Administrator, Long Term Care & Assisted Living

Essentia Health•Detroit Lakes, MN

About The Position

Administrator working with physician leaders, responsible for post-acute care services. Responsible for operating and capital budget development, performance to budget, patient service commitment, quality, compliance, risk management, accreditation, and staffing to metrics. The Administrator provides strategic and operational management of the medical campus(es). The Administrator will partner with the physician dyad leader to address direct patient care and community-wide healthcare needs and services, while aligning with system-wide initiatives. This leader will focus on growing the services - recruiting and building relationships with physicians, pursuing business development opportunities, and the overall improvement of daily operations. Working within a matrixed market, the Administrator will align strategies with geographic system leaders for communities it serves. The Administrator provide overall leadership and management of day-to-day operations, quality and safety, strategic planning, board and all staff relationships, overseeing financial data, ensuring the mission and values are present in the organization resulting in a positive culture, as well as implementing operational excellence, compliance with federal, state, and local standards for operation and maintaining state licensure. This leader is responsible for collaborating with, supporting, and developing director/managers and will have regular contact with Essentia Health Management, professional staff, and physicians. Depending on the location, may have additional requirements up to and including home health, long term care, and senior housing responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in business/health related field
Minimum of five years of progressive healthcare management experience within an integrated healthcare system is required
Extensive experience in hospital/clinic operations at a director level or above or in a significant leadership position related to the service line
No certification/licensure required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree
Substantial knowledge of health care industry, hospital and/or multispecialty clinic operations with preferred experience in integrated health systems and experience in the delivery of rural health care.
Competencies in servant leadership, market strategy develop/implement, budgeting, operations management, financial management, service/customer excellence, human resource management, staff engagement, physician/provider relations, integrating Lean/Six Sigma in healthcare setting, and community relations.
Current State License as Nursing Home Administrator; Licensed Assisted Living Director in the State of MN preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic and operational management of the medical campus(es).
Partners with the physician dyad leader to address direct patient care and community-wide healthcare needs and services, while aligning with system-wide initiatives.
Focuses on growing services, recruiting and building relationships with physicians, pursuing business development opportunities, and the overall improvement of daily operations.
Aligns strategies with geographic system leaders for communities it serves within a matrixed market.
Provides overall leadership and management of day-to-day operations, quality and safety, strategic planning, board and all staff relationships.
Oversees financial data, ensuring the mission and values are present in the organization resulting in a positive culture.
Implements operational excellence, compliance with federal, state, and local standards for operation and maintaining state licensure.
Collaborates with, supports, and develops director/managers.
Has regular contact with Essentia Health Management, professional staff, and physicians.
May have additional requirements up to and including home health, long term care, and senior housing responsibilities depending on the location.