[Hiring] Registered Nurse @State of North Carolina

Role Description

The Registered Nurse conducts onsite and in‑office licensure and certification surveys to determine whether health care providers meet State Licensure and Federal Certification requirements. The role evaluates compliance across multiple program areas, including:

• Acute hospitals
• Critical access hospitals
• Psychiatric hospitals
• Abortion clinics
• Ambulatory surgery centers
• Cardiac rehabilitation centers
• End stage renal disease providers
• Portable X‑ray suppliers
• Rural health clinics
• Outpatient rehabilitation therapists
• Rehabilitation facilities

Work includes:

• Completing standard and complaint surveys
• Preparing legally defensible deficiency reports
• Reviewing Plans of Correction
• Responding to inquiries from the public and provider community
• Engaging with health care associations and civic groups to communicate program goals and requirements

This home‑based role operates within the Wake/Central Region and requires travel throughout assigned counties.

Qualifications

• Expert‑level management skill demonstrated through performing regulatory tasks that require independent judgment, coordinated teamwork, and oversight of complex survey activities.
• Strong oral and written communication proficiency demonstrated through preparing clear compliance documentation and engaging effectively with providers, public groups, and professional organizations.
• Advanced investigative and analytical competency demonstrated through evaluating survey observations, record reviews, interviews, and compliance evidence during licensure and certification review processes.
• Intermediate computer proficiency demonstrated through use of Windows‑based systems, MS Office products, electronic data management tools, and digital submission workflows.
• Demonstrated experience applying state licensure rules, federal certification standards, and program policies across diverse health care settings, supported by prior regulatory or provider‑side work.

Requirements

• Must be a Licensed Registered Nurse
• This position is a fully remote work option
• This is a home-based position in the Wake/Central Region and should reside in Wake, Alamance, Guilford, Forsyth, Orange, Durham, or Caswell Counties.

Benefits

• Health insurance options
• Standard and supplemental retirement plans
• NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis)
• Paid vacation, sick, and community service leave
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees

Company Description

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.