RN Staff Development Coordinator

Description

Kindred Hospital Greensboro is a 101-bed long-term acute care hospital treating chronically, critically ill patients who require an extended stay in a hospital setting with individualized care plans. We offer a 6-bed ICU and seven negative pressure rooms. We are accessible via I-85 expressway, nestled between Clinton Heights and Lincoln Heights Neighborhoods for your convenience.

Job Summary

The Staff Development Coordinator is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating educational programs for nursing service and other departments, performs clinical tasks and assists in other departments.

Essential Functions

• Ensures that employees receive compliance training and education necessary to perform their job responsibilities in accordance with ScionHealth’s Code of Business Conduct.
• Oversees the process for competency evaluation of new clinical department personnel; recommends progression to permanent employment or extension of orientation/probationary period for new employees.
• Plans, organizes, and implements ongoing education and training programs for licensed nurses, nursing assistants, unit clerks, and other ancillary personnel to promote the knowledge and skills necessary for the provision of quality care.
• Plans, organizes, and implements education training programs to meet the strategic goals of the center.
• Conducts or coordinates certification or training programs for nursing assistants to prepare them for state certification/competency exam as applicable.
• Conducts needs assessment through review of survey history, individual performance and competency evaluation, center performance improvement trends, input from center department managers and input from individual staff members, to identify educational needs.
• Ensures the educational curriculum in the center meets or exceeds state, federal and accreditation requirements.
• Develops and maintains monthly and annual education calendars.
• Ensures educational opportunities are effectively communicated to center personnel.
• Provides clinical and classroom hands-on instruction, and on the job coaching to licensed and unlicensed personnel.
• Coordinates and/or conducts CPR training for licensed personal and applicable non-licensed personnel.
• Working with the Director of Nursing Services (DNS), ensures clinical competency of nursing staff through observed skills evaluation, and ensures completion of annual competency assessments for clinical personnel.
• Provides supplemental training and education as applicable for identified performance concerns and makes recommendations for additional training and follow-up to the Department Manager.
• Collaborates with other staff within the nursing service.
• Organizes and assists individuals with the development of learning opportunities for professional growth.
• Utilizes and disseminates current nursing literature and educational materials. Ensure staff awareness of current policies and procedures.
• Ensures staff education and skills validation regarding patient care procedures and equipment.
• Ensures that documentation for all training and education is completed and maintained in accordance with state, federal and ScionHealth compliance program requirements.
• Ensures data entry into the Learning Management System is reflective of all in-service education offerings and employee attendance and is updated timely in accordance with company policy.
• Recommends staff development program and resource needs to administration for budgets and contains expenditures to current budget.
• Develops and facilitates an orientation program for all facility personnel. Orientation programs to include general orientation for new and rehired facility personnel and clinical orientation for clinical employees in accordance with ScionHealth policy as well as state and federal requirements and other job specific/role-based training as needed.
• Plans, organizes and implements concise orientations for contract personnel.
• Coordinates students’ clinical experiences within the facility; provides orientation for visiting faculty and students.
• Manages Employee Health Program to include:

• Coordination of employee physicals if required.
• Tracking of employee illness for identification of developing infections trends and enforcement of applicable work restrictions.
• Coordination of annual Influenza campaign.
• Provision of TB screening and Hepatitis B vaccination coordination of necessary medical follow-up for work related injuries.
• Ensures proper retention of employee health records in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Participates in Worker’s Compensation/Blood Borne Pathogen programs as assigned with oversight of documentation requirements.
• Serves as a member of the center Safety Committee and ensures education is provided to personnel in response to identified trends and immediate safety concerns.
• Serves as the center Infection Control Preventionist as assigned.
• Responsibilities of the Infection Control Preventionist include but are not limited to the following:
  
  

• Chairs center Infection Control Committee
• Tracks and trends infections occurring in the center and among center personnel
• Alerts members of the Infection Control Committee of developing trends and infection outbreaks.
• Serves as liaison between the center and state and local agencies for communication regarding reportable infections, infection trends and outbreaks.
• Maintains surveillance documentation in accordance with ScionHealth policy and procedures and state and federal regulations.
• Ensures appropriate infection control measures are implemented and maintained to contain significant infections, infection trends and infection outbreaks.
• Observes staff adherence to hand hygiene, standard precautions, and other infection control practices necessary to protect patient and employee health.
• Provides required routine infection control education as well as education pertaining to developing infection trends and outbreaks.
• Reports analysis of infection rates and trends to the center Performance Improvement Committee and Infection Control subcommittee.
• Participates as a member of the center Performance Improvement Committee and applicable subcommittees and develops educational strategies to facilitate quality improvement efforts.
• Adheres to professional code of ethics.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0-10%
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, LPN or LVN required.

Licenses/Certifications

• License as an LPN or LVN in state employed.
• BLS certification.
• ALS certification preferred.
• IV instructor Certification preferred.
• Certified Infection Control Nurse preferred.
  
  

Experience

• Three years of nursing experience, of which one year was in a long-term care environment.