: LTCR Nursing Facilities Nurse Surveyor (Nurse III)

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS•Longview, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a nurse III protects residents’ health and safety by conducting on-site inspections and investigations in Texas long-term care settings (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and day activities health services) to assess their compliance with state and federal laws and rules. This position offers a competitive starting salary; excellent state benefits, including health insurance and retirement; and the opportunity to regularly travel to different facilities within a region and across the state. In this front-line field position, a surveyor is mobile and flexible and performs minimal work at an office, though the role does require writing reports detailing any deficiencies/violations against a facility and narrative to support regulatory determinations.

Requirements

Must be licensed as a registered nurse by the State of Texas or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Applicant must complete all training (federal/state) for Nursing Facilities, including completing Surveyor Minimum Qualification Training (SMQT) within one year of hire date.
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.
Must have reliable transportation.
All applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Conducts on-site licensure inspections, complaint and incident investigations, and annual comprehensive surveys in facilities 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, or resolve issues or complaints in Texas long-term care facilities.
Conducts exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings.
Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies.
Revisits 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, and reports.
Might supervise the work of team members during inspections, provide technical assistance to facilities, and lend expertise to a survey team.
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.