Nursing Home Administrator - Assistant

Overview

Smile, You’ve Found Us!

 

Are you passionate about caregiving? Would you like to work with the best team in the world? If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.

 

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence, which we extend to all those we are privileged to serve.

 

If you wish to make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents, APPLY NOW!

 

Full Time Benefits include: 

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Excellent 401k plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Referral Bonuses
• DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
• Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

 

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 46 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in five states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

 

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.”

 

We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

 

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.

 

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference.

 

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Responsibilities

Consistent with Diversicare’s Mission and Core Values, the Assistant Nursing Home Administrator will support the Nursing Home Administrator in ensuring delivery of the highest quality of care to our patients and residents. Reporting to the Regional Vice President of Operations and in collaboration with senior, support center, and regional leaders, the Administrator will lead the strategic initiatives for patient and resident services, lead community outreach and develop key industry relationships, initiate & implement innovative facility-wide planning to attain 5 Star rating status, and lead resource management for all aspects of services.

 

 

Help organize the functions of the facility through appropriate departmentalization and delegation.

Assist with the effective utilization of the physical and financial resources of the facility.

Reviews and acts upon the reports of authorized inspecting agencies with Administrator.

Commitment to maintaining a system of responsible accounting, including budget and internal controls.

Aids Administrator in continuing programs of formal and informal education in health care, administrative and management areas.

Assist Administrator with Recruitment, selection and retention of department managers; educates and develops those managers so goals of each department are accomplished.

Empowers employees to perform at their highest level; uses participative style of management allowing employees to share in policy development.

Ensures a work environment that encourages safety, longevity, growth and personal satisfaction for all staff. 

Ensures a Continuous Quality Improvement Program is in place and appropriate follow-up occurs.

Assist in the development of mission statements, philosophies, goals and objectives for the facility; manages Key Staff to accomplish it.

Ensures effective communication among supervisors, residents, families and health care professionals.

May be required to drive for company business with either company vehicle personal vehicle.

Qualifications

 

Graduation from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience, with a license to practice Health Care Administration in Long Term Care – NHA; along with completed AIT. 

Bachelor's or Master Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare/Long-Term Care Administration, Nursing, or Social Work with 5 years of supervisory/management experience and enrolled in Long-Term Care Administration Courses with the expectation of receiving a Nursing Home Administrator’s License within one year of hire date.

Experience in long term care preferred.

Nursing Home Administrator along with completed AIT - Required. 

(EOE)