Nurse Trainer; PCN

The Nurse Trainer willparticipatein the design, implementation, and evaluation of training curricula provided to direct support professionals and others working inbehavioral health settings in Oakland and Macomb counties. Outcomes include the training of staff toimprove the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, safe, individualized person/family-centered care.

The Nurse Trainer will show a knowledge base that includes usingavariety ofadultteaching strategies, assessment, and evaluation methods.

• With the training team, develop health-related courses for implement ation within the network.
• Provide education, training, and employee development classes related to healthy lifestyles, health care and nursing.
• Ensure competency in Medications Administration, Basic Health, and other courses for direct support professionals working within our network.
• Ensure curricula content meets various licensing and state guidelines for direct support professionals.
• Ensure competency assessments, comprised of individualized appointments to evaluate return demonstrations for Basic H ealth and M edication A dministration for each participant who successfully completes th ose training s .
• Provide consultation as needed/requested to providers regarding their conformance to health and medication training standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, BSN , from an accredited college/university .

• An active unrestricted Michigan registered nurse (R.N.) license.
• At least 2 years of nursing experience as a registered nurse within the last 5 years immediately preceding the application, including teaching in a health care-related field or a job that requires common direct practice nursing competencies.
• At least 1 year ( 1,600 hours total) of which must be in the provision of long-term care facility services. A long-term care facility is a state licensed nursing home, hospital long-term care unit, specialized residential home, county care facility, homes for the aged, assisted living facility, hospice, or other like provider type.
• Must have completed a course in teaching adults or have experience in teaching adults.

• Experience in staff development and/or training and an understanding of psychiatric diagnoses, the behavioral health service system, medication administration/processes, integrated healthcare and service needs required .
• Experience with mental health/dual diagnosis, intellectual / developmental disabilities, community mental health experience preferred.

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• Ability to teach basic medical tasks to a continuum of learners including temperatures, blood pressures, medication administration (based on MD orders) and documentation,side effect monitoring,blood sugar monitoring,and others.

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• Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus)
• Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)
• Setting…