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ADMINISTRATOR
Summary: Responsible for facility oversight. Requires excellent skills in time and stress management, a calm, patient, and professional demeanor, and deep understanding of both the clinical and business aspects of running a skilled nursing facility. Requires the expertise and experience to envision and implement innovative solutions to long-term healthcare marketplace challenges. Results-oriented with a high degree of initiative, decisiveness, and credibility. Exceptional leadership and management skills are a must.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Ensure legal and regulatory compliance throughout the facility by:
- Researching and monitoring changes in all related laws and regulations, updating policies and procedures as appropriate.
- Monitoring/establishing internal control measures to ensure continual compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.
- Directing the preparation of all requested and/or required reports for compliance and approving all information submitted.
- Set facility direction and ensures accountability of follow-through by:
- Researching industry trends, competitor practices, and community needs
- Designing a comprehensive package of programs and services that enable services offered to match identified needs in a manner that is mission-consistent and fiscally responsible
- Overseeing the development and implementation of identified programs and services, providing clear direction to team members, holding them accountable for contributing to facility goals.
- Evaluating the efficacy of current programs and services to identify those which need to be distinguished, those which need to be revised, and those which need to be expanded.
- Provide leadership and direction to facility management team by:
- Making sound hiring, firing, and promotion decisions for department positions, in consultation with Human Resources, and individual departmental directors.
- Clearly communicating goals, objectives, and expectations to direct reports; supporting efforts toward goal attainment.
- Fostering an environment in which diversity and differences are valued, and all work cooperatively and effectively to achieve organizational goals.
- Supporting and encouraging employee engagement through appropriate management and leadership practices.
- Fostering a commitment-focused, team spirit, pride, trust, and group identity.
- Holding regular meetings to give and receive pertinent information.
- Assessing Management Team’s knowledge/skill/competency and providing development opportunities as necessary.
- Providing performance-related feedback, both complimentary and corrective, without delay and/or on a regular basis.
- Addressing performance deficits and initiating corrective or disciplinary action as required.
- Resolving conflict in a positive and constructive manner through partnerships between management and staff and within individual work units or teams.
- Serving as a resource for decision-making and problem solving.
- Ensuring that all Human Resource policies, procedures, and programs are adhered to.
- Operate facility with a high degree of financial responsibility and effectiveness by:
- Accurately projecting budgetary requirements and recommending appropriate budget.
- Systematically evaluating strategies and expenditures to determine maximum return on investment.
- Effectively utilizing financial and human resources to provide superior service in a financially responsible manner.
- Reviewing and analyzing monthly budget variance reports.
- Monitoring budget and recommending adjustments as appropriate.
- Actively engaging in cost containment and/or revenue maximization initiatives.
- Establishing and monitoring capital improvement plan.
- Provide operational oversight to facility; including:
- Ensuring all practices and programs are aligned with the overall strategic plan of the organization and follow best-practice standards.
- The regulatory requirements of each area of responsibility, including Administration, Admissions, Dietary, Finance, Labor Management, Medical Records, Nursing, Pharmaceutical, Plant Operations, Recreation, Rehabilitation, Social Work, Vendor Relations.
- Participate in a variety of meetings and committees, provide guidance and support, and ensure that appropriate and timely actions are taken as required. Meetings include but are not limited to:
- Board of Directors
- Corporate Compliance
- Daily morning report
- Discharge/Medicare
- Emergency Preparedness Committee
- Family Council
- Medical Staff
- Pharmacy Review Committee
- Quarterly Quality Assurance (QAPI)
- Resident Council
- Safety Review Committee
- Spiritual Care Committee
- Produce executive reports and documents that summarize, explain, and/or justify current/proposed purchasing operations, initiatives, programs, and proposals.
- Maintain and develop work-related knowledge and skills through continuous learning activities, attendance at in-services and workshops, etc.
- Complete special projects/tasks in support of effective department functioning as assigned.
- Other duties may be assigned as needed.
Education, Training, Experience:
- A current NYS Nursing Home Administrator’s License is required.
- Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration, or related field is preferred.
- BS Degree in Long Term Care Management or related field is required.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a Sr. level management position in a long-term care setting is required.
- Membership and participation in industry associations.
Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm, after-hours availability as needed given the 24/7 facility schedule.
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Lutheran Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, and the care of our residents always comes first. Lutheran Care Center is a subsidiary of The Lutheran Care Network.
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!
For the health and safety of our residents, our facility requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, MMR, and PPD.
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