Staff Development Coordinator (SDC) for Long Term Care Facility

Staff Development Coordinator (SDC)

Qualifications: Registered Nurse

• Minimum of one year experience with geriatrics
• Previous teaching experience/staff development experience strongly preferred.

Schedule: Full time - various hours depending on the needs of facility and ability to educate staff on all 3 shifts.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all educational programs for facility staff
• Provide and follow annual education calendar
• Track and maintain compliance records of educated personnel
• Identifies essential competencies for licensed and non licensed staff and assures appropriate educational opportunties exist to promote growth and development of staff.
• Plans, delivers, and evaulates educational programs
• Coordinates and actively particpates in unit based and classroom based orientation of newly hired staff.  Solicits involvement of long standing unit staff as mentors to those newly hired.
• Provides structure and support to the Precepter/Mentor program within facility
• Coordinates CNA career ladder training
• Assures all mandatory education (fire safety, infection control, resident rights, hazard communication, safety, sexual harassment, dementia, HIPPA, workplace violence, etc) are completed at least annually and is tracked.
• Provide in-servicing completed on a rotating basis
• Maintains program attendance in accordance with the Dept of Public Health and other regulatory bodies.
• Provides or arranges/verifies BLS, CPR and First Aide education for direct care staff as required, optional for those who are not required.
• Participates in appropriate meetings and committees within the facility
• Assist in developing, implementing and conducting relevant in-service training programs as requested.
• Maintain employee health files on all staff members to assure compliance
• Assure employees have a physical and drug testing in their new hire files.
• Assist with Fit Testing applicable staff
• Manage the TB screening program, assuring documentation of testing exists in employee files.
• Act as a role model for staff
• Assume leadership role in helping to identify opportunties for improvement, defining goals and developing solutions.

Benefits:

• Health, vision and dental insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Holiday Pay, Personal days
• Birthday off annually (to be used within 30 days of actual birthday)
• 401k