Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA)

Evercare of Collinsville; Collinsville (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Evercare of Collinsville seeks a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) to direct day-to-day operations of the facility, ensuring compliance with federal and state standards and delivering high-quality resident care.

Responsibilities include coordinating departments, guiding policy deployment, overseeing staffing, safety, budgets, and ensuring corrective plans after surveys, with focus on resident rights and quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health administration or business administration or health-related field preferred.
• Must hold a current, active Nursing Home Administrator license.
• Two years' supervisory/healthcare experience preferred.
• Knowledge of reimbursement regulations and nursing practices, laws, and guidelines for nursing facility administration.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate and direct the facility's programs and activities per governing board guidelines.
• Ensure all staff, residents, visitors, and the public follow established policies and procedures.
• Conduct daily meetings with appropriate staff to discuss survey findings and action plans.
• Develop corrective plans for cited deficiencies with timetables and monitoring methods.
• Review workforce competence and make necessary adjustments or corrections.
• Assist in recruiting and selecting competent department directors, supervisors, and staff.
• Counsel or discipline personnel as needed and as appropriate.
• Consult with department directors to address problem areas and improve services.
• Coordinate in-service training, on-the-job training and orientation to keep materials current.
• Create a warm, professional atmosphere and a calm environment throughout the facility.
• Ensure physician compliance with policies relating to admission, medical treatment, plan of care and orders.
• Ensure safety regulations are followed and risk management monitored.
• Review accident/incident reports and monitor effectiveness of the risk program.
• Oversee monthly financial statements and report to the governing board.
• Handle resident rights, complaints, and grievance processes and communicate actions to residents and families.

Skills

Leadership

Policy communication

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Administration

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Job description

SUMMARY:

TheLicensedNursingHomeAdministrator(LNHA)directstheday-to-dayfunctionsofthefacilityin accordancewithcurrentfederalandlocalstandards,guidelines,andregulationsthatgovernnursing facilities to assure that the highest degree of quality care can be always provided to our residents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan,develop,organize,implement,evaluate,anddirectthefacility'sprogramsandactivitiesin accordancewithguidelines issued by the governing board.
• Assistdepartmentdirectorsinthedevelopment,use,andimplementationofdepartmental policiesandproceduresandprofessional standardsofpractice.
• Ensurethatallemployees,residents,visitors,andthegeneralpublicfollowthefacility's established policies and procedures.
• Conductdailymeetingswithappropriatestaffduringfacilityinspectionstodiscusssurvey findingsand formulation of plans of action/correction.
• Assistindevelopingplansofcorrectionforciteddeficiencies.Ensuresuchplansincorporate timetablesand methodsofmonitoringtoensurethatsuchdeficiencies donorecur.
• Reviewandcheckcompetenceofworkforceandmakenecessaryadjustments/correctionsas required or that may become necessary.
• Assistinrecruitmentandselectionofcompetentdepartmentdirectors,supervisors,facility non-licensed staff, consultants, etc.
• Counsel/disciplinepersonnelasrequestedorasmaybecome necessary.
• Consultwithdepartmentdirectorsconcerningtheoperationoftheirdirectors toassist in eliminating/correcting problem areas, and/or improvement of services.
• Assist department directors in the topic selection, planning, conducting, and scheduling of in-servicetrainingclassesandon-the-jobtrainingandorientationprogramstoassurethatcurrent material and programs are continuously provided.
• Createandmaintainanatmosphereofwarmth,personalinterest,andpositiveemphasis,as well as a calm environment throughout the facility.
• Ensure that physicians are in compliance with facility policies governing the admission, medicaltreatment, visitrequirements, planofcare, orders, etc. Reportproblemareas to the MedicalDirector.
• Ensurethatallfacilitypersonnel,residents,andvisitorsfollowestablishedsafetyregulations to include fire protection/prevention, smoking regulations, infection control etc.
• Reviewaccident/incidentreports(e.g.,falls,injuries,oranunknownsource,abuse,etc.). Monitor to determine the effectiveness of the facility's risk management program.
• Ensure that the facility is maintained in a clean and safe manner for resident comfort and conveniencebyassuringthatnecessaryequipmentandsupplies aremaintainedtoperform suchduties/services.
• Reviewandinterpretmonthlyfinancialstatementsandprovidesuchinformationtothe governingboard.
• Reportsuspectedorknownincidentsoffraudrelativetofalsebillings,filingoffalsecost reports,
• receipt/payment of kickbacks etc., to appropriate agencies.
• Ensurethattheresident'srightstofairandequitabletreatment,self-determination, individuality,privacy,property,and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.
• Reviewresidentcomplaintsandgrievancesandmakewrittenreportsofactiontaken.Discuss suchactionswithresidentsandfamilyasappropriate.
• Ensurethatresidentfundsmaintainedbythefacilityaremanagedinaccordancewithcurrent federal and state regulations and that appropriate accounting records are maintained.
• Performsotherdutiesasassigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• A Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Administration or Business Administration or health related degree is preferred.
• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Nursing Home Administrator
• 2 years' experience as a supervisor role, healthcare experience preferred.
• Must possess the knowledge of reimbursement regulations and nursing practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to nursing facility administration.
• Mustpossesstheability tomakeindependent decisionswhen circumstanceswarrantsuch action.
• Mustbeabletoreadandinterpretfinancialrecords,reportsetc.
• Mustbeabletocommunicatepolicies, procedures, regulations, reports etc., to personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and government agencies.

PHYSICALDEMANDS:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Mustbeabletomoveintermittentlythroughthe workday.