Licensed Nursing Home Administrator

Diversicare Healthcare Services - Birmingham, AL

$80K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed Nursing Home Administrator or equivalent experience in Health Care Administration.
  • Preferred experience in long-term care settings.
  • Strong communication skills essential for stakeholder engagement.
  • Numerical competence and clerical skills are critical for administrative duties.
  • Excellent organizational, planning, and controlling abilities, with a flexible approach.

Responsibilities

  • Organize facility operations through effective departmentalization and delegation.
  • Implement efficient management of physical and financial resources.
  • Develop high-quality service policies and procedures for patient care.
  • Review and respond to reports from inspecting agencies.
  • Manage accounting, budgeting, and internal controls responsibly.
  • Create a robust public relations strategy for the facility.
  • Pursue continuous education in healthcare management and administration.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and ongoing education.
  • A supportive culture focused on employee growth and satisfaction.
  • Involvement in shaping policies that influence patient care quality.
  • Leadership role with potential to impact the community positively.
Full Job Description
Overview

As the Nursing Home Administrator, you will shape a culture of excellence in patient care, satisfaction, and financial results ensuring the highest quality of care for our patients and residents while driving the success of our center.

Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities as the Center Leader:
  • Organize the facility's functions through appropriate departmentalization and delegation.
  • Implement control and effective utilization of physical and financial resources.
  • Develop and implement policies/procedures to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality services.
  • Review and act upon reports from authorized inspecting agencies.
  • Employ responsible accounting, including budget and internal controls.
  • Create an effective public relations program.
  • Pursue ongoing education in healthcare, administrative, and management areas.
  • Recruit, select, and retain department managers, fostering their growth and development.
  • Motivate and empower employees to perform at their highest level.
  • Create a work environment that encourages safety, longevity, growth, and personal satisfaction for all staff.
  • Establish a Continuous Quality Improvement Program and ensure appropriate follow-up.
  • Conduct performance appraisals for all department managers and ensure goal development and review.
  • Develop mission statements, philosophies, goals, and objectives for the facility.
  • Foster effective communication among supervisors, residents, families, and healthcare professionals.
  • May be required to drive for company business with either a company vehicle or personal vehicle.


Qualifications

1. Graduation from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience, with a license to practice Health Care Administration or as a Nursing Home Administrator.

2. Experience in long term care preferred.

3. Good communication skills, numerical ability and clerical ability are necessary.

4. Must have good organizational, planning and controlling skills and the ability to relate to people; must be flexible.

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