Job/Position DescriptionManager IIIf 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! Manager II and#150; Starting Market Rate Salary $85,421.70 Under the supervision of the Regional Director/Assistant Regional Director (RD/ARD), supervises regional team members/team coordinators such as Nurses, Social Workers, Generalist, Dieticians, and Pharmacists. The program manager oversees the regional team in conducting certification surveys, licensure inspections, and investigations in long-term care facilities to determine compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and rules in nursing facility, assisted living facility, and day activity health services settings. The program manager participates as an active member of the Regional Management Team. The program manager ensures timeframes/data entry deadlines are met for all visits. Assists RD/ARD in performing administrative tasks as assigned. 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 FunctionsCoordinates the activities and the department resources for a geriatric survey unit. Schedule surveys, certifications, complaints, licensure inspections and follow-up visits to meet federal and state guidelines, protocol and timeframes. Supervises unit staff which includes planning work schedules, monitoring output, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. Tracks, monitors, plans, coordinates, or schedules activities on a complex level to ensure deadlines or requirements are met. Evaluates program, procedures, or processes for effectiveness through review (for example, reviews statistics, reports, operations, findings, case readings, surveys, quality assurance activities, performance measures, best practices) and reports results or makes recommendations to resolve issues or improve performance. Serves as liaison for assigned area on complex issues with agency staff or outside entities. Plans, participates in, and monitors staff training. Selects, manages, and develops staff through conferences, mentoring, training, and performance appraisal. Testifies at hearings or in court proceedings to provide information regarding policy, procedures, history, findings, or activities. Registrations, Licensure Requirements or CertificationsMust successfully obtain Surveyor Minimum Qualification (SMQT) within the first year of employment. Knowledge Skills AbilitiesKnowledge of and ability to interpret local, state, and federal laws https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/jobprofile.cfm?szOrderID=603890 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.