The Staff Educator’s primary function is to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the educational programs and services for our skilled nursing facility. In addition, this position is responsible for providing appropriate orientation programs for all newly hired facility employees and educational programs to residents, residents’ facilities, and other responsible parties based on identified needs and knowledge deficits.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses the educational needs of employees, residents, family members, and responsible parties in collaboration with the Director of Nursing, Supervisors, and other personnel.
• Formulates in-service education objectives, establishes criteria for all in-service education programs, and constructs the curriculum, course outlines, objectives, teaching methods, examinations, and evaluation tools for each program.
• Constructs an annual schedule for the presentation of mandatory in-service programs.
• Plans, schedules, and implements an orientation for all new hires involving department heads as presenters; also manages nursing orientation per company program.
• Supplements and integrates in-service education into everyday clinical practice throughout the facility.
• Distributes educational materials to facility employees to foster continuing updating of knowledge; maintains up-to-date resources for the facility.
• Serves on committees as assigned; participates and contributes to the facility’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program (QAPI).
• Submits monthly reports to the NHA and DON regarding training administered within the facility, outcomes, employee participation, etc.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Current, active, and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania along with BLS certification.
• Two years of clinical experience along with 3 years of experience in a long-term care facility with one year of work experience as a nursing staff educator or manager of direct care staff.
• Two-step PPD within the last six months or willing to receive. 

Benefits:

• Health, dental and vision benefits
• Voluntary benefits such as short-term disability, life insurance, etc.
• Holiday, sick, and vacation paid time off.
• 401(k)

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.