Dietetic Inspector

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4/24/2026 (8:00 PM EDT)

26-01814

Dietetic Inspector

Salary

$47,531.28 - $71,298.00 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Office of Inspector General

Location

Location Varies

The Dietetic Inspector position reports to an office in Hopkinsville (Christian Co.), KY and works with a survey team in the following counties: Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, McCracken, McLean, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, and Webster. We encourage applicants from these counties to apply.

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performs many varied functions for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. OIG has Six Divisions: Division of Regulated Child Care, Division of Health Care, Division of Audits and Investigations, Certificate of Need, Division of Telehealth Services, and the Division of Kentucky Health Information Exchange. These Divisions cover a wide variety of job tasks and duties in varied settings throughout Kentucky, which include inspecting and licensing childcare and healthcare facilities and services, conducting investigations of complaints in those facilities, conducting Medicaid fraud and other types of complaints for the Cabinet.

As a Dietetic Inspector, you will deliver specialized expertise focused on the dietary aspects within healthcare facilities, serving as a member of a healthcare survey team. The Dietetic Inspector provides dietary expertise for certification and licensure of all types of health care facilities and will determine if deficient practice and regulatory violations exist in a health care facility. This position does require extensive in-state travel, overtime, weekend work, and overnight stays depending on the type of survey and the location of the facility being inspected. It also requires the physical ability and energy to traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct team-based surveys for certification and licensure of all types of health care facilities. This position provides the dietary expertise as a member of the survey team.
• Conduct complaint investigations regarding non-compliance with regulatory requirements focused on the dietary component in healthcare facilities.
• Work as part of a team or independently to conduct dietary inspections as part of the licensure and certification surveys for healthcare facilities and services on-site at the facility and will determine if deficient practice and regulatory violations exist in a facility.
• Conduct complaint investigations with expertise focused on the dietary component of healthcare facilities to determine if regulatory violations have occurred.
• Accurately document regulatory violations by preparing written Statements of Deficiencies and will accurately document complaint investigation results and findings using the complaint narrative format.
• Determine facility compliance through accurate interpretation of all pertinent regulations and by following Division guidelines and policies and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changes to regulations and survey processes and procedures.
• Provide technical assistance and interpretation of regulations to other staff and providers as needed and requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with people of diverse backgrounds and in diverse settings.
• Ability to be flexible with work schedules, work assignments, and overtime needs.
• Prefer experience working in the healthcare field, preferably in a healthcare facility or service as a Dietician.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Proficiency with use of computers, tablets, smart phones for daily tasks.
• Ability to travel, as needed, mostly in Kentucky and the counties the Enforcement Branch covers. Rare occasions of travel to other states may be required.
• Physical ability and energy to stand and traverse large healthcare facilities for extended periods of time during surveys and inspections.

OIG is looking for a career-minded, self-motivated, energetic Dietetic Inspector to work out of our Hopkinsville, KY (Christian County) office. If you desire to work with a team of dedicated professionals who believe in their mission, we would love to welcome you to our OIG family!

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Work typically involves travel.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Samuel Ellsworth at samuel.ellsworth@ky.gov or 270-889-6052.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D