Job/Position DescriptionNurse III - Health FacIf you want a place to work where you can establish a career 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.Nurse III and#150; Compressed Work Week (Long-term Care Regulation)Nurse III Compressed Work Week and#150; Starting Market Rate Salary $90,419.68As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a Nurse III protects residentsand#146; health and safety by conducting on-site inspections and investigations in Texas long-term care settings (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and day activities health services) 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 travel to different facilities within a region regularly. 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, remedies to correct those deficiencies and a narrative to support regulatory determinations. Must meet certain professional qualifications and#150; see below for details. 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{target="blank"} to employees. HHSC is a qualifying organization for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program{target="blank"}, which forgives the remaining balance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments. We also offer excellent health benefits{target="blank"}, a lifetime monthly retirement annuity{target="blank"}as well as 401(k) and 457 Programs{target="blank"} under the Employees Retirement System of Texas. Essential Job FunctionsUnder the direction of a program manager, a nurse III 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 in the following areas: admissions, transfers, and discharges; resident rights; staffing and census; quality of care assessment; quality of life assessment; resident care plans; social, psychological and rehabilitative services; provision of medical services; and therapeutic activity programming. 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 can assist in developing a plan to correct deficiencies. Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies, recommended remedies, and narratives to support regulatory findings. Revisits long-term care facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations. Performs quality assurance reviews https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/jobprofile.cfm?szOrderID=598112 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.