Health Facility Evaluator - Nursing Evaluator

Working Title: Health Facility Evaluator

Job Class: Nursing Evaluator

Agency: Health Department

• Job ID : 97671

• Location : Rochester

• Telework Eligible : Hybrid

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : This vacancy is open to all qualified job seekers and bidders simultaneously.

• Date Posted : 10/16/2026

• Closing Date : 10/22/2026

• Hiring Agency :Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

• Division/Unit : Health Regulation / Rochester Federal Evaluation

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift / Varies*

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday, occasional weekend work and overnight travel.

• Travel Required : Yes - Up to 75% of the time

• Salary Range :$39.06 - $57.76 / hourly; $81,557 - $120,603 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 205 - Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA)

• Anticipated Start Date : 11/24/2026

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Professional

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Elevate your career working as a Health Facility Evaluator, where your nursing knowledge and expertise will contribute to our mission of protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of all Minnesotans!

This position will provide surveillance, consultation, guidance, audits and evaluation of health care providers to assure a level of quality care based upon compliance with Federal and State laws and rules. This position will also provide training and expertise to health care professionals to educate them on the MDS Assessment standards to ensure compliance.

Working as a Health Facility Evaluator, you will:

• Evaluate health care providers using nursing and health knowledge and expertise of survey documents.

• Document conclusions to determine degree of regulation compliance.

• Make periodic unannounced follow-up visits to health care providers to ascertain compliance with correction orders and deficiencies previously issued.

• Attend legal proceedings or hearings regarding deficiencies, issuance of penalty assessments, abuse/neglect, or termination/adverse action situations.

Position will be based out of the Rochester office location with up to 75% of work time spent onsite performing surveillance of facilities predominantly located in the surrounding southeastern region of Minnesota.

Occasional travel outside of the base region is expected, to survey facilities located throughout the state of Minnesota. When not onsite, remaining follow-up work is performed by teleworking from your home office.

*Standard work week is Monday - Friday, and candidates must be available for occasional weekend work and overnight travel. The need for weekend, overnight, or travel outside of the base region is determined by each district's workload needs.

Reimbursement for authorized business travel expenses is provided according to bargaining unit guidelines.

In accordance with HR/LR Policy #1422 Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) , this position is eligible for up to 50% telework for applicants who live in Minnesota or in a bordering state within 50 miles of the assigned work location. The telework policy may exempt employees who live more than 50 miles from their primary work location from the 50% in-office requirement, depending on job requirements, helping the State of Minnesota access top talent across the state.

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicated the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

Two (2) years of experience in a health care setting in positions that may include the following:

• Registered Nurse (RN)

• Charge Nurse (must include at least two years as an RN charge nurse)

• RN Supervisor

• Director of Nursing

• Health Care Administrator

AND

Currently licensed in Minnesota as a Registered Nurse, without restriction.

A degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Care Administration, Psychology, or closely related degree in the medical field may substitute for experience as follows:

• Master's: 18 months

• Bachelor's: 12 months

• Associate's: 6 months

Additional qualifications to be assessed during the interview process:

• Oral and written communications skills sufficient to interview staff, residents, clients, patients; and to document concise, accurate and complete information and conclusions.

• Critical thinking skills sufficient to collect and analyze information, identify areas of focus and make decisions based on evidence gathered.

• Listening skills sufficient to ascertain level of compliance in meeting resident or client needs.

• Interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships, inform providers of deficiencies and other pertinent findings, and participate in legal proceedings.

• Decision making skills sufficient to make conclusions during surveys and defend legal actions on deficiencies related to nursing, medical and healthcare.

• Ability to use multiple software platforms, databases, and programs to document findings and conclusions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a federally certified care facility such as a nursing home.

• Experience with the federal informal dispute resolution process for federally certified nursing homes.

• Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to nursing and health services and the ability to interpret these regulations for implementation.

• Successful completion of the Federal Surveyor Minimum Qualification Test (SMQT).

• Experience conducting internal quality assurance activities.

Additional Requirements

• This position requires successful completion of a background check and employment reference check.

• This position does not require a valid driver's license, but it does demand travel, which the candidate will be responsible for meeting.

• Successful completion of the Federal Surveyor Minimum Qualification Test (SMQT) after training provided by Minnesota Department of Health.

• MDH does not participate in the federal E-Verify program and is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions, and cannot complete Form I-9 or any other documentation requiring employer participation in E-Verify. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. program and is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.