Staff Development Nurse

Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is looking for a full-time Staff Development Nurse to join the nursing management team. The Staff Development Nurse is responsible for the planning, organizing, developing, implementing, facilitating, and evaluating all employee’s education programs throughout the facility or campus, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, current applicable federal, state, local standards, guidelines and regulations to assure the highest degree of quality resident care can be always maintained.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

1.Abilityto performessential functions of thejob with or without reasonableaccommodations.

2.Abilityto relate positively,effectively, and appropriatelywith residents, families,communitymembers, volunteers, and other facilitystaff.Possess special interest inworking with long-term care residents and the elderly.

3.Designation ofessentialand marginal functions is forthe purposeof compliancewith the ADA.All FE’s will berequiredtoperformalljobduties,consistentwiththe ADA.

FUNCTIONS:

4.Understand and apply OBRA Regulations.

5.Understands and applies principles of adult learning.

6.Works in collaboration with all facility department directors in the orientation and education of staff to ensure mandatory and regulatory education requirements are met within the facility.

7.Conducts competencies in areas of nursing practice with attention to management of the medically complex patient.

8.Regularly conduct education needs assessment for the facility to assist in identifying areas for improvement.

9.Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the in-service educational programs as required or directed for compliance with Federal, OSHA, State, and corporate policy.

10.Ensure integrity of education programs offered within the facility by:

11.Coordinate Employee Health Program and maintain employee records in accordance with regulations.

12.Serves on assigned committees and attends designated meetings.

13.Performance Improvement activities.

14.Staff Development

MINIMUMQUALIFICATIONS(But not limited to)

·Registered Nursewith minimum bachelor’s degree in nursing, master’s in nursingpreferred or Advanced Practice Nurse

·Minimum three (3) years’ experience in health services delivery, preferably as an educatorand/ or clinicaloperations with at least one (1)years ofthatworkexperienceis in longterm careservice delivery.

·Computer literacyskills (outlook, Microsoftoffice,power point, clinical softwaresystems/EMR,internet, clinical education software)

·Effective verbal and written communication skills

·RNLicensed oreligible forRN licensurebythe state in whichyouprovideconsultativeservices.

·Effectiveand proven education, management and leadershipskills teachingand trainingskills foradult learners