[Hiring] Government Analyst II @State of Florida

Role Description

The incumbent in this position may reside anywhere in the State of Florida. Please note occasional travel to local field offices and/or agency headquarters in Tallahassee is required. Field Offices are located in the following cities: Tallahassee, Alachua, Jacksonville, Clearwater, Orlando, Ft. Myers, Delray Beach, and Miami.

This position serves as a consultant within the Bureau of Field Operations, which oversees the survey and certification process of health care facilities across the State of Florida. These surveys ensure that all state licensed and federally certified health care facilities meet the established state and/or federal requirements and that patients and residents receive safe, quality health care. Field Operations staff are also responsible for ensuring residents' safety in health care facilities during emergencies, including natural disasters.

The incumbent in this position reports directly to the Senior Management Analyst II-SES within the Survey and Certification Support Branch (SCSB). This individual serves as a Management Consultant statewide.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing oversight, instruction, and development of Quality Assurance with the Survey Program.
• Serves as trainer in cooperation with Surveyor Training Programs.
• Development and organization of training materials as needed for Federal and State mandated training and other training as identified by the State Training Coordinator.
• Provide cross-training with designated staff as assigned by SCSB Manager.
• Represents the Agency at meetings, trainings, and workshops. Serves as liaison.
• Provides support to complete mandated workload as needed by conducting surveys statewide.
• Responsible for completing quality assurance reviews of Q-Tools/Imminent Danger deficiencies related to Immediate Jeopardy or Class I deficiencies related to actual/potential harm for Federal and State facilities/providers/suppliers as requested.
• Serves as the Back-up to the Informal Dispute Resolution Process (IDR) or independent Informal Dispute Resolution Process (IIDR) Coordinator. Participates as a panelist in an IDR/IIDR.
• Responsible for monitoring Immediate Jeopardy Deficiencies and generating statistical reports as needed for legislative or internal data requests.
• Responsible for implementing corrective action to address inconsistencies identified during quality assurance reviews.
• Review and analyze Federal QA Data such as SPIRIT and SPSS Measure. Develop and revise protocols as assigned.
• Complete Statement of Deficiencies (SODs)/ Plan of Correction (POC)/complaint review by the assigned due date and conducts DCF verified complaint QA review at least quarterly as assigned.
• Completes project-based work as assigned including reviewing regulation sets and policies and protocols.
• Other Duties as assigned by the Field Office Manager or Senior Management Analyst II-SES.

Consistent attendance is vital for individuals in this role, given the daily and time-sensitive nature of the work. Leave requests should be made in advance, except in cases of unforeseen emergencies beyond the employee's control. Must be willing to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. This includes emergency duties but not limited to response to threats involving any disaster, man-made or natural.

Qualifications

• Proficient in use of ASPEN, Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to lift 25 pounds (laptops, computers, manuals, etc.) with or without accommodation.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of management practices.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to travel with or without accommodation.

Requirements

• Four years of health care experience.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have successfully completed the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test.

Benefits

• Health insurance (i.e., individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
• Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance.
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurance.
• State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions.
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave as a new employee with the State of Florida.
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of sick leave annually.
• Nine paid holidays and 1 personal holiday each year.
• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Tuition waivers (accepted by major Florida Colleges/universities).
• Student loan forgiveness opportunities (eligibility required).
• Training opportunities.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Shared Savings Program for select medical services.
• Lower copays for prescription drugs.
• Health and Wellness discounts.

For a more complete list of benefits, please visit mybenefits.myflorida.com .