Qualifications for an Assistant Nursing Home Director

Assistant nursing home directors, also called assistant nursing home administrators, assist the senior directors in overseeing the day-to-day operations of long-term care facilities. It is a very stable job, with growth expected to be around 16 percent before the year 2020. Qualifications for this position are standard across the country.

Education

Assistant nursing home directors do not need to obtain a Master's Degree. Most assistant administrators have a bachelor's degree in areas like health services administration, business administration or long-term care administration. Some long-term care facilities will hire nurses as assistant directors, versus someone with a non-clinical degree.

Licensure

All 50 states require nursing home administrators to be licensed. A bachelor's degree is required to obtain a license, and if a nurse is looking to be an administrator they will need to be a licensed RN before obtaining a nursing home administrator license. Licensing exams are given on a state level, and all states will have different formats and times that the test is given.

Experience

Experience is a required qualification for an assistant nursing home director. Long-term care facilities prefer at least one year of experience of working in a long-term care facility before becoming an assistant administrator. Nurses are required to have both nursing experience and leadership experience before moving into a director role.

Other Qualifications

Other qualifications needed include someone with strong leadership skills, an ability to direct others, effective communication skills and good organization skills. In addition an assistant director should be able to design and implement training programs, have a knowledge of finance and business strategy, interprets financial data and a deep understanding of nursing home regulatory laws.