Healthcare Administrator

Job brief
We are looking for a responsible Healthcare Administrator to coordinate Healthcare Services within a state in Nigeria.
For this role, you should understand healthcare regulation and be able to handle medical information discretely. Healthcare Administration duties include budgeting, ordering medical supplies and maintaining employee records in the state.
Ultimately, you should be able to ensure that Healthcare facilities run efficiently in the state.

Responsibilities

Under minimal supervision, directs the day-to-day health care functions of the community in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern long-term care facilities to ensure the highest degree of quality care is provided to the communities within the state at all times.


Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and directs the health care programs and activities at the community. Assumes the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability of these.
Reviews community policies and procedures periodically (minimum of one a year), and makes changes as necessary to ensure continued compliance with current regulations.
Represents the community in dealings with outside agencies, including governmental agencies and third party payers, or provides an authorized representative of the community when unable to attend meetings.
Makes routine inspections of the community to ensure established policies and procedures are being implemented and followed. Makes written and oral reports and recommendations to the Executive Director concerning the operation of the community.
Assists in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
Reviews and develops a plan of correction for deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provides a written copy of such plan to the governing board and ombudsman representative as required.
Serves on various committees of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Quality Assurance & Assessment, etc.) and provides written/oral reports of committee meetings to the governing board, as directed or necessary.
Assists in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies.
Delegates administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability to other staff personnel, as deemed necessary, to perform their assigned duties.
Consults with department directors concerning operations to assist in eliminating/correcting problem areas, and/or improvement of services.
Reviews and checks competence of workforce and makes adjustments /corrections as required or necessary.
Assists department directors in the planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes, on-the-job training, and orientation programs to ensure the current materials and programs are provided.
Reviews and interprets monthly financial statements for responsible departments.
Reviews resident complaints and grievances and makes written reports of actions taken. Discusses with resident and family, as appropriate.
Ensures that policies governing a timely notice for resident discharges and room or roommate changes are strictly followed by all personnel.
Required:
Must hold an administrator certificate
PhD holder in Healthcare Administration
Acquisition of competencies, skills and knowledge as outlined in healthcare administrative rules legislation.

Preferred:
Completion of a State Board of Healthcare administrator approved program in healthcare administration at the master’s level or higher
Cognate experience in Primary healthcare management
Significant experience in healthcare careers minimum of 15 years’ experience