Job Description​

Bishop Spencer Place is Kansas City's premier Life Plan Retirement Community and a proud member of the Saint Luke's Health System.  We have a wonderful career opportunity for a Nursing Home Administrator (Administrator). This position directs the operation of the Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living units to ensure a superior resident experience, high quality care, and compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements.  The Administrator participates in strategic planning for these areas, and the community in general, and also manages several support functions including social services, medical records, and the MDS Coordinators.

The following tasks are an essential part of the Administrator position.  This is not a comprehensive list and job duties and requirements are subject to change based on business needs and continuously changing legal and administrative requirements:

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and directs all programs and activities for the skilled nursing and assisted living units.
• Develops and maintains written policies and procedures and professional standards of practice that govern the operation of the community.  
• Reviews the facility’s policies and procedures at least annually and makes changes as necessary, with system approval, to assure continued compliance with current regulations.
• Interprets the facility’s policies and procedures to employees, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, etc., as necessary.
• Ensures that all employees, residents, visitors, and the general public follow the facility’s established policies and procedures.
• Makes routine inspections of the facility to assure that established policies and procedures are being implemented and followed.  Prepares staff for, and participates in, state/federal surveys of the facility.   
• Assists in the development and implementation of policies and procedures governing the management and control of protected health information (e.g., assignment/use of passwords, unauthorized use/release of protected health information, etc.).
• Serves on various committees of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Quality Assurance & Assessment, etc.) and provides written/oral reports of such committee meetings to the governing board as directed or as may become necessary.
• Serves as primary contact with system Continuing Care Network.  
• Assists in the recruitment and selection of competent department directors, supervisors, non-licensed staff, consultants, etc.
• Consult with department directors concerning the operation of their departments to assist in eliminating and correcting problem areas, and/or improvement of services.
• Assist the Medical Director in the development and implementation of medical and nursing services policies and procedures and professional standards of practice.
• Ensures that all facility personnel, residents, visitors, etc., follow established safety regulations, to include fire protection/prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc.
• Prepares an annual operating budget for approval by the governing board and allocate the resources to carry out programs and activities of the facility.
• Engages in continuing education to further knowledge of profession and maintain LNHA credentials and licensure.

A successful candidate for this position will possess a bachelor's degree or higher in a related field, a Nursing Home Administrator License in the State of Missouri, and at least three years of experience as a Nursing Home Administrator or in a similar position.

Bishop Spencer place is the only Life Plan community in Kansas City that is part of a major health system. In addition to a great work environment, we are pleased to offer the following benefits:

• Excellent health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• No-cost life and long-term disability
• 403(b) retirement with generous match
• Educational assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Generous PTO and extended sick leave benefits
• Voluntary benefits (life, short-term disability)
• Opportunities for community involvement

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