Job Description:

• 1) Inspects health care facilities, such as hospitals, nursing homes, sheltered care homes, maternity homes, and day care centers, to enforce public health laws and to investigate complaints: Inspects physical facilities, equipment, accommodations, and operating procedures to ensure compliance with laws governing standards of sanitation, acceptability of facilities, record keeping, staff competence qualifications, and ethical practices.

• 2) Reviews reports concerning staffing, personal references, floor plans, fire inspections, and sanitation.

• 3) Recommends changes in facilities, standards, and administrative methods in order to improve services and efficiency, utilizing knowledge of good practices and legal requirements.

• 4) Advises applicants for approval of health care facilities on license application and rules governing operation of such facilities.

• 5) May testify at hearings or in court.

• 6) May compile data on conditions of health care facilities, for use in determining construction needs in community or region.