Nursing Home Administrator - Long Term Care

70000 The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society; Waukon (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health is seeking a dedicated Administrator to lead a location in the Midwest. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and strong leadership to ensure safe, high-quality resident care and efficient operations.

The Administrator will manage risk, oversee infection prevention, and coordinate communications with families, staff, and the medical community to maintain a culture of safety and excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a healthcare location or facility.
• Familiar with compliance programs and QA processes.
• Strong communication with families, staff, and clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Lead the location to achieve goals and ensure regulatory and organizational compliance.
• Direct and coordinate work to sustain financial and operational stability.
• Provide effective leadership and safe, quality care for residents.
• Ensure accurate documentation and timely reporting per policy and regulations.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Regulatory compliance

Healthcare operations

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.

Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Compensation: Union Position: No Department Details - Incentive Bonus Opportunity!

Summary

This position is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the location, including meeting established goals and outcomes, ensuring regulatory and organization compliance, directing and coordinating work, financial and operational stability, and demonstrating leadership.

Job Description

Manages Resident Service: Communicates, interacts and responds to customers effectively and accurately. Proactively communicates any necessary changes, issues and concerns to families, staff and other members of the medical community. Responds quickly and openly to resident's physical, mental and needs and assures they are being met by self or others. Ensures effective marketing and communication for all service levels. Is accessible and practices active listening.

Manages Risk: Assigns responsibility to an individual(s) for the daily management of infection prevention and control activities. Provides equipment/supplies and access to information needed to support the infection prevention and control program. Sets expectations for the collection and use of data and information to monitor and control infections. Responsible to create and maintain a culture of safety. Ensures a safety program is in place with scheduled inspections making corrections as necessary. Provides equipment and supplies to ensure a safe environment. Assures resident rights are protected and that all residents, families and significant others are made aware of those rights. Ensures HIPAA compliance. Responsible for ensuring a Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program is in place. Assigns responsibility to an individual(s) for the daily management of QAPI. Ensures the leadership of monthly QAPI committee meetings. Sponsors performance improvement projects and reviews, approves or rejects performance improvement team findings and recommendations. Provides access to information needed to support quality assurance performance improvement and provides equipment and supplies to support QAPI efforts. The Administrator is the Compliance Liaison of the facility, with a responsibility to support the Chief Compliance Officer in carrying out the Compliance Program.

Manages Communication and Documentation: Expresses ideas clearly, concisely and effectively both orally and in writing. Requests ongoing feedback on task performance. Communicates upward and downward within the organization appropriately and in a timely fashion. Ensures documentation and reports are completed as required by regulations and/or policy and procedure. Seeks clarification of assignments and asks questions when needed. Keeps supervisor informed and follows chain of command as appropriate when reporting issues or concerns.

Manages Financial and operational objectives: Works with department teams, and consultants to oversee operations of the campus.

Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred, preferably in healthcare administration, including course work in business and human resources. Location will determine experience required.

The ability to be a licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator in the state of practice is required. Other licenses as appropriate by state requirements and facility needs.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill. Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization's transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News. Good Samaritan, one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities. Learn more about Good Samaritan's mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam.com.