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  • Nursing Home Administrator

    Posted: 07/06/2025

    Join our team and make a difference in the lives of our residents at the Sauk County Health Care Center!

     

    A career with Sauk County will bring unlimited opportunities to provide support, assistance, and growth to local communities. Sauk County is the ultimate destination where anyone can happily live, work, and play. We are searching for a determined leader who has the desire to provide direction & support to our team at the Health Care Center.


    The purpose of the Nursing Home Administrator is to administer, coordinate, and direct all activities and operations of the Sauk County Health Care Center.

     

    Essential Duties

     

    • Interview, train, direct, advise, monitor, evaluate, promote, and discipline department employees, and approve payroll and leave time.
    • Review all units within the Sauk County Health Care Center (SCHCC) for compliance with County, State, and Federal laws.
    • Ability to interact with family members and residents.
    • Appoint and manage/supervise department supervisors. 
    • Review facility resident nursing care, laundry services, resident activities, housekeeping, resident nutrition services, building maintenance for compliance with facility, County, State and Federal nursing home policies, codes and regulations.
    • Review and negotiate contracts for service.   Monitor consultants and service contract performance.
    • Monitor and update department policies and procedures.
    • Supervise annual facility operating budget preparation. Lead strategic planning process for facility. Monitor expenditures, revenues, inventory supply, and resident census.
    • Represent the facility during State Surveys, to the community and professional organizations.  Direct implementation of corrections of cited deficiencies.
    • Develop and implement facility personnel policies in conjunction with the Human Resources Director. Participate in recruitment, interview and selection of employees.  Monitor staffing levels, staff credentials, work assignments.   Approve employee transfers/promotions, discipline and salary increases.  Review incident/accident reports.
    • Attend and participate in Board of Trustees, County Board and duly constituted committees as required.
    • Provide information regarding the facility to County officials, news media representatives, State and Federal regulators, auditors and the public.
    • Distribute State regulation bulletins.
    • Attend professional and industry association meetings and in-service training.  Monitor staff in-service training requirements.
    • Act as Board of Trustees’ secretary ex-officio, and member of foundation.
    • Attend committee meetings as required.
    • Represent facility in unemployment and worker’s compensation matters, grievance hearings, and arbitrations as requested.
    • Other duties as assigned.

    Required Working Hours

    Standard working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm.  Please note these hours are subject to change and additional hours may be needed or required.  Compensation for additional hours beyond normal working hours are subject to applicable state and federal regulations.

     

     

    Minimum Training and Education

     

    Required: 

    Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or another related field

    3 years of health care management experience

     

    Certifications/License: 

    Wisconsin Nursing Home Administrator’s License

     

    Preferred:

    Master’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or another related field.  

    Prior experience with assisting living facilities and evidence-based decision-making.

     

    Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

     

    Sauk County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.