Health Care Facilities Field Surveyor - Entry

Job Description

Health Care Facilities Field Surveyor - Entry (Multiple Vacancies) (2600005R)

Health

Kristi W. Candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted directly.

Ongoing

Health Department Building 246 North High Street 1st Floor Columbus 43215

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

$31.74 - $34.96

Full-time

Work Hours : 10 hour/4 days Mon-Thurs

Union : 1199

Regulatory Compliance

Inspection Principles, Interviewing, Regulatory Compliance, Investigation, Medical records

Attention to Detail, Building Trust, Listening, Written Communication, Confidentiality

Recruitment of applicants will be considered from around the state.
The next surveyor class is scheduled to start April 6th, 2026
. The date assigned is non‑negotiable.

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well‑being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.

As a surveyor, your impact reaches beyond each resident into connected lives of caregivers, friends, and families. The lives you touch may be countless and your work will count! Watch the video below for a closer look at "life on the job" presented by ODH survey team members.

Receive instruction and on‑the‑job training on survey tasks and protocols applicable to long‑term care (LTC) and acute and continuing care (ACC), ODH procedures, and rules/regulations pertinent to the surveyor role, through extensive reading, program briefings and supervised participation in field activities:

• Attend mandated state and federal surveyor training.
• Travel to health care facilities to participate in (and/or conduct under supervision) onsite inspections of providers to determine compliance.
• Participate, under supervision, in discussion with facility officials regarding survey findings.
• Attend (as part of survey team) exit interview meetings with facility staff.
• Learn to review plans of correction for deficiencies.
• Complete survey reports and deficiency statements in accordance with the Principles of Documentation.
• Provide consultation to newer surveyors.

• Receive training in gathering evidence, for cases which may require legal action.
• Participate (as member of survey team) in hearing preparations and hearings.
• Testify before judicial bodies as assigned.
• Analyze data collected during survey process and prepare specialized reports as assigned.
• Assist in drafting responses to problems/questions regarding survey process.
• Assist supervisor in preparing speeches to community groups, providers, or other agencies; draft and deliver speeches as assigned.

• Carry laptop, portable scanner, reference materials and forms (weighing up to 25 lbs.) to/from worksite.
• Learn to use computer‑assisted process in conducting and documenting surveys.
• Learn to use applicable data sets (e.g., MDS, OASIS) and quality indicator reports to monitor and evaluate quality indicators.
• Learn to develop other reports/materials required by Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Maintain administrative records and/or library of current reference literature, as needed.
• Complete and submit all travel documents (e.g., travel logs, travel authorizations), records, expense reports and all computerized survey forms.
• Notify supervisor of problems that jeopardize meeting time frames.

• Travel: Surveyors travel constantly, whether down the road or across the state. Expect overnight stays and evening/weekend work when a situation calls for it.
• Emergencies: Routine annual surveys can be planned; complaint responses cannot. We go where we are needed, when we are needed.
• Documentation: Effective technical writing is essential (grammar usage and basic composition).
• Work Life Balance: Vacations are approved based upon a…