programs.
Ability to write well, with skills in language and grammar, to clarify for the general public in light of public disclosure laws, as well as associates in other professions.
Ability to plan for, and use of technology in the methodology of the program and adaptability to future geographical and environmental changes in the program.
Ability to coordinate joint activities with other agencies, involving planning, evaluating, and monitoring combined projects.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
JobUnder the direction of a Supervisory Official, Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing, organizes, plans, and directs the activities related to Health Facilities including skilled and intermediate nursing care, and intermediate care for the developmentally disabled; does related work as required.
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OR
Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
OR
Possession of a license as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) from an accredited school of nursing; and six (6) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
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Supervises the preparation of detailed inspection reports and is responsible for processing reports within mandated time frames according to the federal contract and state regulations.
Maintains a control system for health facilities which assures timeliness of inspections, revisits, consultations, and surveillance.
Approves all inspection documentation and assures completeness, accuracy, and validity in accordance with complex laws, rules, and standards.
Represents the program in speaking engagements as directed for various associations of health care providers and/or consumer groups.
Advises the Supervisory Official of innovative plans for methodology improvement, technological impacts, human resource problems, staff development needs, and recommends solutions.
Provides consultation and technical assistance to owners and operators of health facilities and/or other interrelated agencies in health care.
Responsible for evaluation of assigned program personnel and for recommending employment termination, promotion, demotion, and discipline of these employees.
Provides orientation of all program staff and recommends to coordinator areas of need for staff development.
Prepares, as directed by coordinator or director, statistical informative, forecasting, and exceptional reports for other superiors in the Department of Health and Senior Services and/or HEW Region II, Department of Human Services, and other interrelated agencies.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
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","KNOWLEDGE_AND_ABILITIES":"Knowledge of principles and practices of health care administration particularly as they relate to improving the health and care of patients.
Knowledge of the health care field with health care specialty and wide exposure to all health care specialties delivering health services in facility settings.
Knowledge of the unit's complex health discipline specialists responsibilities in nursing, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, physical therapy, health or social sciences, or health care administration, and the need for reconciliation with current minimal standards,fiscal restraints,and using professional judgement to interpret state and federal health care standards.
Knowledge of federal and state regulations, rules, standards, and statutes as they relate to health care facilities and an understanding of administrative laws and codes and their impact on the survey and evaluation process necessary to instruct staff and guide health care facility personnel.
Knowledge of inspection policies and procedures of the entire survey process to facilitate immediate guidance and direction to subordinates as required by state and federal regulations.
Knowledge of technological and environmental advancements and their impact on the methodology of a health inspection program.
Knowledge of effective report writing for federal and state agencies and for public disclosure.
Knowledge of inter-relationships with other health department agencies, their expertise, authorities, and joint responsibilities regarding health facilities, i.e. Certificate of Need, Community Health Services, Plans Review, and Health Economics.
Knowledge of intra-relationships with other state department agencies, i.e. Human Services, Community Affairs, Law and Public Safety, and federal agencies within HEW Region II regarding their expertise, authorities, and responsibilities in order to effect cooperation in establishing and implementing significant administrative procedures for assigned program.
Ability to establish effective work systems, maintain effective working relationships, delegate responsibilities, and to apply the accepted principles of health care evaluation.
Ability to motivate highly trained health professionals, and broaden their prospectives by training exposures and diversification of experience through team work, rotation of, and new assignments.
Ability to provide technical and professional training orientation to the staff with various disciplines.
Ability to provide technical assistance and consultation in the interpretation of regulations within guidelines of HEW Region II and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, to staff, health care facilities, and other concerned individuals and groups in order to ensure compliance with regulations.
Ability to plan and organize a program within fiscal federal and state restraints, human resource availability, and environmental conditions.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with lawyers, consultants, and providers in keeping with the legislation under which this unit operates.
Ability to act as a professional witness for the department in area of concerned responsibility.
Ability to interpret complex state and federal laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and guidelines concerning health care facilities and to make judgement decisions and advise those concerned.
Ability to speak at meetings, workshops, and seminars as a representative of the unit, to create a positive public image, and to obtain feedback for evaluation and monitoring of standards and programs.
Ability to write well, with skills in language and grammar, to clarify for the general public in light of public disclosure laws, as well as associates in other professions.
