RN Executive Director

LHC Group is hiring for an RN Area Home Care Administrator. This position will be covering Rocky Hill, Norwalk, and Danbury.

This position will manage our home-based behavioral health locations.

The Area Home Care Administrator is responsible for oversight of assigned region as it relates to implementation and maintenance of administrative practices, agency philosophy, goals, and policies which assure compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, coordinating and completing assigned projects to effectively support the immediate and long range objectives of the company, enhancing the profitability of assigned agencies, and providing motivation and retention of a qualified staff and assure the quality of services delivered. This position also acts as a liaison with management staff and other departments throughout the company.

• Oversight of assigned agencies within the Region, providing leadership and mentoring to site manager for the purpose of maintaining profitability while providing quality patient care. 
• Participates in and helps to facilitate the QAPI planning and processes, reporting, and improvement
• action plans in assigned agencies. This includes the oversight of all occurrences, complaints, negative trends, performance improvement issues, patient/family satisfaction scores, and concerns
• Responsible for the financial performance of the assigned agencies which includes: performance to budget, review of  weekly metrics, billing reports, staff productivity, week over week growth, billable hours per day and SWB and follows up on negative trends as needed for assigned agencies
• Reports to their direct supervisor on all operational, financial, risk management, compliance, staffing, business development and patient care issues
• Assists in identifying and implementing Business Development opportunities in assigned agencies inclusive of agency participation in community awareness, education, and service-oriented projects in assigned regions
• Works closely with the Executive Directors to drive a vision of appropriate growth by focusing every team member on the needs and expectations of the referral community and patients
• Reviews and approves, with Human Resources guidance, all personnel decisions including, but not limited to, terminations, suspensions, new hires and grievances as needed for assigned agencies
• Ensures adequate staffing of assigned agencies as well as adequate staff education and evaluations
• Quality patient scores are met according to company guidelines.
• Acts as a liaison between business contacts and|or Home Office Departments regarding assigned agencies'' fiscal, operational and quality performance.
• Responsible for compliance in assigned agencies with all regulations, laws, policies and procedures that are applicable.
• Mentors and collaborates with Executive Directors to ensure compliance in these areas

License Requirements

• Currently licensed to practice in the state of employment or a college graduate with a Bachelor’s degree (Education and licensure must comply with state regulations).
• RN Required

Education Desired

• MBA or MHA preferred

Experience Requirements

• 5 years’ experience in direct financial and employee management of a healthcare facility or multi-site healthcare facilities.
• P&L as well as budget process experience.
• Proven financial management ability
• Proven census growth achievement

Skill Requirements

• Able to develop and implement strategies for agency improvement
• Ability to understand and guide staff as to how operational metrics impact financial performance.
• Able to multi task and be a creative problem solver