Job Description
Salary: $59,732.00 - $98,557.00 Annually
Location : Wake County, NC
Job Type: Permanent Full-Time
Job Number: 25-09372 DHSR 60054076
Department: Dept of Health and Human Services
Division: Health Service Regulation
Opening Date: 08/12/2025
Closing Date: 8/26/2025 5:00 PM Eastern
Job Class Title: Nurse Consultant I
Position Number: 60054076
Salary Grade: MH16
Description of Work This position is funded in part through federal funds. Recruitment Range: $59,732 - $85,846 This is a home-based position in the Central/Eastern Region and should reside in Wake, Durham, Lee, Chatham, Orange, Alamance, Guilford, Johnston, Wayne, Harnett, Franklin, Moore, Cumberland, Nash, Wilson, or surrounding county.
As a Nurse Consultant in the Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification Section, the main responsibility is to conduct licensure and/or certification onsite surveys or in office review of documentation to ascertain compliance with applicable State Licensure and/or Federal Certification Regulations for Acute Care Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Abortion Clinics, Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, End Stage Renal Disease Providers, Rural Health Clinics, Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapists, and Rehabilitation Facility.
About NC Department of Health and Human Services: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) serves the needs of the most vulnerable of North Carolinians and to accomplish this, we hire only the most dedicated and caring individuals. Finding qualified clinical professionals to treat and care for our clients is a continual challenge as demand for services grows and the availability of providers struggles to keep pace. We are seeking a motivated individual who is up for this challenge and is dedicated to our mission of providing North Carolinians with the very best in clinical care.
Compensation & Benefits: The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies Management Preferences:
- Experience with State and Federal rules and regulations applicable to Acute Care facilities.
- Experience with documentation standards, management, medical records, medical nursing, pharmacy, diagnostics, clinical nutrition, food service, lab services, patient rights, and social services programs sufficient for completing all of (or any part of) a licensure and/or certification survey.
- RN licensed in North Carolina with experience in acute care hospitals, cardiac rehabilitation facilities, abortion clinics, dialysis centers, or ambulatory surgery centers.
- Must know Windows and basic MS Office applications.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and one year of experience in the area of specialization.
Supplemental and Contact Information The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more information about DHHS:
DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information. Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates / licenses. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application. Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard, who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
• If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
• Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check. All candidates selected for positions considered "Positions of Trust" will be subject to a criminal background check.
Applications for positions requiring specific coursework must be accompanied by a copy of the applicant's transcript. Applicants with degrees not conferred at a United States college or university must attach verification that their degree is equivalent to a similar degree from a U.S. institution. The Office of State Human Resources uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent. For a list of organizations that perform this specialized service, please visit the NACES membership website at Transcripts, degree evaluations and cover letters may be uploaded with your application.
NOTE: Applicants will receive communication via email only for updates on the status of their application or any questions on their application. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dhhs.nc.gov..
To check the status of an application, please log in to your NC Government Job Opportunities account and click "Application Status".
For technical issues with your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 877-204-4442. If you have a technical issue with your Government Jobs account, please call their Help Line at 1-855-524-5627.
NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types. For permanent and time-limited appointments: Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.
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Answers to supplemental questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. In order to receive credit for the supplemental questions in which you answered yes, you must provide supporting information within the body of the application, to support your answer. Your application should also reflect all education and all professional work experience acquired
including high school and all degrees . It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information. Have you provided such information within the body of the application? (Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following:
Education - including high school, Work Experience - each position should be listed separately , Certificates & Licenses, Skills).
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. Please list your current Registered Nurse Status.
- No license
- NC Graduate nurse-licensing pending
- Current NC Registered Nurse License
- Compact RN License
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How many years of RN nursing experience (as listed on your application) do you have?
- None
- Less than 2 yrs.
- 2-4 yrs.
- 4+ yrs.
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What areas of healthcare do you have nursing experience in? (select all that apply)
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers
- End Stage Renal Disease Facilities
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Abortion Clinics
- None of the above
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This position requires the ability to travel an average of 3-4 days per week including overnight and occasional weekends in North Carolina; are you able to do this?
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Where did you learn about DHHS or this opportunity?
- Company or OSHR Website
- Employee Referral
- Professional Association or Industry-specific job board
- Conference / Career Fair
- LinkedIn
- Other Social Media
- Theater Advertisement
- Internet Advertisement
- TV / Radio
- Indeed
- Other General Job Boards
- Google
- Other Search Engines
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Please give additional detail where you learned of DHHS or this opportunity. (e.g., APA Annual Meeting in NYC in May 2021, Facebook, LinkedIn, Doximity, NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board, etc.)
Required Question
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Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Flexible hours, Night shift, 3 days per week,