Meadowlark Hills is seeking a Register Nurse to fill the Clinical Coordinator position in our Special Care-Memory Supported Long Term Care Households.

The Clinical Coordinator provides clinical leadership to the households ensuring that the mission and values of the organization are supported through the clinical services provided. The Coordinator participates in planning, organizing, directing and facilitating the operations of the household, ensuring regulatory compliance while nurturing a person-centered and resident-directed culture.

Applicants must have strong clinical assessment and evaluation skills. Works under the leadership of the Director of Nursing and Health Services Administrator, and has organizational oversight and leadership responsibilities for all clinical and non-clinical team members.

This is a full-time exempt position. Benefits available. Minimum two (2) years of similar experience and/or education preferred. Experience with Memory Support and MDS completion is preferred. Must hold a Registered Nurse license recognized by the State of Kansas.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for all clinical leadership, clinical outcomes and functions in the household. Guides the care planning process ensuring all residents’ needs and preferences are addressed in his/her plan of care.
• Maintains confidentiality and upholds the Nurse Practice Act while making critical decisions.
• Answers all resident, guest, and family questions appropriately and timely.
• Guides the RAI process by working with all disciplines to ensure accurate, timely, and complete record keeping.
• Ensures the household team is providing medical treatment in a manner that honors resident preferences and individuality. Ensures all resident rights are upheld, including the choice of when and how medications are administered.
• Provides knowledge and skills to team members in all households related to clinical areas and leadership. Nurtures and grows employees in multiple households to a professional expertise.
• Assures that the households have the needed resources (community links, materials, supplies, skills and knowledge) to be successful.
• Assures that all documentation, medication administration, nursing care, safety, sanitation, team development, RAI processing, materials management, CQI, and resident rights are in compliance with Meadowlark Hills’ standards.
• Provides leadership to the clinical team from all households on specific areas of clinical accountability; specific accountability may include infection control, safety, wound management, falls, RAI processing, or other areas as determined by nurse council.
• Guides household clinical team to ensure proper hiring, orientation, training, clinical competency, coaching, educating, counseling and performance evaluations are maintained in a manner supportive of team and professional standards of practice, while providing productive feedback.
• Assures regulatory compliance by encouraging appropriate record keeping and charting in all households and by maintaining appropriate files to document compliance in specific areas of clinical accountability.
• Guides the clinical component of continuous quality improvement in the household with support of a systemic approach to quality care. Ensures that all households participate in quality improvement measurements, addressing issues and concerns, and following up in a timely manner.
• Performs professional audits and observations to confirm the competency of all household guides and household team members.
• Partners with Household Coordinators for leading the team.
• If nursing shift cannot be covered, the Clinical Coordinator must cover it.
• Encourages all household team members to support organizational fiscal responsibility through efficient and effective use of all resources in the household, including maintaining clinical staffing and supply budgets within planned expenditures.
• Fosters collaboration, consensus, and negotiation to address problem solving in the household.
• Assures that all clinical policies and procedures of the household are maintained. Interprets and communicates objectives to all in the household as needed, with an emphasis on resident and family relationships.
• Supports meeting all resident and household needs by actively assisting (to the extent of cross training and certification) in all tasks to meet identified needs. Able to embrace individualized methods if best suited for resident needs.
• Serves as Weekend and Holiday Resource as needed.
• Demonstrate to all household team members, residents, and family that the organization is committed to the creation of the pleasures and daily life expected of home. Understands that quality care is enhanced with quality of life in the household.
• Sees leadership of the household team as a role of service, rather than one of authority. Seeks to support team member’s ability to succeed. Willing to do any tasks needed, including those that may seem menial or unpleasant. Advocates for resident preferences when communicating with physician or other medical personnel.
• Oversee residents’ changing medical needs and able to act swiftly without regard to amount of time or effort it will require. Recognizes early signs of changing conditions and uses all available and appropriate resources to resolve needs.
• Uses confidentiality and proper chain of command when passing along information, changes, or concerns of residents.
• Personally responsible and held accountable for following Meadowlark Hills’ mission and values while maintaining and living out our philosophy of person centered care – person first.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participates in Nurse Council and other teams and projects as required.
• Train other nurses according to the essential job functions.
• Attends in-service training programs.
• Supports each other in meeting all job requirements, provides timely feedback, and actively participates in being a learning and teaching organization. Willingness to continue to learn and seek improvement.
• Responsible for staying abreast of current laws, regulations, policies, procedures and best practices and adapting to company and industry changes.
• Responsible for performing other duties as assigned.

