Nurse III - Health Fac
Full Time
Houston, TX 77023
$4,599 - $7,533 a month
Posted
Job description
Nurse III - Health Fac
If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you! This position works a compressed work schedule Friday thru Monday, 10-hour days. This is a full-time position.
As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a Nurse III surveyor protects residents’ health and safety by conducting on-site high priority inspections and investigations in Texas long-term care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and day activities and health services sites) 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. In this front-line field position, an investigator 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, remedies to correct those deficiencies, and narrative to support regulatory determinations. See below for additional details on professional qualifications.
To watch a brief video showing the vital work long-term care surveyors do every day, please click here: Link Title
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 annuityas well as 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you! This position works a compressed work schedule Friday thru Monday, 10-hour days. This is a full-time position.
As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a Nurse III surveyor protects residents’ health and safety by conducting on-site high priority inspections and investigations in Texas long-term care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and day activities and health services sites) 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. In this front-line field position, an investigator 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, remedies to correct those deficiencies, and narrative to support regulatory determinations. See below for additional details on professional qualifications.
To watch a brief video showing the vital work long-term care surveyors do every day, please click here: Link Title
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 annuityas well as 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Essential Job Functions:
Communicates on a complex level with others (internally or externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, address issues, or resolve problems or complaints.
Completes inspection/survey reports listing deficiencies and prepares written reports supporting the actions and remedies recommended.
Visits facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations.
Conducts exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings and may assist in developing a plan to correct deficiencies.
Conducts certification surveys, licensure inspections, or investigations in facilities to determine compliance with federal and state regulations.
Performs quality assurance reviews of documents prepared by others (for example, publications, assessments, reports). Testifies at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities related to the survey process.
Conduct investigations of high priority intakes to be initiated within 24 hours.
Communicates on a complex level with others (internally or externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, address issues, or resolve problems or complaints.
Completes inspection/survey reports listing deficiencies and prepares written reports supporting the actions and remedies recommended.
Visits facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations.
Conducts exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings and may assist in developing a plan to correct deficiencies.
Conducts certification surveys, licensure inspections, or investigations in facilities to determine compliance with federal and state regulations.
Performs quality assurance reviews of documents prepared by others (for example, publications, assessments, reports). Testifies at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities related to the survey process.
Conduct investigations of high priority intakes to be initiated within 24 hours.
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Knowledge of nursing principles and acceptable professional standards of patient care.
Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and regulations.
Must be able to multi-task and track multiple activities with competing priorities.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to exercise professional judgment and reach sound decisions.
Ability to learn, remember, and integrate complex concepts, difficult procedures, or complicated processes.
Skill in evaluation and assessment.
Ability to collect and analyze data.
Ability to analyze and solve work problems.
Ability to express oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with team members and others.
Ability to use technology such as a computer, cell phone, scanner. To include the ability to type, use word and other computer applications, and email.
Knowledge of nursing principles and acceptable professional standards of patient care.
Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and regulations.
Must be able to multi-task and track multiple activities with competing priorities.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to exercise professional judgment and reach sound decisions.
Ability to learn, remember, and integrate complex concepts, difficult procedures, or complicated processes.
Skill in evaluation and assessment.
Ability to collect and analyze data.
Ability to analyze and solve work problems.
Ability to express oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with team members and others.
Ability to use technology such as a computer, cell phone, scanner. To include the ability to type, use word and other computer applications, and email.
Registration or Licensure Requirements:
Must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. Must successfully obtain Surveyor Minimum Qualification (SMQT) within the first year of employment.
Must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. Must successfully obtain Surveyor Minimum Qualification (SMQT) within the first year of employment.
Initial Selection Criteria:
Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the State of Texas or state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact and in good standing
Experience in a Long-Term Care Regulation program preferred.
Two years of experience as a practicing registered nurse in a hospital, an institutional health care facility, home health nursing Must be current experience.
Knowledge of gerontology preferred
Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the State of Texas or state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact and in good standing
Experience in a Long-Term Care Regulation program preferred.
Two years of experience as a practicing registered nurse in a hospital, an institutional health care facility, home health nursing Must be current experience.
Knowledge of gerontology preferred
Additional Information:
Starting Salary for this position is $75,000. Full-Time position works compressed work schedule, Friday through Monday, 10-hour shifts. Requires some overnight travel. HHSC FLSA work week is Saturday - Friday
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview. All applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check.
Starting Salary for this position is $75,000. Full-Time position works compressed work schedule, Friday through Monday, 10-hour shifts. Requires some overnight travel. HHSC FLSA work week is Saturday - Friday
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview. All applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check.
MOS Code:
Note: Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but are not limited to: 68C, 66N/P/W, 290X, 46FX, 46NX, 46SX. All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information, see the Texas State Auditor’s Military Crosswalk at http://www.hr.sao.state.tx.us/Compensation/JobDescriptions.aspx.
Note: Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but are not limited to: 68C, 66N/P/W, 290X, 46FX, 46NX, 46SX. All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information, see the Texas State Auditor’s Military Crosswalk at http://www.hr.sao.state.tx.us/Compensation/JobDescriptions.aspx.
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.
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