Job Description

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10/6/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)

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Nurse Consultant/Inspector

Pay Grade16

Salary

$68,234.40 - $78,425.25 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Office of Inspector General

Location

Location Varies, USA

This position reports to an office in Lexington (Fayette County), KY and works with a team in the followingcounties: Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carter, Clark, Elliott, Fayette, Fleming,Franklin, Grant, Greenup, Harrison, Jessamine, Kenton, Lawrence, Lewis, Mason, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas,Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan, Scott, Washington, Woodford. We encourage applicants from these counties toapply.

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency mayterminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performs many varied functions for the Cabinet for Health and FamilyServices. OIG has six Divisions, Division of Regulated Child Care, Division of Health Care, Certificate ofNeed, Division of Kentucky Health Information Exchange, Division of Telehealth, and the Division of Audits andInvestigations. These Divisions cover a wide variety of job tasks and duties in varied settings throughoutKentucky, which include inspecting and licensing childcare and healthcare facilities and services, andconducting investigations of complaints in those facilities, as well as conducting Medicaid fraud and othertypes of complaints for the Cabinet.

The Nurse Consultant Inspector (NCI) conducts inspections of healthcare facilities and services. As an NCI,you would conduct licensure, certification, and re-licensure inspections as part of a survey team.Investigate complaints of regulatory violations in healthcare facilities. Create comprehensive writtencorrespondence, including statements of deficiencies, and detailing findings of non-compliance. Interpretand apply regulations and follow Division and Regional guidelines, policies, and procedures through the surveyprocess.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct licensure, certification, and re-licensure inspections as part of a survey team.
• Investigate complaints of regulatory violations in healthcare facilities.
• Create comprehensive written correspondence, including Statement of Deficiencies and other reportsclearly and concisely using various software applications, detailing findings of non-compliance in healthcarefacilities and descriptions of information gathered.
• Determines compliance through interpretation of regulations and follows Division/Regional guidelines,policies, and procedures in the process.
• Provides technical assistance and interpretation to other staff and Providers.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, webinars, and other types of training to improve knowledge andskills related to regulation of healthcare facilities.
• Studies to complete the federal Surveyors Minimum Qualification Test and receive certification from theCenters for Medicaid and Medicare.

Skills and Expectations include but are not limited to the following:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully.
• Ability to be flexible with work schedules, work assignments, and overtime needs.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Proficiency with use of computers, tablets, smart phones for daily tasks.
• Physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time duringsurveys or inspections.
• Prefer applicants who are SMQT Certified.
• Required to to work mandatory overtime and weekends when needed.
• Required to have the ability to travel and stay overnight for sometimes multiple days.

This position does require extensive in-state travel, overtime, weekend work, and overnight stays depending onthe type of survey and the location of the facility being inspected. It also requires the physical abilityand energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys/inspections.

OIG is looking for a career-minded, self-motivated, energetic Nurse Consultant/Inspector to work out of ourEastern Enforcement Branch, in the Lexington, KY (Fayette County) office. If you desire to work with a teamof dedicated professionals who believe in their mission, we would love to welcome you to our OIG family!

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federalgovernment with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will onlyuse E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities,please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: See Special Requirements.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years of experience as a Registered Nurse.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A bachelor's degree in nursing will substitute for the required experience.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be licensed in Kentucky as a registered nurse or possess a valid work permit issued by the Kentucky Board of Nursing. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possess and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

Work typically is spent in contact with providers and clients outside the organizational unit. May work in homes and neighborhoods in "at risk communities" for violence and drug abuse.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Gae Vanlandingham at GaeJ.Vanlandingham@ky.gov or 859-246-2301.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Remote work, Flexible hours, Night shift, Weekend work,

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