LTCR Home Health Nurse Surveyor (Nurse III

Career Opportunities: LTCR Home Health Nurse Surveyor (Nurse III) (19467)

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 Home Health Nurse Surveyor (Nurse III)
• Job Title:
  
  Nurse III - HCSSA
• Agency:
  Health & Human Services Comm
• Department:
  Rgn 01-Reg Svc HCSSA Reg
• Posting Number: 19467
• Closing Date: 10/26/2026
• Posting Audience:
  Internal and External
• Occupational Category:
  Protective Services
• Salary Range: $7,474.23-$8,886.16
• Pay Frequency:
  Monthly
• Salary Group: TEXAS-B-24
• Shift: Day
• Additional Shift: None
• Telework:
  Not Eligible for Telework
• Travel:
  Up to 80%
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• Full Time/Part Time:
  Full time
• FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
  Exempt
• Facility
  
  Location:
• Job Location City: LUBBOCK
• Job Location Address: 6302 IOLA AVE
• Other Locations:
  None
• MOS Codes: 290X,46AX,46FX,46NX,46PX,46SX,46YX,66B,66C,66E,66F,66G,66H,66N,66P,66R,66S,66T,66W

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!

Home Health Nurse Surveyor – Starting Market Rate Salary $89,690.71

As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a nurse surveyor protects residents’ health and safety by conducting on-site inspections and investigations, including investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, in Texas home health agencies and hospices to assess their compliance with state and federal laws and rules. This position offers a competitive starting salary; excellent state benefits, including heal th 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 nurse is mobile and flexible and performs minimal work at an office. However, the role does require writing reports detailing any deficiencies/violations against a facility and a narrative to support regulatory determinations.

Must meet certain professional qualifications – see below for details.

Under the direction of a program manager, a nurse surveyor 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. Conducts complaint/incident investigations, including for allegations for abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

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 and deficiencies.

Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies, and narratives to support regulatory findings.

R evisits home health agencies 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 and lend expertise to a survey team in the areas identified above.

May 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.

Knowledge of issues, concerns, and needs of populations at…