As an Investigator 3, you will be crucial to safeguarding the integrity of public health programs by conducting comprehensive investigations and audits to prevent fraud, ensure compliance, and uphold accountability. Working closely with teams across the Office of Nutrition Services (ONS), you’ll contribute to a mission that enhances nutrition access and promotes healthy lifestyles statewide.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Leading investigations into potential program violations by analyzing records, conducting interviews, and preparing detailed reports.
• Conducting covert compliance checks, vendor audits, and onsite investigations for the WIC and other nutrition-related programs.
• Collaborating with vendors, clients, and law enforcement agencies to verify compliance and uncover potential fraud.
• Documenting findings in well-structured reports and, when necessary, providing testimony at hearings.

Option 1: Four (4) years of experience working as an investigator with a government agency or private organization, or other directly allied field, one (1) year must include field experience.

Option 2: A Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, public health, health care administration, public or business administration, or closely allied field; and two (2) years of investigative experience with a government agency or private organization, or other directly allied field, one (1) year must include field experience.

About Washington State Department of Health

Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies

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