Virtual Surveyor

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Shift: Day

Telework:
Not Eligible for Telework

Travel:
Up to 80%

Regular/Temporary:
Full Time/Part Time:
Full time

Facility

Location:

As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) surveyor 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. excellent state benefits, including health insurance and retirement; and the opportunity to regularly travel to different facilities within a region and across the state – Please see the Additional Information section below for more detail on travel.

In this front-line field position, a QIDP 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. 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.

• Under the direction of a program manager, a QIDP surveyor conducts on-site licensure inspections, complaint and incident investigations, and annual comprehensive surveys to include the investigation of abuse, neglect, or 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. Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies 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.
• In the event of emergency licensure action, be available to assist with non-skilled care and oversight to residents in a facility.
• Be available for on-call duties for emergencies such as weather events or high-priority situations in facilities or at providers.
• Occasionally might need to testify at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities.
• Knowledge of principles/methods of evaluating the psycho-social needs of individuals in long-term care facilities.
• Knowledge of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
• Skill in interpreting complex federal and state regulations of facilities that care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
• Skilled in performing quality assurance monitoring, certification, survey, or investigation of facilities.
• Ability to operate personal computers and software.
• Ability to use the computer for writing reports.

• Must successfully complete state and federal training and become…