Registered Nurse Instructor - South Mountain Restoration Center

As a Registered Nurse Instructor with the South Mountain Restoration Center, you will help our staff grow and succeed as they work hard to provide high-quality resident care in a long-term care facility. This role creates a positive learning environment that strengthens the entire nursing department while encouraging professional growth for both you and the staff you teach. Take the next step in your career with an agency that values learning, teamwork, and a holistic approach to recovery-oriented care.

This position focuses on professional nursing educational work, teaching employees nursing theory, skills, and methods through clear instruction and supportive guidance. Your work will help ensure programs remain effective, up-to-date, and aligned with professional standards. As a Registered Nurse Instructor, you will perform the following duties:

• Develop Continuing
  
  Education:
  
  Assess staff needs; assist in preparing lesson plans and resource material for in-service education; share relevant knowledge gained at out-service seminars and workshops
• Present Instruction:Teach classes to all levels of nursing personnel on nursing practices, resident care, safety, documentation, and other core, new, and diverse topics
• Evaluate Programs:Review training effectiveness by observing staff performance and maintaining records
• Orient New Staff:Develop and provide programs to guide new personnel through center policies, procedures, layout, and expectations
• Train Nurse Aides:Coordinate, administer, and evaluate the Center’s Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) in compliance with current standards
• Participate in Committees:Chair, serve on, and collaborate with various committees to assess and implement procedural updates, monitor programs, and coordinate training

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of professional nursing experience; and a bachelor’s degree in nursing, nursing education, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university;
  or
• One year of professional nursing experience and a master's degree in nursing, nursing education, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires active authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
• If you possess an active temporary practice permit, you must obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• A conditional offer of employment will requirea medical examination and drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer…