Nursing Home Administrator for Western Maryland Hospital Center

The Maryland Department of Health is seeking a business entity or staffing organization to provide a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator for Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown (Washington County), Maryland, with proposals due September 24, 2026 and an anticipated start date of September 28, 2026.

The Administrator must hold a Maryland nursing home license and possess a minimum of ten years of experience in a facility with at least fifty beds. The position requires forty service hours per week, available Sunday through Saturday between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. EST, with specific work hours determined by the Center. The contract term is approximately twelve weeks, concluding December 31, 2026.

The scope includes serving as the primary regulatory contact for Maryland Department of Health Office of Health Care Quality and The Joint Commission inspections, ensuring compliance with Code of Maryland Regulations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services standards, and Joint Commission standards. The Comprehensive Care Program maintains an average inpatient daily population of fifty residents. Candidates must provide three professional references and have no active administrative actions or exclusions from the Office of Inspector General's list.

Pricing submissions must be presented on the official Bid Form with fully loaded hourly rates that include labor, profit, overhead, general operating expenses, administrative costs, and all other expenses necessary to perform services. Compensation is based on hours actually worked.

Mandatory qualifications include criminal background check clearance, medical examination, tuberculosis screening (two-part skin test within twelve months or chest X-ray within five years), measles/mumps/rubella/varicella/tDap/hepatitis B vaccination per OSHA guidelines, and annual influenza vaccination (with mandatory masking September 1 through April 30 if declined). COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged but not required. All contractor verification documentation must be submitted to WMHC's Human Resources Department no later than ten days before the employee's orientation date. Upon completion of the initial assignment, the Center may offer conversion to a travel-to-permanent basis under revised fee structures.