Title: Senior Investigator-Tidewater

State Role Title: Healthcare Compliance Specialist II

Hiring Range: $66,969 - $86,199

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Health Professions

Location: Dept of Health Professions

Agency Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) mission is to ensure safe and competent patient care by licensing health professionals, enforcing standards of practice, and providing information to health care practitioners and the public.

This sworn position enforces the rules and regulations of the Department's 13 health regulatory boards as
well as all associated Virginia statutes and federal laws. Principal duties include independently investigating a variety of complaints of alleged violations against health care practitioners licensed, certified, or registered by the Department, and by submitting reports which clearly reflect investigative results in order to safeguard the lives, health, and safety of the citizens of the Commonwealth.

The district for this position is:
Region III, District 2
Counties of Charles City, New Kent, Gloucester, James City, and York; and the independent cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg.

Region III, District 3
Counties of Accomack, Northampton; and the independent cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach.

Minimum Qualifications

*Recent, progressive experience conducting investigations.
*Comprehensive knowledge, skills, and abilities related to investigative techniques, to include interviewing, data collection and analysis of complex records and reports.
*Considerable, demonstrated ability to:
- interpret and apply laws and regulations
- effectively and independently organize and manage time and assignments;
- compose clear, comprehensive, and concise investigative reports;

-work as member of a team and effectively with and through others with considerable, effective interpersonal skills and self-direction
-communicate effectively both orally and in writing with impartiality, objectivity, and confidentiality; and.
*Skill in the use of a personal computer with standard office software for report writing, information exchange, online research, and database management (to include electronic file management and queries).

*Must be able to travel, including some overnight travel, to areas within the region in an efficient time frame based upon typical travel times and sensitivity of assignment; and to use a privately-owned vehicle when necessary.

*Must be willing to perform mobile work and to maintain a remote office with high speed Internet access, within assigned district(s) or within a 30-mile radius of district border(s) as a condition of employment.

The district for this position is:

Region III, District 2 

Counties of Charles City, New Kent, Gloucester, James City, and York; and the independent cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg.

Region III, District 3 

Counties of Accomack, Northampton; and the independent cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach.

Additional Considerations

The following are advantageous:
*Current work experience as a health care practitioner and/or current, formal work experience independently conducting various types of healthcare investigations, including but not limited to fraud; risk management; quality assurance; background checks; client abuse; or criminal, civil and/or regulatory investigations.
A working knowledge of health care/medical terminology in order to interpret health care records and communicate with health care professionals, and of federal or state health care laws and regulations.
* Prior experience working with administrative law.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

DHP accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history and duties/responsibilities which indicates your qualifications for this position. Please be as detailed as possible in your application. Assumptions will not be made regarding your experience.

*As an employee of this agency you are required to review, sign, and comply with the Department's Confidentiality Statement and the Department's Code of Ethics.
*Successful completion of all computer systems security training required by this agency and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is a condition of employment.
*Successful completion of a fingerprint-based criminal history check is required at the time of your employment.
*Eligibility to operate a State-owned vehicle is a condition of employment. This requires evidence of a current, valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 000-000-0000

Email: recruitment@dhp.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.