Auditting nursing facilities

i interviewed for a job at this company called "protocols of quality care". For this job I would Contract with a company that owns and manages assisted living facilties. I would go into assigned facilties and monitor, audit, check for any noncompliance with rules and regulations. I would manage my own time, report to senior associate. 3 days a week in the field, 2 office days at home. The job title would be regional nurse consultant and it is a full time permanent position. However, I've tried googlling this company and haven't really found much information. It seems like it would be a very small amount of people doing this. It did bring up 4 linkedin profiles, including one of the people i interviewed with. How do i know that this a real job and not a scam? The lady did say that the company had changed names recently and that she had been doing this for 5 years. by doing this i believe she means working as a nurse consultant.

Also, what is th typical salary for this type of position? They asked for my requirement and I said $55,000 and i realize now I should have asked for more I think.
are you going to have to find facilities with which to make a contract? if thats the case, it seems sketchy to me. if the business already has contracts and youd be fulfilling them, that's another story. do you have to invest in the business to be part of it?

Nope I am already assigned facilities across the state to visit. The main facilities would be ni the area I live but there could be overnight travel and other facilities to visit across the state. I believe they said something about visiting the facilities 2-3 times a year. I will be working with a team of nurses and doing the audits.

Pay very close attention to the the "contractor" part. If you are not an employee and are a contractor. you will be responsible for paying your own FICA, state & federal taxes. That is not inconsequential.

do they pay travel and lodging expenses?

I just got off the phone with the person who interviewed me. Meridian senior living is company that they contract with. Protocols team used to be nurses that work directly with meridian. In 2013 the nurses wanted to start their own company and named company. Assisted living doesn’t require licensed staff. Nurses go in monitor, audit, and do chart review. Team of nurses are experts in clinical area and are a resource for rules and regulations. 4 of the nurses started this company but still doing the same thing. Currently in a ransition period, and are being paid by meridian.

I believe they do pay travel and lodging. I will have to double check though.