Director, Bureau of Long-Term Care Programs pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 34680
- Class code
- 34680
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Long-Term Care Programs is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 34680.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 02/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative managerial work directing the Bureau of Long-Term Care Programs in the Department of Health (DOH). The employee in this job plans, develops, and coordinates statewide certification, licensure, and Life Safety Code inspection programs for nursing care and intermediate care facilities. Work involves establishing program goals and objectives; developing, implementing, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with program policies and procedures; recommending the development and revision of regulations required to implement bureau programs; directing staff who provide education, consultation, and technical assistance to long-term care providers; and advising agency decision makers on facility licensure and certification matters.
Examples of the work
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure effective statewide licensure and certification of nursing care and intermediate care facilities. • Recommends and participates in the development of legislation pertaining to Life Safety Code and long-term care licensure and certification matters. • Serves as the point of contact for survey and certification functions for DOH as the State Survey Agency for inspection and certification services mandated under the Medicare/Medicaid programs. • Works closely with DOH legal counsel to determine proper interpretation and implementation of laws governing licensure, certification, and regulation of long-term care providers.
Minimum qualifications
• Seven years of professional experience in healthcare administration, three of which were supervisory and four of which were in health facility licensure and certification, and a bachelor's degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional supervisory experience in healthcare administration.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.