Clinical Support Specialist ~ RN~ Senior Living Community

Clinical Support Specialist

Fulltime - Salary

Starting Pay Range: $120,000.00 or TBD by Experience

Exempt

Schedule: Monday - Friday (Travel Required)

Make a difference by providing great care and love for our treasured residents!

At MorningStar Senior Living, we talk a lot about culture. In fact, we rather obsess about it. For without a transformative culture, we cannot begin to elevate and celebrate the lives of our resident-heroes and be ourselves changed for the good in the process. So, we seek great hearts, other people like us, who care and want to do work that matters. We select people like us who believe that the most satisfying life is one that is outward-bound and rooted in servant-leadership.

Summary of Role:

The Clinical Support Specialist will travel to communities in our portfolio needing nurse leadership. The role will be responsible for filling in where the Wellness Director role is vacant and/or assigned to areas that need clinical leadership and support. You will provide leadership over the physical, mental and social health of our residents. In this role, you will build a caring relationship with residents and ensure their medical care plan is applied. You will have the opportunity to know the residents and their families to guarantee open communication and promote a sense of well-being.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:

• This is a traveling position and will require the candidate to travel to any of our communities, across 11 states. Expected 90% travel depending on home base. Most travel will be in Oregon and California.
• Manage the coordination of care for residents, including the dissemination of information to families, staff, physicians and third-party providers.
• Perform pre-admission and ongoing assessments of residents’ physical and psychosocial needs.
• Order medications and oversee the resident’s medication schedule.
• Assure that all medications prescribed are available by auditing the medication records, cart twice weekly, and ensure proper documentation for medication assistance administration.
• Provide training, supervision, and monitoring of Medication Care Managers in the administration and documentation of medications.

Job Qualifications:

• Maintain an RN license issued by (or compact coverage) in CA or OR and willing to add licensure in the additional states within our portfolio.

• Willingness and desire to travel regularly – likely 90% travel depending on home base.
• 5+ years of strong clinical experience working in an assisted living, skilled nursing or hospital environment highly preferred.
• Exhibited knowledge of state regulations and compliance management.

• Demonstration of our Core Values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, Respect.

• Ability to lead within a culture committed to Morningstar’s “Team Member Promise”: We consider each team member a valued individual who is instrumental in service excellence to our residents. MorningStar creates a work environment where life is enriched, stories are shared, and lives are cherished.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with a dynamic leadership team.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Sitting, bending, stooping
• Standing for long periods of time
• Lifting 15#
• Using phone
• Repetition of computer and keyboard
• Walking up steps, hallways on carpet, concrete, asphalt, linoleum, etc.
• Use of small appliances and office equipment
• Work Environment: Administrative and department offices, resident suites and areas, the entire building and grounds, the outside community, agency offices and other health care providers, educational institutions, and travel to meetings and seminars.

• Team members who are scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits, families of said team members will also be eligible.

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