Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to manage survey programs at the Regional level. Coordinates nutrition programs, consults and performs dietary surveys in long?term care facilities and hospitals for the Fairview Heights Regional Office relating to licensure, certification, and complaint investigations. Serves as team trainer to lower level nutritionists.

Job Responsibilities

1. Travels to conduct difficult, highly complex and sensitive on?site nutrition surveys of hospitals and nursing homes to assure compliance with the Nursing Home Care Act, Title XIX, and XVIII of the Social Security Act.
2. Plans, coordinates and administers the new surveyor training and existing surveyor standardization programs for the Region.
3. Reviews and evaluates surveys and investigation reports of lower level nutritionists for technical accuracy and compliance with applicable directives, policies and guidelines.
4. Assists in researching, developing and drafting new or revised State regulations and Section policies and guidelines.
5. Assists Regional Supervisor with administrative tasks for the Region as needed and directed.
6. Provides technical interpretation to facility owners and operators of long?term care facilities by conducting and participating in on?site visits and workshops.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires successful completion of both state and federal Basic Surveyor Orientation courses and certification of having successfully completed Federal Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test.
• Requires one year of experience as a health facilities surveyor.
• Requires possession of a valid Illinois certificate as a register Dietitian and knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, supplemented by a master’s degree in nutrition, dietetics or food service management and one year of professional experience in nutrition, dietetics, or food service management; preferably requires registration by the American Dietetic Association.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year experience conducting difficult, highly complex and sensitive on?site nutrition surveys.
• One year experience planning and conducting training.
• One year experience collecting and preparing data.
• One year experience reviewing and evaluating survey and investigation reports for technical accuracy and compliance.
• One year experience providing technical interpretation of state laws, standards and regulations to long?term care facility owners and operations.