Assisted Living Executive Director / Administrator

The opportunity :

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Spring Oak Senior Living is actively seeking a driven and experienced professional to join our staff as our new Executive Director in our Lexington location.

In this role, the Executive Director will interpret, communicate, and ensure the implementation of the organization's values and cultures.

This position will serve a key position in the company and will report directly to the Regional Director of Operations and the Corporate Executive Team of the company.

Company Introduction :

Spring Oak Senior Living is a family-owned organization that prioritizes a warm and welcoming atmosphere for our residents and staff.

Our company credo is "Welcome to the family," and we are committed to ensuring that every member of our community feels valued and supported.

We believe that seniors should be able to "Celebrate life and wellness to the fullest amount", we look for team members who feel the same.

Join the Spring Oak family and be a part of our growth!

Role :

The Executive Director administers, directs and coordinates all programs and activities of the facility, per established policies and procedures of the company.

Utilizes management skills to create a strong team of professionals that work together to deliver a high standard of services to residents and maintain cooperation between departments.

Develops long and short-range objectives to assure that facility programs, procedures and resident care are maintained at the highest possible level of excellence, ensuring compliance with all state and local regulations, continually working toward improving resident, family, employee and public relations.

The qualified candidate will interpret the philosophy and goals of the Assisted Living Facility, ensuring that employees have the required training, skills and knowledge and practice good resident relations and care.

The Executive Director will demonstrate desired supervisory techniques and resident and family interaction while delegating appropriate responsibility to the Department Heads to ensure a well-run facility.

Key Responsibilities :

• Quality Assurance :
• Develops a program to ensure staff adherence to Resident Rights.
• Evaluates the quality of resident care and the efficiency of services in order to maintain care standards by continually reviewing goals, objectives, budgets, resident care plans and adherence to consultant policy and procedures.
• Develops a professional relationship with DON and maintains strong relationships with medical practitioners including attending physicians.
• Ensures resident care through planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing services to maintain maximum health potential, including reviewing the coordination of medical and pharmacy services, and ensuring appropriate social activities.
• Compliance and Risk Management :
• Monitors medical reporting, staffing, and procedures to assure compliance. Acts as liaison between the community and regulatory agencies.
• Coordinates the development of and disseminates written personnel policies and procedures including job descriptions, employee expectation, benefits and performance appraisals in cooperation with the Director of Human resources.
• Interprets and directs staff on federal and state regulations as they relate to the facility to assure compliance and efficient integration of these regulations with established policies and procedures at the facility.
• Recommends and attends professional development training courses for self and staff to ensure knowledge of all codes and regulations.
• Administration :
• Recruits and hires supervisors who are qualified to meet the requirements of their position, recommends or establishes wage and salary scales which attract competent staff while maintaining expenses within budget.
• Maintains a safe and productive working environment for staff through the use of regular inspections, allocation of resources for facility maintenance and dining services.
• Employee Relations and Engagement :
• Promotes productivity and employee morale by providing a positive working environment and recognition for quality work.
• Coordinates departmental activities to assure departments work together toward the achievement of goals by developing an information and communication system between departments which keeps the entire organization informed.
• Communicates with staff to solve problems through the selection of appropriate communication techniques, staff meetings, counseling and coordination of written information.
• Periodically evaluates staff morale and productivity while identifying and resolving potential issues.
• Financial Management and Performance :
• Establishes financial controls and checks and balances to keep facility operations within budget.
• Projects income and identifies revenue sources to meet financial goals of the community.
• Analyzes current financial performance to ensure conformance with long term goals and standards of quality.
• Sales and Marketing :
• Plans, implements and evaluates a public relations and marketing program along with the Marketing Director to establish and maintain community relationships which enhance the positive image of the facility in the community by providing outreach services and information while establishing and enhancing relationships among residents, their families and the facility.
• Plans, implements and evaluates a marketing program that advertises the services of the facility to ensure a constant stream of revenue.

Qualifications objectives and Skills :

• Must possess a valid Assisted Living Administrator License
• Two or more years supervisory experience working in Assisted Living or other related healthcare facility.
• Must be knowledgeable of all facility maintenance codes, regulations and requirements including Department of Health and Human Services.
• Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with elder care issues, the residents, their families and the staff.

Schedule :

Monday to Friday

Location :

Lexington, South Carolina

Experience :

• Assisted Living : 3 years
• Assisted Living Management : 2 years

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : From $100,000.00 per year

Work Location : In person

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