Nurse Consultant/Inspector

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4/12/2026 (8:00 PM EDT)

26-01449

Nurse Consultant/Inspector

Salary

$52,283.52 - $78,425.28 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Office of Inspector General

Location

Location Varies

Description

This position reports to an office in Hopkinsville (Christian County), KY and works in the following counties: Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, McCracken, McLean, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, and Webster. OIG encourages applicants from these counties to apply.

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performs many varied functions for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. OIG has six divisions: Division of Regulated Child Care, Division of Health Care, Certificate of Need, Division of Kentucky Health Information Exchange, Division of Telehealth, and the Division of Audits and Investigations. These Divisions cover a wide variety of job tasks and duties in varied settings throughout Kentucky, which include inspecting and licensing childcare and healthcare facilities and services, and conducting investigations of complaints in those facilities, as well as conducting Medicaid fraud and other types of complaints for the Cabinet.

The Nurse Consultant Inspector (NCI) conducts inspections of healthcare facilities and services. This position does require extensive in-state travel, overtime, weekend work, and overnight stays depending on the type of survey and the location of the facility being inspected. It also requires the physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct licensure, certification, and re-licensure inspections as part of a survey team.
• Investigate complaints of regulatory violations in healthcare facilities.
• Create comprehensive written correspondence, including Statement of Deficiencies and other reports clearly and concisely using various software applications, detailing findings of non-compliance in healthcare facilities and descriptions of information gathered.
• Determines compliance through interpretation of regulations and follows Division and Regional guidelines, policies, and procedures in the process.
• Provides technical assistance and interpretation to other staff and Providers.
• Participate in meetings, conferences, webinars, and other types of training to improve knowledge and skills related to regulation of healthcare facilities.
• Studies to complete the federal Surveyors Minimum Qualification Test (SMQT Certified) and receive certification from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare.

Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully.
• Ability to be flexible with work schedules, work assignments, and overtime needs.
• Be a Registered Nurse with a current, active Kentucky nursing license and experience working in the healthcare field.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Proficiency with use of computers, tablets, smart phones for daily tasks.
• Physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.
• Prefer applicants who are SMQT Certified.
• Have the ability to work mandatory overtime and weekends when needed.
• Have the ability to travel and stay overnight for sometimes multiple days.

If you are a professional, self-motivated, positive person with a desire to use your clinical skills to improve healthcare in Kentucky, and you desire to work with a team of dedicated professionals who believe in their mission, we would love to welcome you to our OIG family!

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Work typically is spent in contact with providers and clients outside the organizational unit. May work in homes and neighborhoods in "at risk communities" for violence and drug abuse.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Terri Gipson at terri.gipson@ky.gov or 502-764-1010.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D