Location & Practice Overview

The position is posted for Detroit, Michigan and supports a quality improvement consulting company that surveys Medicare- and Medicaid-certified health care facilities nationwide.

Posted Location Detroit, MI
Organization Context Quality improvement consulting company
Coverage Area Facilities across the United States
Facility Scope Long-term care and selected non-long-term care certified providers

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a team member or team leader on recertification, comparative, complaint investigation, and revisit surveys.
  • Conduct on-site surveys of Medicare-Medicaid certified facilities to determine compliance with federal regulations.
  • Complete survey preparation, facility tours, care observations, record reviews, and interviews with staff and families.
  • Evaluate whether care, treatment, and services are consistent with federal requirements and document survey findings.

The work centers on regulatory survey activities that assess facility compliance and resident protections.

Qualifications & Requirements

Applicants must satisfy both professional social work credentials and specific federal surveyor requirements.

Degree
Master’s degree in Social Work
License
Current licensure to practice as an LCSW
Federal Training
Successful completion of CMS Long-Term Care Basic Training and passage of the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT)
Survey Experience
At least two years of recent experience as a surveyor accrediting or certifying facilities that serve long-term care residents
Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship

Compensation & Benefits

The posted salary range is $72,000–$80,000 per year. Additional benefits focus on insurance coverage, retirement, and travel support.

  • Annual salary of $72,000–$80,000
  • 401(k) retirement plan with generous match and immediate vesting
  • Company-paid tax-free Health Savings Account plus health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance and disability insurance
  • Flexible paid vacation days, paid holidays, company-issued Amex card for travel, all travel expenses paid by the company, and airline/hotel points retained for personal use

Schedule & Work Environment

Employment Status Full-time
Work Days Monday through Friday
Travel Up to 75% of the time on a regular basis

Patient Population & Clinical Setting

The surveyor evaluates conditions for residents and patients of certified facilities. The role does not involve maintaining a personal therapeutic caseload.

Primary Group Residents of long-term care facilities
Additional Provider Types Ambulatory surgical centers, ICFs/IID, ESRD facilities, PRTFs, hospitals, critical access hospitals, and hospices
Assessment Context On-site observation of care, documentation review, and interviews conducted during regulatory surveys

Clinical Focus & Key Services

The professional content of the role is regulatory compliance evaluation of health care facilities under federal standards, informed by clinical social work knowledge of care processes and resident protections.

Survey Types Recertification, comparative, complaint investigation, and revisit surveys
Regulatory Standard Federal requirements applicable to Medicare-Medicaid certified providers
Evaluation Areas Consistency of care, treatment, and services with federal conditions

Role Highlights

This position applies clinical social work credentials inside a federal survey framework rather than traditional direct-service practice.

  • Federal surveyor function focused on facility compliance rather than individual client treatment
  • Ability to serve as survey team leader with independent management of the survey process
  • Travel model in which airline and hotel points accumulate for the employee’s personal use

About GreenLife Healthcare Staffing

GreenLife Healthcare Staffing is a healthcare recruitment and staffing firm founded in 2015. The company maintains a principal address in Tampa, Florida and places clinical and non-clinical professionals with organizations across the United States. It serves both private-sector and public-sector clients and has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list.

Type Healthcare staffing firm
Founded 2015
Principal Location Tampa, Florida
Recognition Inc. 5000 list

Frequently Asked Questions

Must CMS Long-Term Care Basic Training and the SMQT already be completed?
Yes. The posting requires successful completion of CMS’s Long-Term Care Basic Training and passage of the Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test (SMQT).
How much travel does the position require?
The posting states that the ability to travel up to 75% of the time on a regular basis is required. All travel expenses are paid directly by the company, and airline and hotel points accumulate for the employee’s personal use.
What licensure is required?
Candidates must maintain current licensure to practice as an LCSW.
Who is recruiting for this opening?
Impact Recruiting Solutions is seeking candidates to fill the opening with a quality improvement consulting company. The position is posted through GreenLife Healthcare Staffing.
What survey experience is required?
At least two years of recent experience working as a surveyor accrediting or certifying facilities that serve the residents of long-term care facilities is required.

Clinical Social Worker Health Care Facility Surveyor in Detroit, MI

This full-time Clinical Social Worker Health Care Facility Surveyor position is listed for Detroit, Michigan and supports a quality improvement consulting company that surveys Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities nationwide. An active LCSW, a master’s degree in social work, completed CMS Long-Term Care Basic Training, passage of the SMQT, and at least two years of recent long-term care survey experience are required. The role involves serving as a team member or leader on recertification, comparative, complaint, and revisit surveys of long-term care facilities as well as ambulatory surgical centers, ICFs/IID, ESRD facilities, PRTFs, hospitals, critical access hospitals, and hospices. Survey activities include on-site tours, care observation, record review, and interviews to determine compliance with federal regulations. The schedule is Monday through Friday with travel required up to 75% of the time. Compensation is $72,000–$80,000 per year and includes a 401(k) with immediate vesting, company-paid HSA, health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and fully covered travel with points retained by the employee. The position is suited to clinical social workers whose experience centers on regulatory survey rather than direct clinical caseloads.

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