Avamere provides a spectrum of healthcare solutions for seniors in more than 30 communities throughout Oregon and Washington. Through its home health, independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, dementia care, rehabilitation therapy, and hospice care professions, Avamere provides the highest quality of care in a choice of settings that best meet the senior’s needs and preferences.
Avamere’s mission is to enhance the life of everyone we serve.
For employees, we offer the challenge of working with a team of professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality care, the opportunity for career advancement through our spectrum of professions, and the calling of enhancing the lives of seniors throughout the Northwest.
Avamere, a place of dignity, choice, hope, and advancement
Administrator Skilled Nursing Facility
GENERAL PURPOSE To manage the facility while promoting a positive, professional facility image.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and DUTIES
Primary
1. Operate the facility in accordance with the established policies and procedure of the governing body in compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
2. Ability to prepare written policies regarding duties and activities of facility staff.
3. Enforce the facility policies and procedures.
4. Act as liaison to the governing body for medical, nursing and other professional staff and all facility departments.
5. Prepare all reports required by management.
6. Prepare written personnel policies and individual job descriptions.
Marginal Functions
1. Ability to define standard operating procedure for physician practices.
2. Ability to supervise the confidentiality and safe storage of current and closed resident records, personnel record and physical plant records with regulatory requirements.
3. Ability to ensure that all necessary supplies are purchased and available.
4. Ability to participate in the scheduling, planning and procuring of material and information for staff meetings and in-services education programs.
5. Ability to develop one-t-one relationships with residents and families.
Other Job Functions
1. Assist in coordinating resident and family support groups.
2. Develop and implement methods for determining facility quality
3. Ensure that work areas are clean, safe and orderly.
4. Ensure facility fire safety, hazardous material and infection control practices are being followed.
5. Promptly resolve any unsafe conditions or equipment.
6. Greet residents, visitors and staff courteously. Promote resident rights, dignity and confidentiality standards.