Administrator in Training (AIT)

Champion Care • Kenosha, WI

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About The Position

Champion Care is seeking ambitious business operators, general managers, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders for its Administrator in Training (AIT) Executive Leadership Development Program. The position develops the financial, people-leadership, operational, and healthcare expertise needed to lead an individual skilled nursing facility. The training territory covers Champion Care facilities serving Kenosha and Burlington, including Sheridan, Waters Edge, and Burlington. This is a multi-facility field development position requiring regular travel across those locations, rather than a single-site desk job. After licensure, candidates must be willing to relocate anywhere in Wisconsin to be considered for an available permanent Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) opportunity.

The AIT salary is $70,000 annually. Permanent NHA opportunities generally start at $100,000+ annually, depending on location, facility size, and responsibilities. Advancement requires successful training, licensure, selection, and an available opportunity; no particular placement or compensation level is guaranteed. Licensed NHAs who lead a skilled nursing facility may be eligible for Champion Care’s profit-sharing program, subject to its terms; AIT participants are not eligible.

Applicants must qualify for the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Nursing Home Administrator licensure pathway, including applicable education and supervised experience requirements. The education preferences in the posting do not replace state licensing requirements. Champion Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, strong communication skills, sound judgment, and genuine commitment to employees and resident care.
• Willingness to relocate anywhere in Wisconsin after licensure to be considered 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.
• 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 across Champion Care facilities serving Kenosha and Burlington.

Benefits

• Licensed NHAs who lead their own skilled nursing facility are eligible for Champion Care’s profit-sharing program, subject to applicable program terms. Profit sharing is not available to AIT participants.

What This Job Offers

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