Job Description

Description

DSHS ATLSA Adult Family Home Licensor

This opportunity is an Allied Health position located in the ALTSA RCS Region 2 Kent Office. In this role, you will conduct Adult Family Home (AFH) on-site full licensing inspections, as needed complaint investigations, revisit inspections, monitor visits, and focused infection control inspections for state licensure.

Responsibilities include the performance of all inspection activities (full and abbreviated) as listed in the applicable state operational procedures manual (SOP) as well as accurate communication of findings to AFH Providers and staff orally and in writing.

You will be responsible for planning inspection activities, conducting interviews, observing residents and their environment (including visiting onsite facilities that have reported any type of infectious diseases outbreak), performing record reviews, and meeting performance measures related to written reports and data entry. This Position requires attending units\' huddles, mandatory meetings, trainings, Informal Dispute Resolutions, administrative hearings, or other assigned activities.

The position serves as a resource person to Allied Health peers.

Come join us to transform lives!

Some of what you will be doing

• Conduct full licensure and complaint investigations (as needed) and complete required data entry and reports (e.g., statements of deficiencies, investigation summary reports, etc.) for AFHs according to department process
• Make visual and auditory observations of resident care and services, and the physical environment in which the services are provided. Observe and interview residents, staff, and facility functions for extended periods of time
• Obtain necessary and relevant information regarding residents\' care and services from professional records, facility staff and other sources. Document observations, interviews and record reviews in a format that is easily understood and legible in accordance with agency standards
• Effectively communicate with diverse populations
• Evaluate nursing care within parameters of state regulations
• Recognize and analyze deficient practice and effectively communicate to team members, other department staff and AFH staff
• Organize findings, develop, and prepare a thorough detailed written report in a timely manner
• Manage hard copy and electronic working papers and records so that they can be filed in a timely manner, according to department process
• Work effectively individually as well as a member of a multidisciplinary team in positive, professional peer review manner
• Participate in the training of new staff/team members (preceptor or mentor role as needed)
• Competence in Computer skills, usage of technology, portable electronic devices, to effectively use, and maintain programs related to position
• Accept and follow procedures and directives from management

Identify and follow chain of command and utilize appropriate communication channels * Conduct state licensure follow up inspections and monitoring visits (as needed/assigned)

• Participate in education, training, enforcement recommendation, informal dispute resolution and administrative hearings as required

Who should apply

Professionals with a Master\'s degree in social work, speech pathology, occupational or physical therapy, psychology, special education, sociology, or a related field + two years of professional experience in planning, administering, licensing, monitoring, or delivering social or health or behavioral health service programs;

OR

Two additional years of qualifying experience will substitute for a master\'s degree, and a bachelor\'s degree in one of the above-mentioned fields has been achieved.

Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to maintain an objective, professional and respectful demeanor with difficult persons and events.
• Ability to communicate with diverse populations.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of institutional nursing services; public health and professional nursing fields; community organization and resources; effective teaching methods; organization, administration, and supervision; research and study methods.
• Ability to: evaluate institutional nursing services; exercise objective judgment; stimulate local cooperation and support for effective nursing service; bring about improved practices.

This job is classified as a Long-Term Care Surveyor. It is important to note that you will travel individually and/or in teams, usually during the workweek, but this may require continuous days of work beyond five days and outside the normal business hours. In addition, as an emergency designated role, reporting for duty on short notice, outside of normal work hours and days, at different duty stations, and temporarily performing work outside normal scope of duties are acceptable scopes of this job.

Interested? With your application, please include:

• A current resume
• A cover letter addressing how your training and experience qualifies you for this job
• List of references with current contact information that includes current or most recent supervisor and at least two professional references

King County employees receive 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary and are eligible to receive a free ORCA card for transportation use.

Questions? Please contact and reference #11126.

Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to Transform Lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency\'s mission that you bring an equity, anti-racism and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

Supplemental Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant\'s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver\'s license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

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