Nursing Home Administrator - Long Term Care

Sanford Health • West Union, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the location, including meeting established goals and outcomes, ensuring regulatory and organization compliance, directing and coordinating work, financial and operational stability, and demonstrating leadership. The Administrator is the Compliance Liaison of the facility, with a responsibility to support the Chief Compliance Officer in carrying out the Compliance Program.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred, preferably in healthcare administration, including course work in business and human resources.
• Location will determine experience required.
• The ability to be a licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator in the state of practice is required.
• Other licenses as appropriate by state requirements and facility needs.

Responsibilities

• Manages Resident Service: Communicates, interacts and responds to customers effectively and accurately. Proactively communicates any necessary changes, issues and concerns to families, staff and other members of the medical community. Responds quickly and openly to resident's physical, mental and needs and assures they are being met by self or others. Ensures effective marketing and communication for all service levels. Is accessible and practices active listening.
• Manages Risk: Assigns responsibility to an individual(s) for the daily management of infection prevention and control activities. Provides equipment/supplies and access to information needed to support the infection prevention and control program. Sets expectations for the collection and use of data and information to monitor and control infections. Responsible to create and maintain a culture of safety. Ensures a safety program is in place with scheduled inspections making corrections as necessary. Provides equipment and supplies to ensure a safe environment. Assures resident rights are protected and that all residents, families and significant others are made aware of those rights. Ensures HIPAA compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring a Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program is in place. Assigns responsibility to an individual(s) for the daily management of QAPI. Ensures the leadership of monthly QAPI committee meetings. Sponsors performance improvement projects and reviews, approves or rejects performance improvement team findings and recommendations. Provides access to information needed to support quality assurance performance improvement and provides equipment and supplies to support QAPI efforts.
• Manages Communication and Documentation: Expresses ideas clearly, concisely and effectively both orally and in writing. Requests ongoing feedback on task performance. Communicates upward and downward within the organization appropriately and in a timely fashion. Ensures documentation and reports are completed as required by regulations and/or policy and procedure. Seeks clarification of assignments and asks questions when needed. Keeps supervisor informed and follows chain of command as appropriate when reporting issues or concerns.
• Manages Financial and operational objectives: Works with department teams, and consultants to oversee operations of the campus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager