LTCR Life Safety Code Manager

Department of Public Safety•El Paso, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Regional Director/Assistant Regional Director (RD/ARD), the Life Safety Code (LSC) manager supervises regional team members and team coordinators (Architects, Engineers, Inspector, Safety Officer II) in conducting certification surveys, licensure inspections, and investigations in long-term care facilities to determine compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and rules. Serves as Fire Authority Official for the region. Participates as an active member of the regional management team. Ensure timeframes and data entry deadlines are met for all visits. Assists RD/ARD in performing administrative tasks as assigned. 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.

Requirements

Knowledge of specialized program area in Long Term Care Regulatory.
Experience performing supervisory, managerial, or professional work.
Experience developing guidelines, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Ability to work as a member of a management team.
Ability to organize workloads and set priorities to meet deadlines.
Ability to plan and direct program activities to support agency goals.
Ability to coach employees to develop their capabilities including providing encouragement and training to improve job performance.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to program areas and of the principles and practices of public administration and management.
Ability to establish goals, objectives, to organize workloads, and set priorities to meet deadlines.
Ability to manage program activities.
Possess excellent interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills and demonstrates the ability to prioritize.
Skill in managing and providing leadership to professional level staff.
Ability to develop and evaluate administrative policies and procedures.
Knowledge of applicable agency program policy and monitoring systems.
Experience in a Long-Term Care Regulatory program.
Experience planning, coordinating, and conducting fire safety and final construction inspections of long-term care facilities to evaluate facility eligibility for state licensure and participation in the Medicare/Medicaid programs.
Professional experience in applying local, state, or federal laws relating to Life Safety code, fire safety, or other building codes.
Professional experience that relates to evaluating buildings and structures to federal, state, or local codes.
Experience planning, developing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Experience developing and approving schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience performing supervisory, managerial, or professional work.
Experience in the management of a business function, division, or department.
Must have reliable transportation.
All applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check.
If you are offered and accept the position, you will not be permitted to continue employment at any HHSC regulated facilities or providers.
You will be required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, secondary employment, volunteer activities, and friends/family who own, operate, or work at regulated providers.
If you are an active or former licensed nursing facility administrator, certified nurse aide, or medication aide, hiring will be pending until professional licensing and Employee Misconduct Registry checks are completed.

Nice To Haves

CMS qualified LSC Surveyor or must obtain within twelve months.
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the activities and the department resources for the regional LSC unit.
Schedule surveys, certifications, complaints, licensure inspections and follow up visits to meet federal and state guidelines, protocol, and timeframes.
Supervises unit staff which includes planning work schedules, monitoring output, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
Tracks, monitors, plans, coordinates, or schedules activities on a complex level to ensure deadlines or requirements are met.
Evaluates program, procedures, or processes for effectiveness through review (for example, reviews statistics, reports, operations, findings, case readings, surveys, quality assurance activities, performance measures, best practices) and reports results or makes recommendations to resolve issues or improve performance.
Serve as liaison for assigned area on complex issues with agency staff or outside entities.
Plans, participates in, and monitors staff training.
Selects, manages, and develops staff through conferences, mentoring, training, and performance appraisal.
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 provide oversight at facility and monitor for life safety code concerns at providers within the LSC scope of work.
Be available for on-call duties for emergencies such as weather events or high-priority situations in facilities or at providers.