Staff Development Coordinator, RN
The purpose of this position is to plan, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the facility education program for nursing assistants in compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
Plan, implement, direct and evaluate the facility education program for nursing assistants in compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
- Evaluate resident and staff needs and plan appropriate in-services to meet these needs.
- Implement facility policies and procedures related to nursing assistant education.
- Complete and organize all documentation required for the facility education program.
- Supervise and evaluate nursing assistant conformance to facility policies, procedures and regulations.
- Plan and provide the Administrator and Director of Nursing Service with an annual schedule of education programs,
- Plan, schedule and post monthly calendar of education programs in a timely manner.
- Maintain current education records of classes conducted, attendance and clinical performance of each nursina assistant.
- Maintain an education profile for each nursing assistant, listing each class attended, date, time period and evaluation of performance.
- Maintain records for nursing assistant current certifications, expiration dates and other required records.
- Prepare lesson plans containing objectives, course content, method of instruction and method of evaluation for each class scheduled and completed.
- Supervise classroom and clinical activities of nursing assistants,
- Manage the approved education program and submit approval forms as required by the state agency.
- Submit, in writing, any program changes to appropriate regulatory agency,
- Continually assess the education program to assure implementation of the approved program.
- Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner,
- Implement education programs on all tours of duty on an ongoing basis.
- Participate in the employee evaluation process by providing attendance records and observation of nursing assistants performance to the Director of Nursing Service,
- Assume Quality Assurance duties as assigned,
- Consistently work cooperatively with residents, nursing supervisor, other licensed nurses, nursing assistants, physicians, families, consultants, community agencies and ancillary service personnel
- Consistently operate the education department program within the budget guidelines.
- Observe and teach the facility infection control policies and procedures to nursing assistants.
- Observe and teach the facility safety rules to nursing assistants.
- Observe and teach the facility Residents' Rights policies and procedures,
- Observe all facility safety policies and procedures.
- Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
- Come to work in a clean, neat uniform and consistently present a professional appearance.
- Assume responsibility for obtaining continuing education relating to the care of the geriatric resident and nursinq education.
- Follow the Residents' Rights policies at all times.
- Assume accountability for all data contained in the employees' handbook.
- Perform other related duties as directed by his/her supervisor.
- Perform all duties as assigned in an effective, timely and professional manner.
- Observe infection control procedures.
- Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility information.
- Be responsible for the safety of residents under his/her supervision.
- Observe all facility policies and procedures,
- Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner.
- Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
- Come to work in neat, clean attire and consistently present an appropriate professional appearance.
- Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants and ancillary service providers.
