Date: Sep 2, 2025
Location:ARLINGTON, TX
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. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.
Functional Title: HCS/TxHmL Surveyor Inspector
Job Title: Inspector - License & Cert
Agency: Health & Human Services Comm
Department: Waiver Survey & Certification
Posting Number: 8612
Closing Date: 11/01/2025
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Community and Social Services
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-19
Salary Range: $5,035.99 - $6,335.66
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Shift: Day

BRIEF 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!
Long-term Care Surveyor (Long-term Care Regulation)
Inspector V – Starting Market Rate Salary $60,431.88
As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a surveyor protects individuals’ health and safety by conducting on-site residential surveys, monitoring, and investigations of Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Medicaid program providers to assess their compliance with state and federal laws and rules. These include investigations into allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. This position offers a competitive starting salary; excellent state benefits, including health insurance and retirement; and the opportunity to regularly travel to different program providers 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 deficiencies/violations against a provider, remedies to correct those deficiencies, and narrative to support regulatory determinations. See below for additional professional requirements.
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 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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAS):

Knowledge of program regulations and procedures, survey and investigation techniques, and principles.
Knowledge of acceptable professional standards of care.
Skill in operating personal computers and software
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members and others and to work independently.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to use the computer for writing reports.
Ability to interpret complex regulatory policies, procedures, and regulations.
Ability to exercise professional judgment and reach sound decisions in sometimes stressful situations.

REGISTRATIONS, LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS OR CERTIFICATIONS:

Qualified Intellectual Disability Professionals (QIDP), licensed nurses (LVN or RN), or social workers are preferred.
Valid driver’s license

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Flexibility in work hours is required for this position. The job requires 80% travel, with most travel during the day. However, some overnight and weekend travel is required, as well as occasional on-call duties for emergencies or high-priority situations with program providers. Must have reliable transportation.
Note: This position can work a compressed workweek with options Monday-Thursday, Tuesday-Friday, and Friday-Monday, 10-hour days.
All applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check.
If you are an active or former licensed nursing facility administrator, certified nurse aide, or medication aide, hiring will be pending until professional licensing and Employee Misconduct Registry checks are completed.
HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work. I-9 Form - Click here to download the I-9 form.
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Active Duty, Military, Reservists, Guardsmen, and Veterans:
Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to those listed in this posting. All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information please see the Texas State Auditor’s Job Descriptions, Military Crosswalk and Military Crosswalk Guide at Texas State Auditor’s Office - Job Descriptions.

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