Summary:

Primary responsibility is effective management and oversight of all Health Services. This includes the Skilled Nursing Facility, Resident Care, and the Assisted Living Facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the organization's goals and objectives are accomplished following established standards and budgetary allocations.
• Manage the operation of the nursing facilities, healthcare programs and rehabilitation programs affecting the health and well-being of residents
• Provide leadership to nursing staff assuring high quality standards of care are met and maintained.
• Maintain confidentiality of residents' personal information and protects/supports residents' rights.
• Assure all state and federal regulations are met regarding the nursing facilities and maintain appropriate records to support that.
• Maintains a professional demeanor that encourages a positive, nurturing environment for the residents, families, staff and guests.
• Manage the selection, training, development and performance of the healthcare management team to retain a professional and motivated workforce.
• Monitor all financial operations to ensure the utilization of facility resources in a fiscally responsible manner and ensure the organization's long term sustained success.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Education, Certificates, Licensures and Registrations:

• Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Business Administration or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Three-five years' experience as an Administrator in a long-term care facility or related experience required;
• Arkansas Nursing Home Administrator's License or eligibility for immediate reciprocity required.
• Assisted Living Certification or eligibility for immediate testing or reciprocity required.

Qualifications:

• Ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, staff, visitors, government agencies and general public and display patience with a pleasant disposition and enthusiasm.
• Familiar with laws, regulations, and guidelines governing long-term care administration.
• Familiar with reimbursement regulations, and nursing practices and procedures
• Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing quality care/operations.
• Ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practice.
• The ability to clearly define problems, collect data, draw valid conclusions and solve problems in non-recurring or swiftly changing situations in which the approach is not fully defined.
• Ability to manage operations which require frequent important decision having considerable effect on final results of overall organizational success.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully communicate complex, difficult ideas and information to a variety of stakeholders in written and/or verbal form; ability to read, understand and act upon financial reports, legal contracts and other information.