Inspector

Job Description :

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!

ICF / IID Inspector (Long-term Care Regulation)

ICF / IID Inspector Starting Market Rate Salary $57,.88

As part of a collaborative team of public servants, an ICF / IID inspector protects residents’ health and safety by conducting on-site inspections and investigations, including investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, in Texas intermediate care facilities 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, remedies to correct those deficiencies, and narrative to support regulatory determinations. see below for details.

To watch a brief video showing the vital work long-term care surveyors do every day, please click here :

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 qualifying monthly payments.

We also offer excellent health benefits, a lifetime monthly retirement annuityas well as (k) and Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Essential Job Functions :

Under the direction of a program manager, an ICF / IID surveyor conducts on-site licensure inspections, complaint and incident investigations, and annual comprehensive surveys to include the investigation of abuse, neglect, and exploitation 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 regarding services provided in intermediate care facilities, which serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and must receive services that meet their specialized needs.

Conducts exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings and can assist in developing a plan to correct deficiencies.

Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies, recommended remedies, and narratives 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, and reports.

Occasionally might need to testify at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy / procedures, history, findings, or activities.

Knowledge Skills Abilities :

Skilled in performing in quality assurance monitoring, certification, survey, and / or investigation of health facilities.

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