Administrator/Alternate Administrator

Essential Functions: 

1. Implements plans and budgets as formulated by, or in conjunction with, Board of Directors/ Governing Body to accomplish agency objectives.
   • Provides Board of Directors/ Governing Body with information and recommendations necessary to determine Agency objectives, policies, and priorities.
   • Evaluates trends in community needs and determines appropriate areas of growth for the agency.
2. Provides effective Staff management in accordance with Agency policies.
   
   • Creates a productive work environment in which activity flow and communications are handled smoothly.
   • Assesses personnel requirements and makes hiring in compliance with the Agency's EEO policies and with Federal and state regulations.
   • Provides all staff with appropriate opportunities for career growth, including periodic performance appraisals and mutual goal setting.
   • Appoints an alternate to act in their absence.
3. Ensures Agency compliance with all legal, contractual and provider requirements. E.g. Medicare, State, CHAP, OASIS etc.
   
   • Signs contract for Agency with authorization of Board of Directors/ Governing Body.
   • Forwards copies of all contracts or written agreements to Boards of Directors/ Governing Body prior to entering into any contract or written agreement.
   • Keeps informed of all state and federal regulations and regulatory standards and ensure Agency compliance.
4. Oversees Quality Assessment and Improvement and Risk Management processes.
   
   • Communicates regularly with QA Director/Compliance Officer to review trends and to assess problems.
   • Reports to the Board of Directors/ Governing Body immediately on significant problems, including corrective actions taken, required follow-up and monitoring measures.
   • Appoints or serves as QA Director in the absence of such said position.
5. Coordinates internal and external communications.
   
   • Maintains effective liaison between the Board of Directors, the Agency, the Advisory Board, and the Utilization Review/ Quality Assessment and Improvement (UR/QA&I) Committee.
   • Ensures that regular meetings of the Advisory Board and UR/QA&I Committee are conducted and reviews committee reports.
   • Provides timely reports as required by the Board of Directors.
   • Communicates agency goals to the community.
   • Provides decision making guidelines in resolving client complaints.
6. Actively participates in professional growth and development.
   
   • Encourages all staff participation in appropriate educational programs.
   • Participates in appropriate educational programs.
   • Demonstrates current knowledge of leadership and management principles.
   • Maintains current professional licensure, if applicable.
   • Keeps abreast of current trends in home health care and nursing practice.
7. Fulfills additional performance responsibilities as assigned and as necessary.

NOTE: In the absence of the Administrator, the Alternate Administrator will perform the duties of the Administrator as described above.

WHILE PORTIONS OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AS LISTED ABOVE MAY BE DELEGATED TO SELECTED STAFF MEMBERS, THE

ADMINISTRATOR RETAINS ACCOUNTABILITY OF ACTIONS, OR THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, TAKEN IN THEIR NAME.