Long Term Care Administrator

Masonicare Corp•Shelton, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Long Term Care Administrator is responsible for the overall leadership, administration, and day-to-day operation of the skilled nursing facility at Masonicare at Bishop Wicke in Shelton, Connecticut. The Administrator provides leadership to support high-quality resident care, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, employee engagement, financial stewardship, and a positive resident and family experience. The role holds overall administrative accountability for facility operations and collaborates with clinical and non-clinical departments to coordinate services. The Administrator works with Nursing, Medical Services, Social Work, Rehabilitation, Admissions, Human Resources, Finance, Dining Services, Environmental Services, Plant Operations, and other departments. The position requires a current Connecticut Nursing Home Administrator license in good standing, consistent with Connecticut requirements. The role is a day shift position scheduled for 40 hours per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in long-term care in a leadership capacity.
Current Connecticut Nursing Home Administrator license in good standing.
Ability to maintain facility operations in accordance with applicable federal and Connecticut requirements governing skilled nursing facilities.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and administrative direction for the skilled nursing facility and coordinate operations across clinical and non-clinical departments.
Establish operational expectations, promote accountability among department leaders, maintain a visible leadership presence, lead management meetings, and monitor operational performance.
Ensure appropriate systems, policies, procedures, and management practices support safe and effective facility operations and promote resident-centered care, service excellence, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Partner with the Director of Nursing and clinical leadership to support high-quality resident care and monitor quality indicators, resident outcomes, complaints, grievances, incidents, hospital transfers, rehospitalizations, falls, infections, pressure injuries, and other measures.
Support Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement activities and ensure concerns are addressed through corrective action and follow-up.
Promote resident dignity, choice, independence, privacy, and quality of life; maintain processes for addressing resident and family concerns; and participate in resident and family meetings as appropriate.
Maintain facility operations in accordance with applicable federal and Connecticut requirements and maintain ongoing survey readiness.
Lead the facility during regulatory surveys and governmental or accreditation reviews, coordinate plans of correction, and ensure appropriate investigation and reporting of incidents and other reportable events.
Provide leadership for development and management of the operating budget; monitor revenue, expenses, labor utilization, overtime, agency utilization, supplies, purchased services, and other operating expenses; and develop corrective plans for material budget variances.
Partner with Finance and Revenue Cycle teams to monitor census, payer mix, accounts receivable, reimbursement, and financial performance while supporting financially responsible decisions that maintain appropriate resident care and service standards.
Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and accountability to department heads; partner with Human Resources and department leaders on recruitment, retention, employee relations, performance management, and workforce planning.
Monitor staffing and workforce metrics, promote employee engagement, communication, teamwork, and leadership development, and ensure leaders address performance and workplace concerns.
Monitor census, admissions, discharges, hospital referrals, payer mix, and business-development indicators; partner with Admissions and clinical leadership to evaluate prospective admissions based on facility capabilities and resources.
Develop and maintain relationships with hospitals, physicians, accountable care organizations, referral sources, community organizations, residents, and families, and identify opportunities to strengthen census and the facility’s position in the local healthcare continuum.
Provide administrative oversight of safety and emergency-preparedness programs, ensure leadership teams are prepared for emergencies and operational disruptions, and work with departments on environmental, life-safety, maintenance, and emergency-preparedness issues.
Establish a responsive culture for residents and families; investigate, address, document, and follow through on complaints and grievances; and support resident and family councils and use relevant feedback for improvement.
Use clinical, financial, workforce, satisfaction, and operational data to identify improvement opportunities; establish measurable goals for department leaders; monitor progress; lead corrective-action initiatives; promote interdisciplinary problem-solving; and ensure improvements are sustainable.