RN Health Care Facility Surveyor

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing

RN Health Care Facility Surveyor conducting various compliance surveys for long-term care and healthcare facilities. Supporting quality improvement in a remote setting with frequent travel required.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $75,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in conducting comprehensive surveys for long-term care facilities, ensuring compliance with Federal requirements, and effectively managing the survey process. Proficient in evaluating care quality, communicating non-compliance issues, and implementing corrective action plans.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Registered Nurse (RN) LicensureCMS Long-Term Care Basic TrainingSurveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT)Survey Experience in Long-Term Care FacilitiesIndependent Decision-Making Skills

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Hard Skills

Survey PreparationQuality of Care EvaluationRecord ReviewFacility ObservationPlan of Correction Assessment

Soft Skills

Conflict ResolutionPrioritizationEffective CommunicationTeam Leadership

Industry Keywords

Long-Term CareHealthcare Facility SurveyConsumer RightsFederal ComplianceMonitoring Surveys

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The position is 100% remote with up to 75% travel.
The Surveyor will serve as a team member or team leader on various types of surveys (i.e. re-certification, comparative, complaint investigation, and revisits) for long-term care and non-long-term care surveys.
Surveys require preparations such as off-site preparation, tour of the facility, observation of care, record review, interviews of staff and families, etc.
Determine if care, treatment, and services are consistent with Federal requirements.
Evaluate many aspects of the healthcare facility system from quality of care to consumers’ rights and physical plant.
Communicate the non-compliance issues with key personnel throughout the site review and during the exit conference.
Determine if a plan of correction is acceptable.
Conduct follow-up visits and monitoring surveys to ascertain if facilities’ plans of correction to resolve the deficient practice have been implemented.
Assist with facility and bureau training. Participate in work groups as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Must have successfully completed CMS’s Long-Term Care Basic Training and passed the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT).
Must have At least two (2) years of recent experience working as a surveyor accrediting or certifying facilities that serve the residents of long-term care facilities.
Must maintain current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN).
Demonstrated a history of independent decision-making skills to direct and effectively manage the survey process.
Ability to set priorities independently and collectively in performing survey tasks.
Ability to openly discuss conflicts/controversy, and to seek assistance when appropriate to make decisions and resolve conflicts.
Ability to travel up to 75% of the time on a regular basis is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Paid Time Off, Retirement Savings
Commuter Benefits program
Visa Sponsorship opportunities