Nursing Home Administrator

The attachment of a resume to the application does not fulfill this requirement and will not prevent incomplete applications from being rejected. Education and work experience fields must be completed, regardless of the presence of an attached resume.

GENERAL PURPOSE
This is professional nursing home administration work directing all programs, functions and operations of the County inpatient nursing facility.  The position in this class plans, directs and controls the organization and management of administrative, patient care, ancillary and service functions, and ensures the facility's compliance with State, Federal and other regulations governing facility licensing, reimbursement and other issues.  Work includes representing the facility to other County, State and Federal agencies and authorities, and to community and public interest organizations and groups.  This class is differentiated from related classes by the level of accountability for the facility, the impact of decisions made, and the specialization in the nursing home administration field. 
 
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
This position reports directly to an administrative position at the cabinet level.
 
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
This position is responsible for supervision of the Director of Nursing and Assistant Nursing Home Administrator.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION
Organizes and directs the functions of the facility; delegates responsibility for assignments to management staff and line department heads; develops, reviews and implements policies and procedures relating to patient care, personnel administration, financial operations, plant and maintenance, and related elements, ensuring compliance with regulations governing the operations of the facility; reviews and acts upon reports of authorized inspecting agencies; responds to questions and complaints from patients, their relatives, members of the public and other interested parties; represents the facility to outside agencies, institutions and groups.
 
Plans and administers effective utilization of the physical, financial and personnel resources of the facility; administers all elements of personnel function in accordance with County personnel system and applicable negotiated contracts; directs and controls development and subsequent administration of the budget; conducts meetings with management and line staff; inspects departments and operations; reviews reports of operations and their outcomes to maintain total control over the operation of the facility; identifies sources for, negotiates and administers service agreements and contracts for the operation of the facility and its programs; ensures development, maintenance and reporting of patient care, employment, financial and other statistical and evaluative records.
 
Reports to and confers with the County appointed and elected management officials regarding the facility's programs, plans, operations and their outcomes; develops and recommends specific proposals to County management officials concerning responses to changes in operational needs, funding source regulations, inspection results, or other governing criteria; projects needs for staffing, equipage, capital program, and program development for both short and long-term goals and plans; maintains liaison with other divisions of the County government and applicable State and Federal agencies; reviews proposed and actual ordinances and regulations from a variety of sources, determining impact on facility concerns and need for further attention.
 
Performs related work as required.
 
*An employee assigned to this title shall perform a majority, but may not perform all, of the duties listed in this job description.    Conversely, minor level duties performed on the job may not be listed.  The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
 
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
 
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE – Education equivalent to completion of a bachelor's degree program; AND 
 
Extensive experience in hospital or nursing home administration. Possession of a master's degree in health care administration or a related field may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the experience requirement; AND
 
Possession of a valid license as a Nursing Home Administrator, as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS - Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and present valid proof of vaccinated status, in order to be eligible for hire at Gracedale Nursing Home. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), people are considered fully vaccinated two (2) weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series (such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines), or two (2) weeks after a single-dose vaccine (such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine).

Upon hire employee must have a drug screening and COVID-19 testing. Employees may also be periodically tested for COVID-19 as required or recommended. In addition, Gracedale Nursing Home will follow The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements with regard to booster(s) needed for workers in health care settings.
 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES  
Comprehensive knowledge of nursing home administration goals, objectives, principles and practices.
 
Comprehensive knowledge of public administration principles and practices commonly employed in the planning, direction and control of all elements of a long term, inpatient nursing facility.

Thorough knowledge of functions, organization and operations commonly found in government at the local level.
 
Thorough knowledge of State, Federal and other regulations and requirements governing operations affecting inpatient nursing facility licensing, reimbursement and other issues.
 
Thorough knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
 
Ability to organize, direct and coordinate the activities of several organizational subdivisions engaged in medical, nursing, ancillary and support, administrative and maintenance functions.   
 
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials and representatives of other County agencies, State and other governmental officials, representatives of social service and related organizations, and the public.
 
Ability to express ideas and communicate County policy on professional and/or administrative subjects, both orally and in writing.
 
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Telephone, facsimile machine, computer terminal, intercom and copy machine.
 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands describe here 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.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
 
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
 
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
           
While performing the duties of this job, the employee works primarily in an office environment but must possess mobility necessary to visit all areas of the nursing facility.
 
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet while in the office, moderately loud in patient care, and may be abnormally loud in laundry, boiler room and other heavy equipment areas.
 
SELECTION GUIDELINES
Formal application, rating of education and experience, interview, and reference check as well as job related tests may be required.
 
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
 
 
FLSA STATUS: FLSA EXEMPT
DESIGNATION: CAREER SERVICE
PAY GRADE: CS/GR38
UNION STATUS: NON UNION

Updated November 2024