Home Health Administrator

Artesian Hotel; Ada (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chickasaw Nation Department of Health Home Health services is seeking an experienced Home Health Administrator to lead day-to-day operations at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center. The role requires ensuring high-quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and strategic positioning within the facility.

Office hours are 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, with potential for after-hours duties. Leading a multidisciplinary team, you will drive a culture of service excellence, staff engagement, and fiscal

Qualifications

• 5 years directly related management experience.
• Bachelor's of Nursing and RN license.
• Home Health Administrator certification and BLS completion.

Responsibilities

• Leads day-to-day operations of Home Health services and maintain clinical standards.
• Ensures regulatory and accreditation compliance (JCAHO, CMS) and staff readiness.
• Drives service excellence, patient safety, and employee engagement.
• Manages budget and financial stewardship, cost controls, and resource allocation.
• Promotes continuous quality improvement and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Healthcare data

Communication

Patient safety

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's of Nursing

High School, GED or Equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Posted 7 days ago | Apply before September 22, 2026

Description

We are currently looking for aFull Time Home Health Administratorto join our Home Health Administrator team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center working8:00AM-5:00PM - Mo Tu We Th Fr.

Summary

This position has overall responsibility of providing leadership, direction, and administration of day-to day operations associated with direct patient care activities within the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health Home Health services This position is responsible for driving, supporting and modeling a service- oriented culture focused on employee engagement, quality, patient safety, service excellence, fiscal responsibility, and the overall patient experience. Develops, directs the implementation and ensures compliance of standards of practice that promote optimum health care delivery. Serve as a member of the leadership team at the facility and system levels, building and supporting effective collegial relationships with applicable internal and external constituents and stakeholders and ensuring optimal operating effectiveness and strategic positioning. The position may require scheduled duty on days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and call backs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a working knowledge of current clinical scope of practice and the regulatory requirements affecting that practice and exhibits the value of continuous learning
• Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards
• Leads staff to provide all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core behaviors
• Assures Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CSM) requirements are being met consistently, and staff are practicing with continued readiness
• Establishes and enhances a culture of evidence-based decision making in clinical and management initiatives
• Participates in departmental performance improvement activities to measure, assess, and improve the quality of nursing and patient care delivered to patients
• Understands utilization management and case management and their importance to the organization
• Works with risk management to develop strategies that effectively manage risk
• Strategizes and drives process improvements focused on innovative care delivery and/or operational models designed to improve clinical service supports, outcomes, patient throughput, and patient safety
• Evaluates and promotes the use and implementation of technology in the workplace in order to streamline operations, facilitate communications, and optimize work processes
• Ensures and fosters a high level of collaboration within a highly complex team environment in order to coordinate activities, review work, exchange information, and resolve problems
• Functions as an integral member of the hospital operations and system leadership teams, advisory capacity to internal peers as well as other divisions within the Chickasaw Nation
• Promotes financial stewardship and clinical excellence for the facility in both operational and capital acquisition processes
• Allocates financial information and human capital for improvement activities, ensuring the efficient delivery of cost-effective services to patients, physicians, and hospital departments
• Establishes performance measures, assesses, and evaluates divisional operations, and works with department leadership to assure efficient and effective delivery of services
• Analyzes and implements cost containment measures and performance indicators to ensure responsible stewardship of all assigned budgets and maximum effectiveness of funds expended
• Participates in patient grievance process as needed
• Leads the department to meet objectives of strategic plan and performance improvement initiatives
• Actively involved in various committees, i.e. Governing Body, Medical Staff, Department Head, and Leadership Council
• Develops and participates in programs of education and training; including orientation of new employees, continuing education of existing staff and ongoing program development for workforce development
• Facilitates the assessment and modification of personnel management policies to ensure reasonable hours and acceptable working conditions to provide staff coverage
• Ensures program is compliant and operates within approved budget
• Gathers, prepares, directs routine narrative and statistical information submitted to the Executive Offer, Ancillary and Specialty Services
• Develops and maintains documentation as appropriate -- files, logs, records, reports, etc.
• Maintains knowledge of, follows, and enforces all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines for assigned area
• Meets goals by establishing productivity, quality and service standards, and identifies improvement opportunities
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Competencies

Essential:

• Ability to continue to learn skills and expand knowledge
• Ability to effectively allocate, monitor and control expenses, financial resources, budgets
• Demonstrated ability to analyze healthcare data, identify trends and suggest improvements
• Possesses strong written and verbal communication abilities
• Must be creative and innovative
• Ability to listen to clients and respond with compassion
• Knowledge and understanding of special populations, including sensitivity to the First American culture
• Exhibits characteristics often associated with leadership such as trustworthiness, high energy, self-confidence, results orientation, coaching, mentoring, continuous improvement, collaboration, etc.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and motivate team members
• Ability to multitask
• Strong work ethic
• Organizational and time-management abilities

Skills

Essential:

• Must be familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite of products
• Excellent Phone Skills

Experience

Essential:

• 5 years directly related management experience

Education

Essential:

• High School, GED or Equivalent
• Bachelor's of Nursing

Credentials

Essential:

• CN Core Leadership Level 2
• Pass general background check
• Home Health Administrators Certification
• Registered Nurse
• Standard Driver's License
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Essential:

• This position requires completion of level two Core Leadership Training within 18 months of the hire or promotion date
• Must possess current Oklahoma Home Care Administrator certificate that complies with provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes, Title 63 Section 1-1962 et seq. and the Home CME Administrator Rules and authorized to operate, manage, supervise, or be in charge of a licensed home care agency

Working Conditions

Essential:

• Stressful environment due to any or a combination of deadlines, pressures, multiple tasks, lines of communication, risks, speed of operations, etc.
• Walking up to 50% of shift
• Standing up to 25% of shift
• Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
• Visual acuity for detail, distance, color, depth perception
• Sometimes bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
• Mask
• Gloves
• Potential exposure to contagious diseases
• Potential exposure to airborne debris
• Potential exposure to radiation
• Sitting up to 25% of shift
• Works in a home health environment
• Works in an office setting
• Infrequent travel
• Pass pre-employment drug test

Training

• It is the responsibility of each employee to attend required training for their position or profession as determined by their line of support (LOS) or the leadership of the Chickasaw Nation. It is the responsibility of those who supervise, manage or otherwise lead employees or teams to ensure each employee has access to and receives all required training.

Mission, Vision & Core Values

Mission

• To enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.

Vision

• To be a nation of successful and united people with a strong cultural identity.

Core Values

• The Chickasaw People
• Cultural Identity
• Servant Leadership
• Selflessness
• Can Do Attitude
• Perseverance
• Stewardship
• Trust and Respect
• Loyalty
• Honesty and Integrity
• Teamwork