Description
The Nursing Home Administrator Opportunity:
The Nursing Home Administrator provides overall strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the nursing home. This position is responsible for ensuring excellence in resident care, compliance with state and federal regulations, financial sustainability, and the development of a high-performing workforce. The Director partners closely with the Medical Director, Director of Nursing, and other senior leaders to establish organizational priorities, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen resident, family, and community relationships.
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Compensation And Benefits
- The starting pay range for this role is $130,000 - $144,500, based on education and experience.
- This position is full-time and in person.
- PTO, paid holidays, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, on-site bistro and cafeteria, pharmacy, newly updated facility, life insurance, accident insurance, hospital insurance, employee assistance program, and more.
- As a full-time employee of NCHC, you would be eligible for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The WRS is a hybrid defined benefit plan. It contains elements of both a 401(k) or defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan. Participating staff contribute 7.2% and NCHC will match this at 100% each pay period!
Required:
- Current Wisconsin Nursing Home Administrator License (and federal registry listing)
- Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Business Administration, or related field
- More than four years of leadership experience in nursing home or long-term care administration
- Expertise in CMS regulations, survey process, and QAPI programs.
- Strong clinical knowledge with ability to evaluate care practices and outcomes.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to lead change, foster staff engagement, and resolve complex problems.
- More than five years of progressive leadership in long-term care
- Demonstrated success in regulatory survey performance, financial management, and workforce development
What a Nursing Home Administrator Does At NCHC
- Develop and implement strategic priorities to meet community needs and organizational goals.
- Ensure compliance with CMS, DHS, state, and federal regulatory standards, including survey readiness and corrective actions.
- Oversee Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs, integrating data-driven decision making.
- Manage all business operations including billing, accounting, purchasing, and staffing models.
- Prepare and manage the annual operating budget, ensuring adherence and corrective action for variances.
- Direct caregiver misconduct investigations and regulatory reporting.
- Partner with the Director of Nursing to review care plans, clinical practices, and improve workflows.
- Promote resident dignity, rights, privacy, and satisfaction.
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, training, and retention initiatives for all staff.
- Establish staffing levels that align with regulatory requirements and resident acuity.
- Foster a culture of engagement, continuous learning, and professional development.
- Build strong relationships with residents, families, hospitals, physicians, and community partners.
- Directly supervises department heads and senior management at the nursing home.
- Responsible for hiring, promotion, coaching, discipline, and termination decisions.
- Provides oversight for approximately 10+ direct/indirect reports across professional and management levels.
- Assign and evaluate work, review performance, and manage staff development in collaboration with HR.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Nestled in the heart of Central Wisconsin, North Central Health Care (NCHC) is a healthcare organization formed over fifty years ago as a partnership between three Central Wisconsin counties - Langlade, Lincoln, and Marathon. NCHC employs approximately 775 professionals in diverse roles across a variety of care and work environments. We provide passionate and high-quality care for individuals and families within the fields of mental health treatment, addiction services, long term care, short term care, physical therapy, crisis stabilization and so much more. We have amazing employees who provide exceptional care and want to add to our team. You can visit our website at www.norcen.org/careers to learn more.
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In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, NCHC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. North Central Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About the company
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North Central Health Care measures success by our ability to provide individuals with customized care programs that suit their lifestyle and help them reach their personal goals. We work closely with patients, friends, family, and primary care providers to design a truly personalized care plan.
North Central Health Care offers mental health, addiction, skilled nursing, developmental disability, warm water physical therapy and adult protective services for North Central Wisconsin. In Wausau, NCHC operates a 24-7 Crisis Center, Adult Behavioral Health Hospital, Youth Behavioral Health Hospital, Crisis Stabilization facilities for adults and youth, and Lakeside Recovery, a medically-monitored substance use treatment facility. NCHC also operates Outpatient Mental Health, Substance Use, and Psychiatry clinics, as well as Community Treatment programs in our three counties of service, located in Wausau, Merrill, and Antigo. Additionally, NCHC operates two award-winning skilled nursing facilities, Mount View Care Center in Wausau and Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, WI, providing short-term rehab, long-term, ventilator-dependent, and dementia care services.
In Wausau, NCHC also operates an Aquatic Physical Therapy Center, providing warm water physical therapy to people of all ages who are living with challenges such as chronic pain or fibromyalgia, or who may be recovering from chronic or acute illnesses or injuries such as knee replacements, surgeries, or accidents.
Our team is driven to continually assess the needs of our community and adapt services so that we can provide the quality care people need most.