RN, Minimum Data Set (MDS) - FT - Days

About the role

Join our 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. Good Samaritan-Miller is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services since 1922, with a vision to provide quality, dependable care at just the right time. Facility: GSS SD Miller Prairie Ctr, 421 E 4th St, Miller, SD 57362.

Responsibilities

• Uses independent judgment in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating activities of professional and supportive nursing staff engaged in resident plan of care
• Evaluates care provided to each resident and keeps care plans current
• Serves as direct lead for the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process
• Assists in assessment and evaluation of potential admissions
• Completes resident assessments upon admission, quarterly, and annually
• Collaborates with resident, family or advocate, interdisciplinary colleagues, and providers to assure ongoing care and best quality of life
• Utilizes the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care
• Demonstrates competency and practices within full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge with appropriate age and population specific standards
• Cares for residents in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, and treatment
• Coordinates care, conducts resident assessment, provides resident education, and performs various nursing interventions
• May serve as charge nurse and delegate appropriate tasks to licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel within job descriptions, skills, resident care needs, and competence level
• As charge nurse, provides adequate assistance and support to delegates to ensure safe, reliable administration of resident care and resolution of care and service concerns
• Functions within scopes and standards of nursing practice per Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure
• Adheres to Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association

Qualifications

• Graduate from a National League of Nursing (NLN) or American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) accredited nursing program preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred
• Minimum one-year experience working as licensed nurse with senior population preferred
• Resident Assessment Coordinator-Certified (RAC-CT), management or supervisory experience preferred
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where practice occurs and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
• Obtains and maintains required certifications and completes required continuous education units (CEU) and competency training
• Affiliation with an outside professional nursing organization preferred
• Specific services/positions may have additional education, training, or experience requirements

Benefits

• Generous night and weekend shift differentials
• Advancement opportunities
• Various education assistance programs
• Continuing education
• Direct access to earnings daily
• Robust benefits package (varies based on full-time or part-time status) including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and generous time off package

Pay

Salary range: $34.00 - $51.00 per hour. $10,000 sign-on bonus eligible.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week. 8-hour day shifts.