Olympia Convalescent Hospital, a 135 bed Skilled Nursing Facility, located in Koreatown is looking for a Nursing Home Administator.

Position Summary The Licensed Nursing Home Administrator position includes leading and directing the overall operations of the facility in accordance with resident needs, governmental regulations, and company policies with the main objective of maintaining quality care for the residents and achieving operational and financial stability and excellence for the facility. The Nursing Home Administrator will manage, supervise, and coordinate all Nursing Facility departments to ensuring regulatory compliance and performance under the direction of the Corporate Chief Operations Officer.

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Exercises ethical and sound leadership decision, delegating responsibility to appropriate staff in order to carry out the work of the facility and hold department heads/leads accountable for the performance of their respective departments.

• Ensures that nursing services are planned, implemented, and evaluated to maximize resident quality of life and quality of care with the integration of resident rights with all aspects of resident care.

• Ensures that the facility complies with applicable federal, state, and local standards and regulations and that resident and staff information is made available only according to the state or federal regulations.

• Coordinates the development and evaluation with the health care team of resident care goals and policies to assure that adequate resources, environments, and services are provided to residents, meeting regularly with health care team to assure highest practicable care is being delivered.

• Ensures residents dignity and right to privacy and that residents are free from sexual abuse, physical abuse, mental abuse, corporal punishment, exploitation, neglect and involuntary seclusion.

• Ensures that personnel are present in number and ability to attain or maintain the highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for each resident that meets the state and federal regulations.

• Coordinates compliance to written LRC personnel policies and procedures to assure procedures are followed in recruitment, hiring, employment and termination of staff and in compliance with necessary laws and regulations.

• Establishes and maintains safety rules and procedures that incorporate federal regulations and OSHA requirements to ensure employee health and safety.

• Develops, implements, and evaluates fire, emergency and disaster plans to protect the safety and welfare of residents, staff, and property.

• Observes, monitors, and evaluates outcomes of all the facility programs, policies and procedures to ensure effectiveness and to fulfill administrative responsibility and professional responsibility. This directly corresponds to the LRC Strategic Plan.

• Reports regularly on the progress toward goals, on areas of challenge or concern, and needed action. Reports at monthly at QA meetings by preparing materials in advance of meetings to support collective and timely decision-making, gains the support of the Medical Directors, and ensure productive discussion on areas of importance and need. 

Qualifications:

• Licensed NHA (Nursing Home Administrator) with a minimum 2-years’ NHA or related management experience in a long-term care facility (Required).

• Preferred: A four-year baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

• Minimum of two-years’ experience in geriatric setting and two years’ experience in a direct supervisory position.

 • Experience collaborating with local health care partners.

• Experience in labor relations management.

• Experience and ability to drive successful financial results.

• Possesses a strong knowledge of state, federal and local regulations as they pertain to long term care.

• Ability to provide supervision and direction to staff while creating a culture of excellence and team service toward quality care.

• Ability to take initiative with minimal supervision and work independently.

• Possesses excellent team development and leadership skills.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Geriatric: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• License NHA (Nursing Home Administrator) (Required)