Surveyor Physical Plant/Life Safety

Job Description:

Assisted Living

Under the direction of a Supervisory officer is responsible for inspecting and evaluating HealthCare Facilities and/or services licensed and/or certified by the Department as a survey team member for the purpose of appraising compliance with the life safety code, physical environment and environmental quality requirements, provides training to Health Care Services Evaluator/Nurses and others in area of expertise, does related work as required.

REQUIREMENTS:

NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

Six (6) years of professional Physical Plant/Life Safety and Health Care Facilities Code experience in a health care plant, facility, or organization covering all phases of construction, or in a maintenance position in an inpatient health care facility or any public facility having responsibilities for mechanical and/or life safety systems of the facility, or as a surveyor for Life Safety and Health Care Facilities Code and physical environment requirements in a health care facility or any public facility, or in a supervisory firefighting position.

OR

Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.

NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.

NOTE: As a condition of employment, appointees must successfully complete the Basic Life Safety Training sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, contingent on availability of these courses. Appointees will also be required to complete Advanced Life Safety Code courses in Fire Alarm Systems, Sprinkler Systems, and Building Construction Systems after surveying independently for one year.

NOTE: Long Term Care positions require the successful completion of the Long-Term Care Basic Training and passing the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Training will be provided at the onset of employment.

LICENSE:

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.