SNF Health Center Administrator - Life Plan Community

Full Spectrum Search Group; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Skilled Nursing Facility Administrator will lead a 63-bed health center within a life plan community in Cedar Rapids, IA, reporting to the Executive Director. This role requires seasoned SNF operations experience, financial acumen, and a dedication to building a cohesive, resident-focused team.

You will drive staffing improvements, reduce contract labor, ensure survey readiness, and collaborate with clinical leadership to maintain high-quality care while navigating regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Current administrator license.
• Significant experience leading skilled nursing operations as an Administrator or Health Center Administrator.
• Strong command of SNF regulations, survey readiness, quality systems, and day-to-day health center operations.
• Demonstrated financial and business acumen within a skilled nursing environment.
• Proven success reducing agency or contract labor and rebuilding, restructuring, or stabilizing in-house staffing.
• Experience leading through staffing-model changes, labor challenges, or nursing-hour initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations for the skilled nursing health center, ensuring quality care, regulatory compliance, resident satisfaction, and operational performance.
• Partner with the Executive Director on campus priorities while maintaining clear accountability for skilled nursing operations.
• Oversee the Assisted Living Manager and collaborate across independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing leadership.
• Maintain survey readiness and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local skilled nursing regulations.
• Lead staffing strategy, including reducing contract labor, strengthening in-house staffing, and supporting nursing-hour and staffing-model improvements.
• Provide financial oversight for the health center, including labor management, budgeting, expense control, and operational decision-making.
• Build trust and accountability with the DON, ADON, MDS team, unit leadership, and non-clinical department heads.
• Support a positive, high-performance culture that retains strong team members and reinforces resident-centered service.
• Partner with rehabilitation and interdisciplinary teams to support effective care delivery for a standard skilled nursing and rehabilitation population.
• Work with corporate and local leadership to implement operational recommendations associated with the community's management transition.

Skills

Administrator license

SNF operations

Staffing strategies

Labor management

Job description

The Skilled Nursing Facility Administrator will lead a 63-bed health center within a life plan community in Cedar Rapids, IA, reporting to the Executive Director. This role requires seasoned SNF operations experience, financial acumen, and a dedication to building a cohesive, resident-focused team.

You will drive staffing improvements, reduce contract labor, ensure survey readiness, and collaborate with clinical leadership to maintain high-quality care while navigating regulatory requirements.