Administrator in Training (AIT)

We are seeking an aspiring nursing home administrator to participate in our Administrator In Training (AIT) program. We prefer that candidates have Director of Social Services experience in skilled nursing facilities for this placement. The AIT program will span 1 year at our 5-Star CMS rated facility, Garden Terrace at Aurora: 1600 S. Potomac St., Aurora, CO, 80012, US

If you successfully complete the AIT program, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to the role of Executive Director at one of our Life Care Centers of America locations. If you agree to become our Executive Director, you will dedicate yourself to overseeing operations at a nursing home of our choosing within Colorado for at least 2 years. Please note that we have 22 nursing homes in Colorado, many of which are not in the Denver metro area and include rural mountain towns.

The AIT Administrator in Training will learn overall facility operations to provide leadership in quality patient care in accordance with all laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. Key areas include: financial operations, human resources, customer service, business development, and clinical operations. Will be expected to uphold policies pertaining to patient care, caregiving, and support staff, financial control, public relations, and maintenance of physical plant through consultation with the facility management team. Will learn budget management to meet facility needs and division goals in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards.

Education, Experience, and Licensure Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Active state license in good standing as a Nursing Home Administrator or be eligible to sit for exam after AIT Training
• Three (3) or more years' successful post acute care experience preferred
• Certification with American College preferred (ACHCA)

Specific Job Requirements

• Read and interpret financial records and reports
• Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
• Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
• Perform proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to: patient rights, and safety and sanitation
• Maintains professional working relationships with all associates, vendors, etc.
• Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information
• Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures
• Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to Life Care’s Code of Conduct and completes mandatory Code of Conduct and other appropriate compliance training

Essential Functions

• Ensure facility is compliant with all Federal, Sate, local, and JCAHO requirements as well as serve as the facility’s Compliance Liaison
• Ensure facility is clean and safe for the comfort, convenience and safety of patients, families, and staff
• Serve as effective representative for company so facility is viewed as provider of choice in that community
• Ensure census goals are met
• Prepare and operate within annual budget (approved by RVP and DVP)
• Effectively supervise team
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
• Assist in the evacuation of patients
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language

An Equal Opportunity Employer