What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Care Leader/MDS Nurse position at Good Samaritan Society?
Clinical Care Leader/MDS Nurse
The Clinical Care Leader/MDS Nurse is responsible for delivering individualized nursing care to residents in a non-profit senior care facility. This role requires collaboration with an inter-professional team to effectively assess and implement care, while ensuring compliance with nursing standards and regulations.
This position demands strong clinical reasoning, communication skills, and a commitment to compassionate care for elderly patients.
Careers With Purpose
The Good Samaritan Society is a not-for-profit organization that has provided over 100 years of housing and services to seniors with a commitment to quality care and service in a Christian environment.
Job Summary
The Clinical Care Leader (CCL) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide individualized nursing care in the home setting. The CCL collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
The CCL documents resident history, symptoms, medications, and care provided in compliance with applicable standards and regulations. The CCL utilizes technology to enhance quality resident care and collaborate with inter-professional team members.
The CCL assumes overall nursing accountability for a resident assignment and serves in leadership roles on department/organizational task forces and committees.
The CCL must have effective communication skills to collaborate, negotiate, and resolve conflicts, situations, and/or issues with peers, inter-professional colleagues, residents, and families.
The CCL must have strong clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills to analyze data and respond to changing situations.
Requirements
A Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. A graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program is also preferred.
A minimum of two years' long-term care or geriatric nursing experience is preferred. Minimum Data Set (MDS) experience is also preferred but not required.
The CCL must hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
Benefits
The Good Samaritan Society offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees.
Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work-life balance benefits, and a generous time-off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
