LIFE SAFETY CODE SURVEYOR
Ascellon Corporation is seeking a goal-oriented problem solver and team player who is ready for the responsibility required to work in a professionally exciting environment ensuring safety of patients and residents of healthcare facilities nation-wide, while at the same time sharing their knowledge and expertise to support the company's mission of providing superior customer service.
You will enjoy a creative work environment and comprehensive fringe benefits that include:
- Flexible paid vacation days
- Paid holidays
- Company-issued and company-paid Amex card for travel
- All travel expenses paid directly by company
- Airline and hotel points accumulate for employee's personal use
- Employee discounts
- 401k employee retirement plan with generous match and immediate vesting
- Profit sharing program
- Company-paid tax-free Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid disability insurance
- Extensive training opportunities
- Predictable work schedule
RESPONSIBLIITIES:
The position is 100% remote with up to 75% travel. The Life Safety Code Surveyor will perform various types of surveys (i.e. re-certification, comparative, complaint investigation, and revisits) for long term care and non-long term care facilities which can include; ambulatory surgical centers (ASC), Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF), hospital, critical access hospital, and hospice facilities. Surveyors travel to healthcare facilities nationally conducting surveys to assess compliance with requirements and regulations guiding the safety of residents/customers of the facilities. The responsibility of the Surveyor is to apply approved survey protocols for conducting on-site surveys. Specific activities include the following:
- Conduct on-site surveys of Medicare-Medicaid certified health care facilities to determine compliance with Federal regulations.
- Surveys require preparations such as: off-site preparation, tour of facility, observations, record review, interviews of facility/engineering staff , etc.
- The Life Safety Code Surveyor will evaluate many aspects of the healthcare facility safety systems and physical plant.
- Communicate the non-compliance issues with key personnel throughout the site review and during the exit conference to assure an understanding of the deficiencies cited.
- Determine if a plan of correction is acceptable.
- The Life Safety Code Surveyor will conduct follow-up visits and monitoring surveys to ascertain if facilities’ plans of correction to resolve the deficient practice have been implemented.
- Training: Assist with facility and bureau training. Participate in work groups as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Requires minimum of 3 years’ experience in Life Safety Code inspections and fire safety in accrediting or certifying facilities that serve residents of long term care facilities.
- Must have successfully completed CMS’s Basic Life Safety Code Training.
- Fire Inspector 1 (NFPA) certification is preferred.
- Demonstrated history of, and possess the knowledge, skills and abilities, to conduct Federal surveys, complaints investigations and respond to crisis situations in accordance with Federal laws, regulations, guidelines, the State Operations’ Manual (SOM) and protocols established by the Federal government for the conduct of such operations.
- Demonstrated history of independent decision-making skills to direct and effectively manage the survey process, ability to set priorities independently and collectively, ability to openly discuss conflicts/controversy, and ability to seek assistance when appropriate to make decisions and resolve conflicts.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Possess evidence of current education regarding the standards of practice in the field of fire protection and current standards of practice in life safety.
- Must be able to travel up to 75% of the time.
