Chief, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, DOH pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 31990
- Class code
- 31990
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, DOH is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 31990.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 01/22/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible professional and administrative work directing the Division of Nursing Care Facilities in the Department of Health (DOH). The employee in this job plans, develops, coordinates, and evaluates the regulatory, certification, and licensure programs affecting all nursing care facilities statewide. Work involves directing surveying and inspection processes for the purpose of licensing nursing care facilities and certifying them in federal programs; directing complaint investigations; imposing sanctions on noncompliant nursing care facilities; recommending changes to legislation affecting nursing care facilities and implementing procedures for their regulation; evaluating health care trends and making recommendations for the improvement of division programs; and directing the development and implementation of field office policies to ensure the uniform interpretation of fede ...
Examples of the work
• Reviews and analyzes existing and proposed legislation and regulations affecting program operations and recommends and implements changes. • Liaises with officials from the Department of Human Services and from the regional office of the federal Department of Health and Human Services to resolve problems impacting Medicare and Medicaid certification programs within the Commonwealth. • Analyzes and interprets program data and implements practices to improve division performance. • Oversees investigations and responses to sensitive and high-profile complaints from nursing care facility officials, the legislature, governmental agencies, patients, and other affected groups.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Regional Nursing Home Field Services Manager (Commonwealth title); or • Six years of professional experience in health facility licensure and certification that includes three years of supervisory experience, and a bachelor's degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional supervisory experience in health facility licensure and certification.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.