Nursing Home Administrator

The Nursing Home Administrator directs, supervises and evaluates long-term and acute care operations at designated location (nursing, social services, medical services, activities, dietary, pastoral care, medical records, compliance, life safety, admissions, quality assurance and performance improvement, therapy)

Job Duties:

• Develops departmental procedures and policies in accordance with governing statutes
• Monitors business operations (e.g., purchasing and personnel requests; initiates contracts for physicians; directs recruiting, training, and scheduling of medical and non-medical staff under his/her authority)
• Interprets federal, state, and local regulations to assure compliance with Nursing Home operations and to fulfill licensure standards
• Monitors medical reporting, staffing, and procedures in order to ensure compliance with regulations and quality of care
• Supervises activity programming and evaluates and monitors all patient rehabilitation programs in consultation with physicians
• Maintains appropriate census and addresses any issues with respect to admissions and denials of residents, including rights to appeal discharges
• Ensures appropriate infection control program
• Assumes responsibility for directing overall operations of Ohio Veterans’ Home in absence of Superintendent
• Establishes and maintains favorable rapport with residents, their families and/or guardians
• Establishes and reviews at least annually, written policies regarding the applicability and implementation of residents’ rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Ohio Revised Code, the responsibilities of residents regarding their rights, and the home’s grievance procedure
• Reviews and develops a plan of correction for deficiencies noted during survey inspections
• Plans, implements, and evaluates life safety programs and nursing educational programs
• Develops, implements, and evaluates fire and disaster plans
• Evaluates annual financial program and coordinates development of budget for departments under the authority of the Nursing Home Administrator
• Plans and participates in the capital budget process to make improvements in the quality of buildings and surroundings of the Nursing Home
• Serves as representative on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) committee, Compliance Committee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee; attends Resident Council meetings and Family Council meetings to present on current events at the Nursing Home; engages the community and veteran groups regarding the Ohio Veterans Home; performs any other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable standards of environmental health and safety
• Knowledge of pertinent federal, state, and local health and safety laws and rules governing Nursing Home operations
• General administration psychology of patient care; principles of medical care; personal and social care; therapeutic and supportive care and services in long term care
• Departmental organization and management; community interrelationship
• Ability to deal with many variables & determine specific course of action
• Gather, collate, and classify information about data, people, or things

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Nursing home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• This is a contract position with 1+ years duration and the schedule is 8am to 5pm. Are you comfortable with this?
• Do you have valid Nursing Home Administrator license?
• Available time to call you?

Work Location: In person