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9/22/2024 (8:00 PM EDT)

24-05697

Life Safety Code Inspector

Salary

$59,931.84 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

Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Estill, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Mc Creary, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Martin, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, Counties

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate 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 Family Services. OIG has six Divisions, Division of Regulated Child Care, Division of Health Care, Certificate of Need, Division of Kentucky Health Information Exchange, Division of Telehealth and the Division of Audits and Investigations. These Divisions cover a wide variety of job tasks and duties in varied settings throughout Kentucky, which include inspecting and licensing child care and healthcare facilities and services, and conducting investigations of complaints in those facilities, as well as conducting Medicaid fraud and other types of complaints for the Cabinet.

The Life Safety Code Inspector (Life Safety Code Inspector) is responsible for conducting on-site inspections of Medicare/Medicaid Certified Health Care Facilities to determine compliance with the federal Life Safety Code requirements. After the inspection of these facilities, the LSC Inspector prepares reports documenting noncompliance with the federal Life Safety Code pursuant to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) guidelines, reviews plan of correction, and conducts follow up visits.

If you are a professional, self-motivated, positive person with a desire to use your professional skills to improve healthcare in Kentucky, and you desire to work with a team of dedicated professionals who believe in their mission, we would love to welcome you to our OIG family!

Extensive travel is required with this position.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conducts onsite inspections of Medicare/Medicaid certified hospitals, long-term care facilities, and certified ambulatory surgical centers to determine compliance with the federal Life Safety Code requirements.
• Performs the inspection and extensively documents the results of the inspection according to established Medicare and Office of Inspector General (OIG) guidelines.
• Prepare reports documenting noncompliance with the federal Life Safety Code pursuant to Center for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) guidelines & other reports as directed.
• Review plans of correction from Non- Compliant Health Facilities.
• Conducts follow-up visits as necessary.
• Provide consultation to other staff and providers regarding Life Safety Code issues.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills and Expectations include, but are not limited to:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with people of diverse backgrounds and in diverse settings.
• Ability to be flexible with work schedules, work assignments, and overtime needs.
• Experience with National fire safety codes and Federal Building Regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Proficiency with use of computers, tablets, smart phones for daily tasks.
• Ability to travel, as needed, mostly in Kentucky. Rare occasions of travel to other states may be required.
• Physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.

CHFS participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use 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 dhs.gov/e-verify.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Frequent travel is required and overnight stays may be required.

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 Casey Shelley at Casey.Shelley@ky.gov or 606-330-2030.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D