Overview
Position Overview
This position will serve as the Regional Supervisor for the Peoria and Champaign Regions of the
Division of Long Term Care Field Operations. Administers the implementation of the state licensure
and federal certification survey process within the central regions. Manages all Division operations
in the Central Region including state licensure, federal certification, as well as complaints and other
connected issues. Directs, coordinates and reviews the Long Term Care activities of the field
supervisors. Serves as full line supervisor as well as the department liaison.
Essential Functions
Administers the implementation of the state licensure and federal certification survey process for
long term care facilities within Region 2.
Directs, coordinates, and reviews the long-term care activities of the field supervisors ensuring
that policies and procedures are consistent across work units and are aligned with the directives
of the Division Chief and the Assistant Division Chief.
Serves as full-line supervisor.
Serves as the Department liaison with the long-term care provider industry, the public, other state
agencies and federal officials regarding survey activities.
Develops and implements policy and procedures for field operation.
Meets and discusses the long-term care survey process with internal and external stakeholders.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the
duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of
college.
Requires prior experience equivalent to four years of progressively responsible administrative
experience in Public Health related programs.
Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
Preferred Qualifications
Four or more years of progressively responsible administrative experience in Medicare/Medicaid
related programs.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing.
Certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid as having passed the Surveyor Minimum
Qualifications Test (SMQT).
Four or more years knowledge of state and federal regulations related to long term care facilities.
Three or more years of supervisory experience.
Two years of experience establishing, maintaining, and improving cooperative working
relationships with various stakeholders.
Two years of experience drafting, reviewing, and implementing policies and procedures.
Two years of experience with business communication with other agencies.
Two years of experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Smart sheets.
About Illinois Department of Public Health
In Illinois, if you have eaten at a restaurant ... required hospital or nursing home care ... vacationed at a campground or swam at a public beach or pool ... drank a glass of milk ... got married or divorced ... had a baby, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has touched your life in some important way.
Assuring the quality of our food, setting the standards for hospital and nursing home care, checking the safety of recreation areas, overseeing the inspection of milk producing farms and processing plants, maintaining the state's vital records and screening newborns for genetic diseases are just some of the duties of IDPH.
In fact, IDPH has 200 different programs that benefit each state resident and visitor, although its daily activities of maintaining the public's health are rarely noticed unless a breakdown in the system occurs. With the assistance of local public health agencies, these essential programs and services make up Illinois' public health system, a system that forms a frontline defense against disease through preventive measures and education. Public health has provided the foundation for remarkable gains in saving lives and reducing suffering. Today, life expectancy is 80 years for women and 74 years for men compared with fewer than 50 years at the at the beginning of the 20th century.
In the past, IDPH directed state efforts to control smallpox, cholera and typhoid, virtually eliminated polio, reduced dental decay through fluoridation of community water supplies, and corrected sanitary conditions that threatened water and food supplies.
Today, IDPH has programs to deal with persistent problems that require continued vigilance – infectious diseases, such as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and meningococcal disease; foodborne and communicable diseases, such as E. coli 0157: H7, monkeypox, salmonella and West Nile virus; vaccine preventable diseases; lead poisoning; lack of health care in rural areas; health disparities among racial groups, breast, cervical and prostate cancer; Alzheimer's disease; and other health threats -- sexually transmitted diseases, tobacco use, violence, and other conditions associated with high-risk behaviors. In addition, IDPH has been charged with handling the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of bioterrorism.
IDPH, which is one of the state's oldest agencies, was first organized in 1877 with a staff of three and a two-year budget of $5,000. IDPH, now has an annual budget of $2.9 billion in state and federal funds, headquarters in Springfield and Chicago, seven regional offices located around the state, three laboratories, and 1,200 employees.
IDPH is organized into 12 offices, each of which addresses a distinct area of public health. Each office operates and supports numerous ongoing programs and is prepared to respond to extraordinary situations as they arise.
