Nursing Home Inspections Manager (Nurse Manager, Grade N25)

Please Note: The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $85,937 to $130,660, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that meets the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The mission of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services is to build a healthy, safe and strong community. The Division of Public Health Services are seeking a Nurse Manager to serve in the office of Licensure and Regulatory Services to further the mission by ensuring safety through education and regulatory compliance for promoting well-being within the community.  

This is a supervisory level position responsible for overseeing the daily activities and operations of the Nursing Home Inspection Program in the Office of Licensure and Regulatory Services. This position is responsible for ensuring the quality of care and a safe environment for the residents residing in nursing homes through licensure, inspections and enforcement of applicable federal, state and county laws and regulations. They must ensure the enforcement is applied fairly and is accurately and consistently cited according to evidenced based facts. This position directly supervises four (4) community health nurses and must be able to prioritize and reassign employees to emergency/crisis situations. Position must participate in emergency preparedness planning for all licensed nursing home facilities and communicate with local, state, and federal agencies, departments, health care providers, and community groups.

This position will travel throughout the County to perform required job duties. This position requires working evening and weekend hours based on the job needs. 

Performance of this work involves occasional long periods standing or walking, occasionally lifting, carrying or moving objects weighing up to fifty pounds, typically performing work sitting at a desk or a table, walking over rough, uneven, rock surfaces, long periods of standing, typically bending, crouching or stooping in confined spaces, operating keyboard devices or VDT's where speed, accuracy, and volume of work are required for production oriented work, and prolonged fine finger movements. 

Selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a background check and a pre-employment medical exam and drug screening.

Experience: Three (3) years of full-time equivalent post-licensure experience as a nurse, two (2) years of which must have been in nursing home, assisted living or hospital setting inspections.

Education: Graduation from a National League for Nursing accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in nursing and a Master's Degree in a nursing specialty or other health or management discipline. 

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.Additional years of experience specific to Nurse Manager (Supervising, Program Management, Clinical Leadership/Oversight experience in a Health Program) may be substituted for the required education.

LICENSE: 

• Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland* issued by the Maryland Board of Examiners. If the license is temporary, a regular Maryland RN license must be obtained within ninety (90) days of appointment.

*The State of Maryland accepts as valid the current RN licensure from a candidate’s primary state of residence if that state has an interstate compact with Maryland. The states having this interstate compact are Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico,

North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

(*This equivalency only applies to candidates whose primary residence is not Maryland). 

Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.

• Experience analysing, interpreting, and applying the Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulation governing nursing homes.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Emergency Preparedness.
• Supervisory experience with demonstrated ability to supervise and direct subordinate employees.
• Demonstrated experience, ability, and skill sufficient to identify, consider and resolve confrontational situations with staff and nursing home providers. 
• Experience and ability to collaborate with internal and external partners and organizations.