LTCR Inspector

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. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. 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.

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Functional

Title:

LTCR Inspector

Job Title:

Inspector V

Agency:
Health & Human Services Comm

Department:
Rgn 06-Reg Svc HCSSA Reg

Posting Number: 12702

Closing Date: 04/12/2026

Posting Audience:
Internal and External

Occupational Category:
Protective Services

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-20

Salary Range: $5,035.99 - $6,779.25

Pay Frequency:
Monthly

Shift: Day

Additional

Shift:

Telework:
Not Eligible for Telework

Travel:
Up to 80%

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full Time/Part Time:
Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

Job Location City: HOUSTON

Job Location Address: 5425 POLK ST

Other Locations:

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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!

LTCR Inspector - Starting Market Rate Salary $60,431.88

The Inspector V conducts on-site inspections and investigations including those involving abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults and children with mental illness or intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities in various Texas Long-Term Care facilities:

* Licensed-Only Home and Community Support Services Agencies (HCSSA)

Investigations are completed in accordance with Texas Administrative Code and Long-Term Care Regulatory (LTCR) policy. The Inspector will testify at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy/procedures, history, findings, or activities.

Works occasionally outside of traditional working hours (8 am - 5 pm), which includes evening hours, weekends, and holidays, as required for case-related functions, on-call duties, and/or as required by management.

This position offers a competitive starting salary; excellent state benefits, including health insurance and retirement; and the opportunity to regularly travel to different providers 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 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.

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.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.

The inspector conducts on-site licensure inspections, complaint and incident investigations, and annual comprehensive surveys to include the investigation of abuse, neglect, and exploitation at Long-Term Care (LTC) providers to determine compliance with federal and state health and safety regulations. The inspector conducts exit conferences at the end of an inspection with facility staff regarding preliminary findings of the inspection. (25%)

The inspector completes written reports for each inspection or survey to detail deficiencies and provide narratives to support regulatory findings.  The inspector summarizes facts obtained during an investigating whether abuse, neglect, or…