The Good Samaritan Society, a Lutheran Social Service Organization, is a not-for-profit, registered charity with over 65 years of experience providing specialized health and community care services in innovative and caring environments.
Awards are open to all Good Samaritan Employees.Nominations open May 10 and close May 31, 2023.
Employee Award Categories
Each award is open to one employee across Good Samaritan.
Mission Award
The mission award recognizes an employee that best exemplifies extending Christian hospitality in a meaningful and creative way. They embody the organizations mission statement.
Criteria
This employee:
Demonstrates Christian values in actions and decision-making
Demonstrates integration of Good Samaritans identity as a faith based, not-for-profit care organization in their actions and decision making
Advocates for vulnerable and diverse populations
Fosters an inclusive approach to team and community
The healthy relationships award recognizes an employee that works in supportive partnerships and opens their heart to others by affirming their goodness and potential. They make it a priority to develop and foster every relationship they are a part of.
Criteria
This employee:
Shows respect to others
Is eager to partner in shared responsibilities
Communicates openly and sincerely
Shows compassion to all
Upholds dignity and encourages the growth of everyone around them
Makes those around them feel truly part of the Good Samaritan family
The hospitable environments category recognizes an employee that provides safe, comfortable communities inspiring involvement, where people experience a sense of caring, belonging and purpose.
Hospitable Environments are created by:
Putting people first before tasks
Providing home-like surroundings
Providing safe, non-threatening environments
Building and maintaining community connections
Criteria
This employee:
Promotes safe living to residents, staff, guests and peers and continuously search for safer ways to improve the lives of those around them and share their ideas
Promotes home-like surroundings for residents and families
Develops new partnerships and engages stakeholders in an effort to improve the resident and client experience.
Exemplifies teamwork and effective communication in everything they do
The servant leadership category recognizes an employee who continually demonstrate the core values of the Good Samaritan through exemplary servant leadership qualities. They lead through the giving of themselves in service to others, by acting with courage in a trustworthy and ethical manner.
Servant Leaders are
Accountable for all their actions
Demonstrate integrity
Are good stewards of resources
Serve others without self-interest
Criteria
This employee:
Leads by example and inspires leadership though action and results.
Demonstrates accountability for their actions and decisions.
Leads by managing resources in the most efficient manner and devises plans that reflect the current and future needs of those they serve.
Knows the resources they have been entrusted with and works towards improving services with these resources.
Excels in open and honest communication with others.
Believes in continuous learning and assisting in the growth of others.
Each award is open to one team across Good Samaritan.
Administrative and operational teams including interdisciplinary teams are eligible.
A team must consist of a minimum of 3 people.
Resident/Client Experience Award
The resident/client experience award recognizes a team that has implemented a change or made an improvement to how residents/clients and their families experience healthcare services. This team continually prioritizes all aspects of person centered healthcare service delivery to stay focused on those that we serve. Demonstrable improvements in or positive impact on culture, quality, safety and/or financial indicators will be used to determine the recipient of this award.
The quality improvement award recognizes a team that has demonstrated a relentless focus on driving forward quality improvement. This team is a strong advocate of quality improvement: leading, influencing, motivating and engaging others in improvement efforts with an unwavering focus on improving outcomes for resident/clients. This team has implemented a quality improvement initiative(s) focused on a single issue resulting in a measurable, positive impact within Good Samaritan.
This form allows you to send a message to a loved one that is currently in our care.
The email is checked every weekday and is hand-delivered by staff to residents/clients in the afternoon.
Messages received after 1 p.m., on weekends, or statutory holidays will be delivered the next business day.
Please note that this tool is only to be used for well wishes – any other type of communication or messages (emails conducting personal business, containing questionable content, or solicitations) will not be delivered and will be deleted from the system.