Nurse Educator (RN Required)

Our recruitment goal is to hire long-term care team members who focus on quality care and excellent employee relations.

It requires caring, dedicated employees to minister to the needs of this country's ever growing senior population. We empower our staff to fulfill this mission.

Hillcrest Healthcare strives to find Rehab employees who embrace the concept of socialization for every resident and acknowledge that the healing process and long-term health stability relies on Whole Person Care.

General Purpose:

Support the facilities of Hillcrest Healthcare in job skills training, in-service education and a Certification Training Program (if applicable) for the nursing assistants as required by regulations.

Essential Job Functions

This organization expects their employees to do whatever is necessary to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents.  Therefore, the following list is not all-inclusive:

• Work cooperatively with the Director of Clinical Compliance in assessing training needs and plan programs to meet these needs and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare applications for staff development, in-service, continuing education and C.N.A. Certification Training to appropriate agency as required and prepare renewal applications when applicable to appropriate agency.
• Prepare/obtain and file lesson plans for all programs taught to facility employees.
• Maintain a current schedule of all students and outside instructors who may be in the facility doing clinical training.
• Participate in the new hire orientation program at the Support Services office as well as auditing for compliance the facility portion of orientation which also includes establishing protocols and processes for completion with the input from the Administrator and Director of Nursing.
• Initiates the 1^st step of TB testing for all new hires in orientation.
• Ensures that proper processes are in place at the facility level for the 2^nd step and will audit monthly for compliance.
• Conducts TB assessment annually and audits for compliance.
• Audit that Skills Checklist on each clinical new hire (C.N.A., LPN, RN) are completed timely and that they indicate that they are competent to perform all resident care tasks to which they will be assigned. 
• Provide skill training to staff in any deficient skill area noted by the facility.
• Conduct all staff in-services as directed by the Director of Clinical Compliance.
• Evaluate in-services training to develop programs that enhance resident care skills.
• Regularly conduct care audits to ensure the competency of clinical staff in the areas of skill performance, positive regard for residents, and developmental needs of direct care staff.  Provide 1:1 instruction immediately, if necessary.
• Participate in QA meetings to identify training needs.
• Conduct QA audits for the facilities and participate in the development of performance improvement plans as directed by the Director of Clinical Compliance.
• Conduct CPR Classes for the organization and maintain appropriate documentation for compliance, to include monthly audits of all associates certifications for compliance.
• Track and ensures compliance in licensure monthly for all licensed/certified staff.
• Conduct specialized trainings/classes as requested by facilities. For example, feeding assistant classes and Resident Support Attendants (RSA).
• Conduct annual days for all associates.
• Participate in Emergency Preparedness planning and disaster drills as needed.
• Provide in-service resources for licensed staff in clinical skills development as directed by the Director of Clinical Compliance
• Develop training interventions to resolve problems/issues as directed by the Director of Clinical Development.
• Serve as an instructor for the organizations C.N.A. program to include:

·       Develop programs and lesson plans, obtain Board approval, and instruct required hours of C.N.A. training that enables all non-certified direct care employees to complete the program within four (4) months of their date of hire.

·       Communicate and enforce policies on student absenteeism, failure to complete the program, testing and submission of forms, fees and other documentation.

·       Ensure that immediate supervision of all nursing assistants during clinical training hours is provided by a licensed nurse who has no other duties during clinical supervision. 

·       Complete a skills checklist for each student to verify competency in all resident care skills.  Provide additional instruction and re-evaluation skills not performed adequately. 

·       Provide a list of all nursing assistants who pass the facility C.N.A. certification class, their applications, and check to the test site.