HEALTH RELATED BOARDS INVESTIGATOR - 61098

Company: State of Tennessee
Location: Nashville
Posted on: September 4, 2024

Job Description:

Executive Service
HEALTH RELATED BOARDS INVESTIGATOR - HRBIDepartment of HealthOffice of InvestigationsNashville, TN Closing Date: 09/23/2024 This is a Hybrid position.

Who we are and what we do:The Tennessee Department of Health incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our two strategic priorities of prevention and access. Our mission is to protect, promote, and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee.How you make a difference in this role:Work well with others, positive and upbeat attitude, with attention to details.Job Overview:The Tennessee Department of Health is seeking Health-Related Boards Investigators (HRBI) to serve as field investigators for the Health-Related Boards in the Office of Investigations. The duty for these positions involves investigating complaint allegations, collecting pertinent evidence, and preparing concise reports detailing the investigative findings.Key Responsibilities:The field investigators will represent the Department in investigating complaint allegations of licensed healthcare providers on behalf of the 34 health related boards for the State of Tennessee; conducts in-person interviews of complainants, witnesses, and respondents to determine the veracity of the allegations filed against a licensed healthcare provider; collects, evaluates, and processes evidence; prepares written reports documenting the findings of the investigation; coordinates with law enforcement agencies (State and Federal) throughout the state of Tennessee regarding allegations of criminal activity by licensed healthcare providers; and coordinates throughout the life of the investigation with the Office of General Counsel.Minimum Qualifications:Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice with at least five years of full-time investigative experience conducting healthcare investigations or a bachelor's degree in nursing and experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional nursing work. Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time experience in nursing or healthcare investigations may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis to a maximum of two years. Substitution of Graduate Education for Experience: Additional graduate course work in nursing or healthcare investigations may be substituted for the required experience on a year for year basis to a maximum of one year.Required Experience:Three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional nursing work or a bachelor's degree in criminal justice with at least five years of full-time investigative experience conducting healthcare investigations. 1. If applying as a registered nurse, the candidate must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Tennessee in good standing. 2. A valid motor vehicle license is required for employment in this position.Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

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