Ability to plan for, and use of technology in the methodology of the program and adaptability to future geographical and environmental changes in the program.
Ability to coordinate joint activities with other agencies, involving planning, evaluating, and monitoring combined projects.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
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Supervises the preparation of detailed inspection reports and is responsible for processing reports within mandated time frames according to the federal contract and state regulations. Maintains a control system for health facilities which assures timeliness of inspections, revisits, consultations, and surveillance. Approves all inspection documentation and assures completeness, accuracy, and validity in accordance with complex laws, rules, and standards. Represents the program in speaking engagements as directed for various associations of health care providers and/or consumer groups. Advises the Supervisory Official of innovative plans for methodology improvement, technological impacts, human resource problems, staff development needs, and recommends solutions. Provides consultation and technical assistance to owners and operators of health facilities and/or other interrelated agencies in health care. Responsible for evaluation of assigned program personnel and for recommending employment termination, promotion, demotion, and discipline of these employees. Provides orientation of all program staff and recommends to coordinator areas of need for staff development. Prepares, as directed by coordinator or director, statistical informative, forecasting, and exceptional reports for other superiors in the Department of Health and Senior Services and/or HEW Region II, Department of Human Services, and other interrelated agencies. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. REQUIREMENTS: NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Eight (8) years of professional experience in a health facilities inspection program, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a license as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) from an accredited school of nursing; and six (6) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. NOTE: \"Professional experience\" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions. LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of principles and practices of health care administration particularly as they relate to improving the health and care of patients. Knowledge of the health care field with health care specialty and wide exposure to all health care specialties delivering health services in facility settings. Knowledge of the unit's complex health discipline specialists responsibilities in nursing, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, physical therapy, health or social sciences, or health care administration, and the need for reconciliation with current minimal standards,fiscal restraints,and using professional judgement to interpret state and federal health care standards. Knowledge of federal and state regulations, rules, standards, and statutes as they relate to health care facilities and an understanding of administrative laws and codes and their impact on the survey and evaluation process necessary to instruct staff and guide health care facility personnel. Knowledge of inspection policies and procedures of the entire survey process to facilitate immediate guidance and direction to subordinates as required by state and federal regulations. Knowledge of technological and environmental advancements and their impact on the methodology of a health inspection program. Knowledge of effective report writing for federal and state agencies and for public disclosure. Knowledge of inter-relationships with other health department agencies, their expertise, authorities, and joint responsibilities regarding health facilities, i.e. Certificate of Need, Community Health Services, Plans Review, and Health Economics. Knowledge of intra-relationships with other state department agencies, i.e. Human Services, Community Affairs, Law and Public Safety, and federal agencies within HEW Region II regarding their expertise, authorities, and responsibilities in order to effect cooperation in establishing and implementing significant administrative procedures for assigned program. Ability to establish effective work systems, maintain effective working relationships, delegate responsibilities, and to apply the accepted principles of health care evaluation. Ability to motivate highly trained health professionals, and broaden their prospectives by training exposures and diversification of experience through team work, rotation of, and new assignments. Ability to provide technical and professional training orientation to the staff with various disciplines. Ability to provide technical assistance and consultation in the interpretation of regulations within guidelines of HEW Region II and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, to staff, health care facilities, and other concerned individuals and groups in order to ensure compliance with regulations. Ability to plan and organize a program within fiscal federal and state restraints, human resource availability, and environmental conditions. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with lawyers, consultants, and providers in keeping with the legislation under which this unit operates. Ability to act as a professional witness for the department in area of concerned responsibility. Ability to interpret complex state and federal laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and guidelines concerning health care facilities and to make judgement decisions and advise those concerned. Ability to speak at meetings, workshops, and seminars as a representative of the unit, to create a positive public image, and to obtain feedback for evaluation and monitoring of standards and programs. Ability to write well, with skills in language and grammar, to clarify for the general public in light of public disclosure laws, as well as associates in other professions. Ability to plan for, and use of technology in the methodology of the program and adaptability to future geographical and environmental changes in the program. Ability to coordinate joint activities with other agencies, involving planning, evaluating, and monitoring combined projects. Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. This job specification is applicable to the following title code: Job Spec Code Variant State, Local or Common Class of Service Work Week State Class Code Local Class Code Salary Range Note 00304 S C NL 29 N/A S29 - This job specification is for state government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions. 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