LTCR Nursing Facilities Nurse Surveyor (Nurse III)

About the role

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site inspections and investigations in Texas long-term care settings (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and day activities health services) to assess compliance with state and federal laws and rules.
• Determine compliance with federal and state health and safety regulations in areas such as admissions, transfers, and discharges; resident rights; staffing and census; quality of care assessment; quality of life assessment; resident care plans; social, psychological and rehabilitative services; provision of medical services; and therapeutic activity programming.
• Communicate clearly and accurately with others (internally and externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, or resolve issues or complaints in Texas long-term care facilities.
• Conduct exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings. Complete inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies.
• Revisit long-term care facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations. Perform quality assurance reviews of documents prepared by others, for example, publications, assessments, and reports.
• Might supervise the work of team members during inspections, provide technical assistance to facilities, and lend expertise to a survey team in the areas identified above.
• Occasionally might need to testify at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities.
• In the event of emergency licensure action, be available to assist with non-skilled care, oversight to residents in a facility and there is a potential that skilled care will be necessary.
• Be available for on-call duties for emergencies such as weather events or high-priority situations in facilities or at providers.

Requirements

Must be licensed as a registered nurse by the State of Texas or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact.

Complete all training (federal/state) for Nursing Facilities, including completing Surveyor Minimum Qualification Training (SMQT) within one year of hire date.

Experience in a Long-term Care Regulatory program is preferred.

Experience in assessment and documentation of health status.

Prefer two years of experience providing services in a health care setting as a registered nurse.

Qualifications

Knowledge of issues, concerns, and needs of populations at risk in various health care and/or institutional environments (elderly, mentally ill, developmentally disabled, functionally dependent, medically frail, etc.).

Knowledge of nursing principles and acceptable professional standards of patient care.

Skill in interpersonal relations.

Skill in performing quality assurance monitoring, program review, certification, survey, or investigations.

Skill in providing guidance, policy clarifications, and information to others.

Skill in preparing detailed written reports.

Skill in oral, written, and electronic communications, including computer word processing software.

Ability to multi-task and track multiple activities with competing priorities.

Ability to collect and analyze data.

Ability to integrate complex concepts, difficult procedures, or complicated processes.

Ability to analyze and solve work problems.

Ability to interpret regulatory policies, procedures, and regulations.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to use the computer for writing reports.

Ability to exercise professional judgment and reach sound decisions.

Ability to be task organized and punctual.

Skills

• Interpersonal Relations
• Quality Assurance Monitoring
• Program Review
• Certification
• Survey
• Investigations
• Guidance
• Policy Clarifications
• Information
• Writing Reports
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Electronic Communications
• Data Analysis
• Complex Concepts
• Difficult Procedures
• Complicated Processes
• Analyze and Solve Problems
• Interpret Regulatory Policies
• Professional Judgment
• Task Organization
• Punctuality

Benefits

The state of Texas offers many benefits to employees. HHSC is a qualifying organization for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which forgives the remaining balance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments. We also offer excellent health benefits, a lifetime monthly retirement annuity as well as 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Pay

Starting Market Rate Salary: $89,690.71

Schedule

Shift: Day

Travel: Up to 80%

On Call: May be required for emergencies or high-priority situations in facilities or at providers.