Administrator - Home Health - Registered Nurse

Job Description- Administrator :

The Administrator is a qualified person appointed by the Board of Directors (Governing Body) to administer, direct, and coordinate all the activities of the Agency in compliance with governing regulations. The responsibility for administration and management of the home health services program shall be vested in the individual whose qualifications, authority, and duties shall be defined in this written statement approved by the Governing Body.

Duties- Administrator :

The Administrator organizes and directs the Agency's ongoing functions including, but not limited to:

• Maintaining an on-going liaison with the Professional Advisory Committee, the Governing Body, and the Agency staff.
• Coordinating service components to be provided by contractual agreement and ensuring hiring of qualified personnel.
• Planning overall development of the Home Health Agency as set forth in the Conditions of Participation under the direction of the Governing Body and Professional Advisory Board.
• Directing installation of improved work methods and procedures to ensure achievement of objectives of the program.
• Reviewing and evaluating existing policies and procedures on a timely basis.
• Developing standards and methods of measurement of Agency activities, e.g., as in the agencies annual program evaluation.
• Oversees annual program evaluation and assists with implementation of suggestions from this evaluation.
• Initiating preparation of yearly budget for control of expenditures.
• Arranging for an effective budgeting and accounting system.
• Recommending rules governing conduct while on duty, working hours, and salary or per visit rates.
• Developing cooperative relationships with other agencies for exchange of information and services with community agencies to develop understanding of the program. Contracting local, state, and national associations and participates in meetings and conventions.
• Other duties as needed.

Qualifications- Administrator:

The Agency shall only employ an Administrator who:

• Is a registered nurse
• Has at least a high school diploma or a general equivalency degree (GED) (at a minimum, training and experience in health service administration and at least one (1) year of administrative or supervisory experience in home health care or related health program (hospital, nursing facility, or hospice, etc.) or;
• The Administrator shall not have been employed in the last one year as an administrator with another agency at the time the agency was cited with violations of the statute or this chapter, which resulted in enforcement action taken against the agency. For purposes of this clause only, the term “enforcement action" means license revocation, suspension, emergency suspension, or denial of a license or injunction action but does include administrative or civil penalties. If the department prevails in one enforcement action against the agency but also proceeds with another enforcement action based on some or all of the same violations, but the department does not prevail in the second action, the prohibition in this clause does not apply.
• The Administrator shall not have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor listed in §97.601(b)(2) of this title (relating to License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation).
• Have documented completion of a minimum of six clock hours of continuing education in subjects related to the duties of the administrator.
• The Administrator may also be the Director of Nursing (supervising nurse) if the Director of Nursing meets the qualifications of an administrator. 
  
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