Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Perform annual performance reviews on direct reports.
• Coordinate Resident Abuse Prohibition Program.
• Set up priorities and guidelines of workload for the purpose of maintaining an efficient and expedient workflow in the facility.
• Discuss changes to any policy prior to implementation to ensure coordination in the Healthcare Facility.
• Maintain all Policy and Procedures books for the facility and various government agencies.
• Ensure compliance with all IDPH rules/regulations for the Healthcare Facility. Maintain inspection reports of government agencies and follow up with Plan of Correction, as necessary for Evidence of Correction.
• Maintain and ensure compliance of Corporate Compliance Program within the Healthcare Facility. Report significant occurrences to Corporate Compliance Officer.
• Conduct weekly staff meetings and attend bi-monthly Quality Assurance committee meetings as required.
• Respond to all state surveys in a timely fashion.
• Perform as liaison between IDPH surveyors and facility.
• Assume responsibility with department supervisors to implement effective policies to ensure adequate staffing to meet facility needs.
• Arbitrate complaints and disputes concerning residents, families, or personnel. Identify times when notification of CEO is necessary.
• Discuss recommendations of facility committees/consultants with Chief Executive Officer.
• Act as liaison between the facility and all resident advocacy agencies.
• Instruct new staff on the facility’s Resident Abuse Policies as part of the orientation program.
• Perform In-Services on the Resident Abuse Policies.
• Maintain public relations within and outside of the facility for the Good of the Home.
• Develop and maintain one-to-one relationship with residents and families. Maintain satisfaction level of the residents and their families.
• Notification of any significant event to the CEO.
• Perform other related duties as directed by the CEO.

• Education:

Bachelor’s degree, preferred, Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.

• Experience:

Prior experience, particularly in healthcare facility.  Familiarity with long-term care services is useful.

• Physical Demands:

Work is primarily sedentary in nature, with lifting up to 20 pounds maximum. Mobility essential, walking, standing, sitting, talking, hearing.

• Travel:

N/A

• Working Conditions:

Primarily inside with well-lighted and well-ventilated areas.

• Principal Contacts:

Works closely with CEO, Department Heads, Nursing personnel, residents, and families.

General Requirements:

Must be capable of executing all terms and conditions set forth in the Employee Handbook, including, but not limited to:

• Work in a safety conscious manner, which ensures that safe work practices are used in order not to pose a risk to others in the workplace.

• Complies with company policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.

• Maintain confidentiality of necessary information upholding policies of HIPAA.

• Adhere to policy on Drug Free Workplace.

• Interact in a tactful, diplomatic, and humanistic manner with residents, families, visitors, and co-workers to provide a safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective caring environment which ensures the self-respect, personal dignity, rights, and physical safety of each resident and facility guest.

• Maintain a dependable attendance record and adheres to standards of cleanliness, grooming; hygiene, and dress code.