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RN - Clinical Care Leader - FT - Days

Good Samaritan

Algona, IAFull-time$36.5–55/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$36.5–55/hr
Location
Algona, IA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

RN LicenseBasic Life SupportDepartment Competencies And Certifications

Job overview

The Clinical Care Leader provides individualized nursing care in the home setting using the nursing process. The role includes MDS coding, Medicare processes, physician certifications, admissions, and care planning, along with coordinating and evaluating care with inter-professional colleagues. The leader documents resident care, delegates and supervises unlicensed personnel, and participates in weekend and holiday on-call rotations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Nursing ProcessMDS CodingMedicare ProcessesPhysician CertificationsCare PlanningCommunicationConflict ResolutionClinical ReasoningCritical ThinkingCare CoordinationResident AssessmentResident EducationTriageDelegationSupervisionRAI Process

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing ProgramRN LicenseBasic Life SupportBachelor's in NursingValid Driver's LicenseDepartment Competencies and CertificationsTwo Years Clinical ExperienceRAI Process Experience

Benefits

Tuition Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Careers With Purpose

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.

Facility: GSS IA Algona Ctr Location: Algona, IA Address: 412 W Kennedy, Algona, IA 50511, USA Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: $36.50 - $55.00 Pay Info: $10,000.00 Sign on Bonus Eligible!

Department Details

Come join one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services since 1922.

At Good Samaritan/Sanford, our vision is to provide quality, dependable care at just the right time. You can help us accomplish this!

What’s in it for you:

  • Generous night and weekend shift differentials

  • Advancement opportunities

  • Various education assistance programs

  • Continuing education

  • Direct access to your earnings daily

  • Robust benefits package (benefits vary based on full-time or part-time status)

Job Summary

The Clinical Care Leader (CCL) is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care in the home setting. MDS Coding, Medicare Processes, Physician Certifications, Admissions, and Care Planning will be daily responsibilities. On-call rotation for weekends and holidays. This will include three holidays per year and one weekend per month. A current registered nurse license is required. Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Documents resident history, symptoms, medications and care provided in compliance with applicable standards/regulations. Utilizes technology to enhance quality resident care, to collaborate with inter-professional team members, effectively delegate to and supervise unlicensed personnel, assume overall nursing accountability for a resident assignment and serve in leadership roles on department/organizational tasks forces and committees. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in the specific care area or unit.

Must have effective communication skills to collaborate, negotiate and resolve conflicts, situations, and/or issues with peers, inter-professional colleagues, residents and families. Must have strong clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills to analyze data and appropriately respond to changing situations. coordination of care, resident assessment, resident education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.

Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure. The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred. Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including, but not limited to, those accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).

Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred.

Currently holds 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. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Depending on location, a valid drivers license may be required. Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process experience preferred, but not required.

Benefits

Good Samaritan 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. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Good Samaritan is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected].

Good Samaritan has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0280479 Job Function: Nursing Featured: No

How this job compares

Set against the 29,340 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$36.5–55/hr
  • Iowa median$32–36/hr296 hourly ranges
  • US median$34–45/hr13,019 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $45.75/hr, is 35% above the Iowa median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the top quarter of Nurse hourly ranges in Iowa.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 857 open Nurse jobs in Iowa and 29,340 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (12,197 postings).
Education
3,210 of the 29,340 open Nurse jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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