Administrator in Training (AIT)

Champion Care • Green Bay, WI

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About The Position

Champion Care is hiring an Administrator in Training (AIT) for its Executive Leadership Development Program, which prepares emerging leaders to run skilled nursing facilities. This full-time role is based in the Green Bay area and provides multi-facility field training across facilities serving Green Bay, Antigo, Laona, Oconto, and Suring, including Eastview, Nu Roc, Oconto, and Suring. Regular travel across northeastern and northern Wisconsin is required; travel to Laona and Antigo may involve overnight stays. After licensure, candidates must be willing to relocate anywhere in Wisconsin to be considered for an available permanent Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) opportunity.

The program develops business, financial, workforce, executive leadership, healthcare operations, and growth skills. Trainees learn to analyze financial results and operating metrics, manage staffing and labor, coach department leaders, support quality assurance and regulatory readiness, and improve admissions, census, occupancy, and referral development. They learn alongside experienced Nursing Home Administrators and operational leaders while developing the expertise to lead an individual skilled nursing facility.

The AIT salary is $70,000 annually. Permanent NHA opportunities generally start at $100,000 or more annually, depending on location, facility size, and responsibilities. Advancement requires successful training, licensure, selection, and an available opportunity; placement and compensation are not guaranteed. Licensed NHAs leading their own facility may qualify for Champion Care's profit-sharing program, subject to its terms; AIT participants are not eligible for profit sharing. Applicants must qualify for the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services NHA licensure pathway, including applicable education and supervised experience requirements.

Requirements

• Qualify for the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Nursing Home Administrator licensure pathway, including applicable education and supervised experience requirements.
• Ability to lead teams, interpret financial and operating results, solve problems, and take accountability for outcomes.
• Strong communication skills and sound judgment.
• Willingness to travel regularly across northeastern and northern Wisconsin and, after licensure, relocate anywhere in Wisconsin for consideration for an available permanent NHA opportunity.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare administration, finance, accounting, operations management, or a related discipline.
• MBA, MHA, or another relevant master's degree.
• Experience as a business operator, general manager, department leader, multi-unit manager, entrepreneur, or healthcare leader.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a genuine commitment to employees and resident care.
• Previous skilled nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Read profit and loss statements, analyze budgets and key performance indicators, understand reimbursement and payer mix, and make informed operating decisions.
• Evaluate staffing, scheduling, overtime, agency utilization, labor productivity, recruitment, and retention.
• Coach department leaders, build engaged teams, create accountability, manage performance, and develop a positive workplace culture.
• Learn skilled nursing facility operations, resident experience, quality assurance, survey readiness, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with clinical leaders.
• Understand admissions, census, occupancy, referral development, and practical business improvement initiatives.
• Travel regularly among participating facilities across northeastern and northern Wisconsin, with possible overnight stays for travel to Laona and Antigo.
• Be willing to relocate anywhere in Wisconsin after licensure to be considered for an available permanent NHA opportunity.

Benefits

• Licensed Nursing Home Administrators leading their own skilled nursing facility may be eligible for Champion Care's profit-sharing program, subject to applicable program terms; AIT participants are not eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed