Sanford Careers - Long Term Care Misconceptions

Long-Term Care Nursing Awareness

At Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health, we have many opportunities with more than 200 long-term care locations across 16 states that provide housing and services to seniors with a commitment to quality care and service in a faith-based environment. Here, you'll work with seniors and their families to ensure their needs are met not only physically, but also mentally, socially, and spiritually. At Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health, you'll be part of a loving family, expand your knowledge in health care, experience low staff to patient ratios and develop nurturing relationships with the residents and their families.

Explore LTC Nursing Roles

10 Reasons to Join Long-Term Care

Connection

Long Term Care requires a good deal of case management where nurses act as liaisons between specialists such as dietitians, therapists, doctors, the family, etc. along with many opportunities to perform bedside care.

Specialization & Critical Thinking

Long term care nurses are highly trained in several specializations. Including infection control, diabetes management, case management, leadership, and stroke certifications to name a few. Long term care nurses must possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills along with the ability to carefully examine clinical situations using a variety of nursing protocols.

Compensation & Benefits

Salaries can be diverse among all healthcare sectors. Pay usually is dependent on experience, education, and location. RN, LPN, and medication aid salaries are very competitive in this field.

New Benefits at Sanford Health and Good Samaritan Society:

Family building benefit
- Increasing the benefit for our family building benefit, which provides financial assistance for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy.
DailyPay
- Sanford Health partners with DailyPay, an on demand pay provider, to give you more control over the timing of your pay. You can enroll at any time enabling you to receive a portion of your pay before pay day.
Fitness center reimbursement
- Including a fitness center reimbursement to our health insurance plans.
Expanded compassionate leave
- Expanding paid time given and eligible relationships for compassionate leave.
Employee Assistance Program
- Doubling the number of free, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counseling/coaching sessions from three to six.

Learn more about our benefits and how we invest in you here.

Skill Development

Clinical rotations in long term care often give nursing students a reluctant first impression as they only get exposed to basic skill utilizations. High acuity patients with complex cases requires outstanding assessment and skill. Long term care nurses will constantly be tested on skills and demand best practice knowledge. Nurses in long term care also develop excellent communication and interpersonal skills while working with a comprehensive care team.

Impact

There are an abundant of opportunities for nurses to be a part of the leadership teams in long term care organizations. Because of the long-term nature of the field, a nurse’s impact on clinical outcomes can be significant.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Long term care nurses are miraculous with versatility. They educate residents, nursing assistants, families and staff on matters such as infection control, medications, disease management and more. They coordinate care with hospitals, home health agencies, pharmacies and durable medical equipment companies, while skillfully orchestrating care plans within an interdisciplinary framework. The long term care nurse supports nursing assistants, team members and collaborates with other clinical and non-clinical personnel, serving as vital leaders.

Hands-On

In long term care settings, there are many opportunities to provide hands-on care for residents. Long term care is a more intimate type of nursing where you care for residents and see significant results over a long period of time.

Patient Progress

Patients and residents often improve in long term care settings. The improvements can be significant for patients in skilled nursing. Long term care nurses witness patients progress on a much different scale than a short-term bedside care environment allows.

Diverse Educational Backgrounds

Long term care nursing welcomes those with a wide-spectrum of educational backgrounds. It is common to find nurses with a broad spectrum of education, from licensed practical nurses to those with master’s and doctoral degrees.