Job Description:

Job Posting Title

Preventive Medical Consultant

Agency

340 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Supervisory Organization

Long Term Care

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

The annual salary for this position is up to $73,304.00 based on education and experience.

Job Description

Position Summary:

Under the direction of a program manager, a PMC conducts on-site licensure inspections, complaint and incident investigations, and annual comprehensive surveys in facilities to determine compliance with federal and state health and safety regulations in the following areas: admissions, transfers and discharges; resident rights; staffing and census; quality of care assessment; quality of life assessment; resident care plans; social, psychological and rehabilitative services; provision of medical services; and therapeutic activity programming. This position in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the direction or supervision of programs related to the delivery of agency services on a statewide basis. 

At this level employees are assigned responsibilities related to supervisory responsibility over a professional level staff.  This will include responsibility for all phases of program staffing, conduct local on-site staff meetings and training to provide information about program policies and procedures, counseling with local officials about needs and problems at the local level, and initiating corrective actions concerning program procedures and staff management; under the direction of a program manager.

Position Responsibilities /Essential Functions:

Directs studies of needs; reviews and analyzes information from studies and projects for immediate and long-range program development; advises subordinate program staff and other interested groups of the proper interpretation and application of agency rules and policies.

Reviews periodic staff reports, administrative audits, program activities and other information to evaluate program effectiveness and quality of service; develops controls to assure accountability for program operations, policy implementation and the maintenance of efficiency in various units. 

Communicates clearly and accurately with others (internally and externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, or resolve issues or complaints in Oklahoma long-term care facilities.

Conducts exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings and can assist in developing a plan to correct deficiencies.  Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies, or recommended remedies, and narrative to support regulatory findings.

Revisits long-term care facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations.  Performs quality assurance reviews of documents prepared by others, for example, publications, assessments, and reports.

Supervise the work of team members during inspections, provide technical assistance to facilities, and lend expertise to a survey team in the areas identified above.

Occasionally might need to testify at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities.

Make triage priority determinations based on regulatory and nursing knowledge and experience, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid State Operations Manual, state laws and rules and departmental internal practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a master’s degree or bachelor’s degree and two years of professional supervisory, managerial, consultative or administrative experience in nursing, public health administration, social work, adult protective services, and nursing or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of professional level experience in the above listed areas for each year of the required education. 

This position has a Preferred Qualification:

Bachelor's degree and possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as a medical practitioner issued by the Oklahoma Board of Medical Practitioner, plus eight (8) years of professional experience as a licensed medical practitioner; or possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to practice professional nursing and eight (8) years of experience as a registered nurse or a bachelor's degree in nursing and six (6) years of experience as a registered nurse; or a combination equivalent of education substituting the completion of a post baccalaureate degree for one year only of the required experience.

Applicants who demonstrate they possess the minimum qualifications (education and experience requirements) and the preferred qualifications will be given additional consideration during the interview process.

Applicant must successfully complete all training (Federal/State) for Nursing Facilities, including the successful completion of Surveyor Minimum Qualification Training (SMQT) within one year of hire date.

Valued Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the principles, practices, and ethics for the incumbent’s licensed or registered professional status; of administrative and organizational principles and practices regarding health care facility operations; of the principles of interviewing; of word processing software applications and computer operations; of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies regarding licensure and certification of health care facilities; of what constitutes immediacy of threat to a client; of the requirements for determining culpability of a facility; and of residents/patients/clients relocation protocols. Ability is required to read and understand statutory and regulatory language; to establish and maintain effective working relationships; to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and choosing an appropriate course of action; to interpret and analyze survey findings against statutory and regulatory requirements; to make decisions; to organize and communicate findings, both orally and in writing, in a logical, clear, concise, and complete manner; to observe, document, analyze, and evaluate the provision of care against the applicable standards of practice, statue, and regulation; to employ the principles and methods of conducting interviews using memory retrieval methods; to interview residents/patients/clients with diminished mental capacity, developmental disabilities, and/or acute and chronic medical conditions; to gather and present findings within a hostile facility environment while maintaining professional tone and demeanor; to analyze non-verbal and verbal communications to determine if an interview subject is omitting information or is being deceptive, and employ techniques for identifying omissions and deception in written statement; and to distinguish between the potential for harm and the potential for serious harm; to facilitate the relocation of residents/patients/clients; to independently perform facility investigations; to provide individual instruction, encouragement, and guidance to surveyors while functioning as a preceptor to surveyors in training; and to lead a team of surveyors in the conduct of a facility survey.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Work is typically performed an office setting, care facilities or assisted living center type setting with a climate-controlled settings and exposure to moderate noise level.  While performing the duties of the job, employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; carry light items; driving an automobile.  This position requires long period of sitting and daily use of computer and phone.

Applicants must be willing to perform all job-related travel associated with this position.   

This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

If education, certification or licensure is required to meet qualifications, applicants must provide documentation at the time of interview. 

All applicants are subject to a background check and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions through their Workday account. Go to Careers app on WD home screen>Click on 'Find Jobs-Internal State of Oklahoma'.

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