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employee is required to follow any other instructions and perform other assigned duties.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements below are representative of the qualifications, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience: Minimum two (2) years of similar experience and/or education required. The Clinical Coordinator is expected to have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the job satisfactorily in accordance with current standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Education:  Registered Nurse license recognized by the State of Kansas.

Certification Requirements:  RN license, current CPR, and MDS completion required.

Personal Skills:

• Accurate, detailed, and dependable, with a commitment to the highest of clinical outcomes.
• Strong knowledge and observational skills with regards to physical and medical conditions, coupled with the ability to determine effective responses and treatment.
• The Clinical/MDS Coordinator must have strong leadership, initiative, teaching, coaching, facilitating, communication, and team building skills.
• Flexibility and patience are needed to multi-task, prioritize, and adjust to changing situations and medical needs.
•  Requires the ability to provide clear directions and expectations, while offering effective feedback.

Supervision:  Works under the leadership of the Director of Nursing, and has organizational oversight and leadership responsibilities for all clinical team members; CNA’s, CMA’s, Household Nurses, etc.

Financial Accountability: Responsible for making optimal use of all resources including time, while respecting residents and Meadowlark Hills’ property. Must maintain clinical staffing and supply budgets within planned expenditures.

Working Environment:  The Clinical Coordinator may be in close contact with individuals who have infectious diseases. Additionally, The Clinical Coordinator may be subject to the handling of harmful chemicals, infectious waste, unhygienic conditions, and potentially hazardous compounds, solutions, supplies, equipment and electrical shock. The Clinical Coordinator must observe rigid, standardized guidelines to guard against disease, accidents, and other dangers, wearing protective equipment when needed. The Clinical/MDS Coordinator is often subject to stressful, uncomfortable, and emotional situations while helping residents and families. The Clinical Coordinator primarily works in a climate control setting.

Physical Demands: The Clinical Coordinator position requires physical activity and continuous movement throughout the workday in order to perform daily duties, spending long periods of time standing, walking, and assisting residents. Requires the ability to stand, walk, push, pull, carry, move, bend, kneel, squat, reach, stretch, and lift a minimum of 50 lbs. The Clinical Coordinator must use universal precautions in all situations. This position requires the ability to pull up or reposition residents in bed, lift supplies, place equipment on supports, and bend over to perform certain duties. The Clinical Coordinator must also be able to quickly maneuver throughout halls, stairways, and resident/guest rooms in response to emergencies. In the event there is a need to evacuate the building, heavy lifting may be required to carry residents to safety. Must be able to operate office equipment (phone, computer, printer, copier, fax machine, etc), and various equipment and mobility devices (wheelchair, walker, gait belt, mechanical lift, etc) used by/for residents. These operations must be performed with normal visual range, acuity, color determination, and the ability to distinguish letters and numbers. Good oral communication skills, the ability to speak clearly, and the ability to listen attentively with appropriate hearing acuity is required.

Work Hours:  Residents and guests require 24-hour a day care; so the ability to work nights, weekends and holidays is required. Primary work hours are varying and subject to change depending upon the needs of residents and household teams. The Clinical Coordinator is on an on-call rotation and subject to emergency call outs on short notice. Adjustments to the schedule are made to accommodate these demands when necessary.

Employment Application

If you are interested in working at Meadowlark Hills, please fill out our online application. Submit your cover letter and resume to: hrteam@meadowlark.org