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Health Care Investigator 3 DOH8869

Internal Number: 8869

This recruitment announcement is for 3 permanent full-time assignments.  These positions offer a hybrid work arrangement, combining remote work with occasional onsite work at our DOH facility in Tumwater on an ad hoc basis.

Field work throughout Western Washington is required and is expected to comprise approximately 30% of work time.

The Opportunity

Support the agency and division’s mission by providing timely and thorough investigations into allegations of misconduct of licensed healthcare professionals, practice reviews, and inspections of select regulated healthcare facilities. If you’re someone with strong analytical skills, attentive to detail, and work well independently or as part of a team, we invite you to join us at the Department of Health (DOH) as a Health Care Investigator 3 (HCI 3). 

Key Responsibilities Include:

Conducting general and technical investigations of complex cases often involving multiple health care issues, complainants, respondents, and/or professions.

  • Reviewing and interpreting applicable guidance, policies, rules, and statutes to determine scope of complaint as well as coordinating tactics of the investigation.
  • Formulating and writing an investigative plan based on the allegations/complaint.
  • Identifying and interviewing respondents, complainants, and witnesses on site, including homes, offices, health care facilities, and other establishments across the state.
  • Preparing, organizing, and writing an investigative report for disciplinary authorities.
  • Writing and serving subpoenas and notices of intent to subpoena to compel attendance of witnesses or the production of records and notifying individuals of pending subpoenas as required by law.

Option 1: Eight (8) years of experience as an investigator with a criminal justice or regulatory agency, or corporate entity, which must include three (3) or more years of field experience preparing evidence, interviewing witnesses, and respondents or suspects.

Option 2: Two (2) years of experience as a Health Care Investigator 2.

After a conditional offer of employment, a criminal history background check will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.

About WA State DOH
Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies
Connections working at WA State DOH
https://govphcareers.astho.org/jobs/22148947/health-care-investigator-3-doh8869

Date Posted
03/25/2026
Job Reference
22148947
Organization
WA State DOH
Location
Tumwater, WA
Category
Project/Program Management
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