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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION Investigator VI in WACO, Texas
Job/Position DescriptionIf you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled withpurpose, this is the job for you!Investigator VI (Long-term Care Regulation)Investigator VI and#150; Starting Market Rate Salary $72,216.61As part of a collaborative team of public servants, an investigator protects residentsand#146;health and safety by conducting on-site inspections and investigations in Texas long-termcare facilities (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and day activities and healthservices sites) to assess their compliance with state and federal laws and rules. Thisposition offers a competitive starting salary; excellent state benefits, including healthinsurance and retirement; and the opportunity to regularly travel to different facilitieswithin a region. In this front-line field position, an investigator is mobile and flexible andperforms minimal work at an office, though the role does require writing reports detailingany deficiencies/violations against a facility, remedies to correct those deficiencies, andnarrative to support regulatory determinations. Must meet certain professionalqualifications and#150; see below for details.To watch a brief video showing the vital work long-term care surveyors do every day,please click here: Link TitleThe state of Texas offers many benefits to employees. HHSC is a qualifying organization for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which forgives theremaining balance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthlypayments. We also offer excellent health benefits{target="blank"}, a lifetime monthly retirementannuityas well as 401(k) and 457Programs{target="blank"} under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.Essential Job FunctionsUnder the direction of a program manager, an investigator VI conducts on-site licensureinspections, complaint and incident investigations, and annual comprehensive surveys infacilities to determine compliance with federal and state health and safety regulations.Communicates clearly and accurately with others (internally and externally) to provide,exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, address issues, or resolve issues orcomplaints in Texas long-term care facilities.Conducts exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings and can assist indeveloping a plan to correct deficiencies.Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies, recommended remedies,and narrative to support regulatory findings.Visits long-term care facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations.Performs quality assurance reviews of documents prepared by others; for example,publications, assessments, reports.Occasionally might need to testify at hearings or in court proceedings to provideinformation regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities.Registrations, Licensure Requirements or CertificationsMust successfully obtain Surveyor Minimum Qualification within the first year o https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=607989 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.