** Chicagoland Area ** LNHA ** SUMMARY: The Regional Vice President of Operations - Chicagoland area (Long Term Care) is responsible for ensuring that the assigned region ensures a high level of quality care based on established nursing standards and resident rights while supporting and assisting with the implementation of facility policy and state regulations. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: + Ensures that each Administrator is prepared for successful state inspections. + Ensures that census and competitive analysis reports for the region are completed in an accurate and timely manner. + Provides training, support, and guidance for each Administrator and overall facility needs. + Implements company policies and procedures and ensures that the region comply with state regulations. + Reviews incident reports and follow up notes regularly to ensure state reportable incidents are being reported and proper procedure is being followed and documented. + Attends facility meetings and woks cooperatively with members of management and the care team, maintaining effective interdepartmental and interpersonal relations with residents, staff, and visitors. + Hires, trains, and manages the management team assigned to the regional community to maximize the effectiveness of resident care, operate within a budget, and uphold resident and family satisfaction. + Plans, assigns, and directs work, evaluates performance and rewards and disciplines employees. + Addresses complaints and resolves problems within the region. + Budgetary responsibilities include reviewing financial and budget transactions, assisting with budget development, and budgetary control. + Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. + Long Term Care - Nursing Home experience highly preferred. + Bachelor’s Degree in business or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience required. + Minimum 3 years management experience required. + General knowledge of professional basic nursing, restoratives and personal care services. + Ability to read and interpret documents, write reports, and correspondence. + Must have a valid driver’s license. + High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation, and interaction with coworkers. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. + Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday. + Must be able to push, pull move and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet. + The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. + Ability to travel within the assigned region, up to 75%. APERJOBS