What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Director - Assisted Living position at PACS?
General Purpose
Serve as a licensed executive director directing the day-to-day functions of the assisted living/memory care (AL/MC) senior living facility in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements, thus seeking to assure that the facility provides a high degree of quality care to its residents.
Essential Duties
- Oversee the provision of quality care, with the assistance of the Resident Care Coordinator and other clinical care personnel.
- Responsible for the overall operational functioning of the facility as required by applicable law.
- Monitor resident census on a daily basis.
- Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate and direct programs and activities.
- Formulate and monitor the community budget and performance to facilitate the financial health of the facility.
- Oversee the adoption of policies, procedures and professional standards of practice that govern the operation of the facility.
- Hold direct reports accountable.
- A role model for the mission, vision and values. Work to ensure all employees, residents and families are treated with love and respect.
- Involved in community groups and developing/maintaining relationships with local hospital leadership and other key community leaders.
- Monitor legal and regulatory changes applicable to community operations.
- Understand staffing level requirements and be compliant in staffing.
- Monitor and direct execution of policy and procedural changes.
- Actively resolve HR and risk management situations within the facility.
- Oversee capital improvements.
- Develop and maintain a good reputation within the industry and community.
- Develop strong relationships with the PACS support team as they assist in meeting/exceeding community goals.
- Responsible for contract negotiations with vendors.
- Support clinical efforts by understanding QA measures and holding applicable personnel accountable.
- Keeps abreast of collections and A/R on a daily basis.
- Develop and execute creative ideas to increase employee engagement and reduce turnover.
- Understand and review quality measures with the facility’s clinical leadership on a regular basis.
- Actively participate and respond to state and federal healthcare surveys/inspections.
- Conduct daily meetings with appropriate staff during facility inspections to discuss survey findings and formulation of plans of action/correction.
- Review deficiencies noted during the exit conference, seeking to address concerns expressed by the surveyors.
- Assist in developing plans of correction for cited deficiencies. Ensure such plans incorporate timetables and methods of monitoring in an effort to ensure that such deficiencies do not recur.
Supervisory Requirements
Responsible for the entire community. Managing and overseeing multiple levels of employees either directly or indirectly. Responsibilities may include, but not limited to, hiring, training, budgeting, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, resolving problems and terminations.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
- Must possess, as a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university, or equivalent.
- Master’s Degree or MBA preferred. Language Skills
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
To perform this job successfully, a candidate must maintain licensing credentials for an Executive Director.- An individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products.
Physical Demands, Work Environment
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.- Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk and talk, read or hear.
- Frequent use of all office related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
- Travel by auto or airline may be required on occasion.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.