State of Maryland

A Nursing Home Administrator II is responsible professional work in the administration of a State nursing home facility.  Employees in this classification are responsible for all the administrative, nursing and treatment operations of the facility.  Employees in this classification establish, implement and evaluate the policies and procedures of the facility, and coordinate all medical and non-medical operations within the unit, to include the development of administrative procedure for programs such as Medicare, Drug Control, Medical Records, Admission Service, and Clinic Services.  Employees in this classification are responsible for adherence to established State procedures in the use and handling of State funds and property and supervise the staff at the facility through intermediate supervisors.

Employees in this classification receive general administrative supervision from a physician or other designated official in the headquarters offices of a public health services administration.  Work is evaluated in terms of the overall operation of the facility.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

Directs the clinical and business activities and programs of a State nursing home facility, including the improvement and reorganization of existing treatment program;

Prepares the annual budget request for the unit and administers the budget through the year;

Promotes the work of the unit through frequent contact with interested groups and individuals;

Review reports from nursing personnel concerning problems in nursing service;

Conducts unit staff meetings, originates plans, and recommends capital improvement programs for the unit;

Coordinates and administers unit programs and federally supported grant projects;

Performs other related duties.

1.Specific educational and experience requirements are set by the agency based on the essential job functions assigned to the position.

2. Employees in this classification must possess a current Maryland Nursing Home Administrator license and be registered with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Management Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Management Service positions.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.