Licensed Nursing Home Administrator

Allure HCS; Illinois; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive insurance benefits

Retirement plan with employer match

Regional leadership support

HCCI membership

Collaborative leadership environment

Job summary

Allure HCS in Illinois seeks a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) to lead our skilled nursing facility. This role requires a compassionate, results-driven leader who champions clinical excellence, staff engagement, and regulatory compliance while delivering an exceptional experience for residents and families.

The LNHA will work with department leaders, physicians, residents, and families to ensure high-quality care, strong safety, and financial stewardship, while maintaining regulatory

Qualifications

• Current, active LNHA license.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Knowledge of nursing facility operations and regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong, visible leadership for the facility and interdisciplinary team.
• Foster a culture of compassion, accountability, teamwork, respect, and engagement.
• Drive quality of care, resident outcomes, safety, and quality improvement.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and survey readiness across federal and state requirements.
• Oversee operations and financial management with resource stewardship.
• Develop positive relationships with residents, families, staff, and external partners.

Skills

Leadership

Staff engagement

Regulatory compliance

Financial stewardship

Clinical excellence

Education

Nursing Home Administrator license

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration

Job description

Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA)

Join a leadership team where your experience, ideas, and commitment to quality care can make a meaningful difference every day.

We are seeking a caring, compassionate, and results-driven Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) to lead our skilled nursing facility. This is an opportunity for an experienced healthcare leader who is passionate about creating a positive culture, engaging employees, supporting clinical excellence, and delivering an exceptional experience for residents and their families.

Our ideal Administrator understands that successful nursing home leadership requires more than regulatory compliance. We are looking for a leader who can bring together clinical excellence, staff engagement, customer service, operational performance, financial stewardship, and regulatory compliance to create a thriving facility.

A current, active, and unencumbered Nursing Home Administrator license is required for consideration.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive insurance benefits
• Regional leadership and operational support
• Retirement plan with employer match
• HCCI membership and professional resources
• A collaborative leadership environment with support from a regional team

About the Role

The Licensed Nursing Home Administrator is responsible for the overall leadership and day-to-day operations of the skilled nursing facility. The Administrator ensures the facility operates in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines while maintaining a strong focus on quality resident care, employee engagement, resident and family satisfaction, financial performance, and operational excellence.

The Administrator works closely with department leaders, physicians, residents, families, employees, governing leadership, and external agencies to ensure the facility consistently meets or exceeds expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Culture

• Provide strong, visible leadership for the facility and its interdisciplinary team.
• Foster a culture of compassion, accountability, teamwork, respect, and employee engagement.
• Create an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis for residents, families, and staff.
• Support department leaders in establishing goals, evaluating performance, addressing challenges, and improving services.
• Participate in the recruitment, selection, development, coaching, and retention of qualified leaders and staff.
• Address performance concerns and provide appropriate counseling and disciplinary action when necessary.
• Support ongoing employee education, orientation, competency, and professional development.

Clinical Quality & Resident Care

• Maintain a strong focus on quality of care, resident outcomes, safety, and quality improvement.
• Partner with the Director of Nursing and other department leaders to identify opportunities for improvement and implement effective action plans.
• Review accident and incident reports, including falls, injuries, abuse allegations, and other risk-management concerns, and monitor corrective actions.
• Ensure resident rights, dignity, privacy, individuality, self-determination, and equitable treatment are protected at all times.
• Respond to resident and family concerns and grievances and ensure timely follow-up and resolution.
• Promote strong communication among residents, families, physicians, staff, and leadership.
• Ensure physicians and medical providers comply with applicable facility policies and regulatory requirements.

Regulatory Compliance & Survey Readiness

• Ensure facility operations comply with applicable federal and state regulations, CMS requirements, and nursing facility standards.
• Lead and support the facility through regulatory surveys, inspections, and follow-up activities.
• Participate in daily leadership meetings during surveys and coordinate responses to survey findings.
• Assist in developing and implementing Plans of Correction and ensure corrective actions are sustained.
• Maintain ongoing survey readiness through effective monitoring, education, and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with safety, fire prevention, infection prevention and control, smoking, and other facility policies and regulations.
• Report suspected or known incidents of fraud or other regulatory concerns to the appropriate parties and agencies.

Operations & Financial Management

• Oversee the daily operations of the facility and ensure departments have the resources necessary to provide quality services.
• Review and interpret monthly financial statements and communicate financial performance to governing leadership.
• Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and overall facility performance.
• Ensure appropriate management and accounting of resident funds in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Maintain a clean, safe, comfortable, and well-maintained environment for residents, staff, and visitors.
• Ensure appropriate equipment, supplies, and resources are available to support resident care and facility operations.

Communication & Community Relations

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with residents, families, employees, physicians, vendors, community partners, and regulatory agencies.
• Communicate facility policies, procedures, expectations, and regulatory requirements effectively to staff and other stakeholders.
• Serve as a visible and approachable leader for residents, families, and employees.
• Work collaboratively with regional leadership and other organizational resources to achieve facility goals.

Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

Required:

• Current, active, and unencumbered Nursing Home Administrator license.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience; healthcare leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of nursing facility operations, reimbursement, regulatory requirements, and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Strong understanding of nursing practices, procedures, and skilled nursing facility operations.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound, independent decisions and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand financial statements, reports, and operational data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, employees, physicians, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health Administration, Business Administration, or a related healthcare field.
• Previous experience as a Nursing Home Administrator or in skilled nursing facility leadership.
• Experience with regulatory surveys, Plans of Correction, quality improvement, and facility performance management.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

• Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Ability to manage the mental and emotional demands associated with facility leadership.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with residents, families, employees, physicians, support agencies, and leadership.
• Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and carry or move that weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.

Join Our Team

If you are an experienced Licensed Nursing Home Administrator who believes exceptional resident care begins with exceptional leadership, we would love to hear from you.

Bring your leadership, passion, and commitment to quality to a team that is focused on making a difference for residents, families, and employees every day.