Specialty Trainer

The Nurse Surveyor (NS) supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan. The NS-Specialty Trainer is responsible for protecting public safety in health care facilities by implementing statewide training plans which address the training needs of all program staff (surveyors, consultants, administrative and support staff). The NS-Specialty Trainer acts as an expert in the survey and certification process. Extensive and frequent travel and entering Health Care Facilities is required. The incumbent works under the direction of the Nurse Surveyor Supervisor I (NSS I) of the CHCQ Field Ops Training Unit.

Department Information

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.

Health care facilities in California are licensed, regulated, inspected, and/or certified by a number of public and private agencies at the state and federal levels, including the CDPH Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CHCQ is responsible for ensuring health care facilities comply with state laws and regulations. In addition, CHCQ cooperates with CMS to ensure that facilities accepting Medicare and Medi-Cal (in California, Medicaid is referred to as Medi-Cal) payments meet federal requirements. CHCQ also oversees the certification of nurse assistants, home health aides, hemodialysis technicians, and the licensing of nursing home administrators.