Executive Service

HEALTH RELATED BOARDS INVESTIGATOR

Department of Health

Office of Investigations

Knoxville, TN

This position comes with full state employment benefits. This is an executive service position, and the salary starts at $59,700.00 year depending on experience.

Closing Date: 06/10/2024

This position is designated to be a Hybrid.

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

Job Overview:

The Health-Related Boards Investigators (HRBI) will serve as field investigator for 34 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 HRBI Health Related Boards Investigator 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:

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

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.