Cannabis Senior Health Facilities Surveyor Jobs

Job ID: 20887
Agency: Department of Health - Division of Licensure and Safety
Location: Pierre
Salary: $26.53 - $31.21 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GJ
Closing Date: 11/29/2022

The South Dakota Department of Health’s programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.

We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.

Please visit our website at http://doh.sd.gov/ for further information about the Department of Health.

The Senior Health Facilities Surveyor plans, develops, implements, and evaluates processes behind the medical cannabis establishment inspection process to ensure the safe and effective operation of the Department of Health Medical Cannabis Program. Duties include inspection of establishments and working with certified medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, dispensary, and testing establishments to ensure regulatory compliance, handling public complaints, training establishment inspectors, and other duties as assigned.

The position will work in an office environment with time spent across the state at inspection locations and field offices for training purposes.

Licenses and Certifications:
Previous inspection experience is preferred.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Experience working in or with government entities, working as part of a team, and having the ability to successfully navigate multiple complex projects simultaneously.

Knowledge of:

• applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;


• inspection procedures;


• fundamental data principles;
• procedures and techniques used in program analysis and planning.

Skill to:

• effective time management principles to plan, schedule, and manage multiple tasks;


• communicate effectively to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the cannabis industry and law enforcement to meet the needs of the program set forth by the State Law and Administrative Rules;


• conduct and participate in meetings with DOH program managers to assess program data needs;
• compile and analyze data to provide documentation and make recommendations.

Ability to:

• develop and implement program policies and procedures to ensure compliance and enforcement of the laws and regulations;


• analyze and evaluate program plans and make recommendations for program improvement;


• train inspectors on regulatory requirements for cannabis establishments;


• read and comprehend technical narrative material, including operating procedures, site maps, and instructional memoranda, to ensure compliance;
• handle conflict arising from regulatory inspections while maintaining positive customer service.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://sodakprod-lm01.cloud.infor.com:1443/lmghr/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=K7S
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: [email protected]
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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Job ID: 19033
Agency: Department of Health - Division of Health Care Access and Quality and Health Protection
Salary: $26.01 - $30.60 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GJ
Closing Date: 04/28/2022

The South Dakota Department of Health’s programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.

We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource, and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.

Please visit our website at http://doh.sd.gov/ for further information about the Department of Health.

The Senior Health Facilities Surveyor plans, develops, implements, and evaluates processes behind the medical cannabis establishment inspection process to ensure the safe and effective operation of the Department of Health Medical Cannabis Program. Duties include working with certified medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, dispensary, and testing establishments to ensure regulatory compliance, handling public complaints, training of establishment inspectors, and other duties as assigned.

The position will work mainly in an office environment, with some time spent at inspection locations and in field offices for training purposes.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• experience working in or with government entities, working as part of a team, and the ability to successfully navigate multiple complex projects simultaneously.

Knowledge of:

• applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
• inspection procedures;
• fundamental data principles;
• procedures and techniques used in program analysis and planning.

Skills to:

• effective time management principles to plan, schedule, and manage multiple tasks;
• communicate effectively to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the cannabis industry and law enforcement to meet the needs of the program set forth by the State Law and Administrative Rules;
• conduct and participate in meetings with DOH program managers to assess program data needs;
• compile and analyze data to provide documentation and make recommendations.

Ability to:

• develop and implement program policies and procedures to ensure compliance and enforcement of the laws and regulations;
• analyze and evaluate program plans and make recommendations for program improvement;
• train inspectors on regulatory requirements for cannabis establishments
• read and comprehend technical narrative material, including operating procedures, site map, and instructional memoranda to ensure compliance;
• handle conflict arising from regulatory inspections while maintaining positive customer service.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://sodakprod-lm01.cloud.infor.com:1443/lmghr/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=HPS
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone:
605.773.3148 Email: [email protected]
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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