Director of Staff Development LVN

FUNCTION

Provides, plans coordinates or manages orientation and in-service education for facility employees.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Freedom from illegal use of drugs
• Freedom from use of and effects of use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
• Anyone found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in health care related setting are ineligible for employment in the position.

Prefer a registered nurse with management or supervisor experience in long term care or geriatric nursing. Minimum of licensed practical or vocational nurse with experience in long term care of geriatric nursing. Current state license to practice as a nurse. Current CPR certification and additional certification in nursing specialty desired.

Current state license to practice as a nurse. Current CPR certification and additional certification in nursing specialty desired.

Ability to read analyze and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, nursing/patient progress notes and nursing procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from department heads, customers (patients, family members, physicians, etc.) and the general public. Computer skills preferred.

Ability to add and, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw interpret bar graphs.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactory. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions.

• Responsible for facility education programs, including orientation and ongoing services.
• Designs, plans and provides education programs on all shifts and for all departments.
• Participate in staff evaluation process by providing attendance records and observation of employees performance.
• Provide general facility information to all new employees and ongoing in-service education.
• Maintains currently education records of classes and content of in-service conducted, attendance and performance of facility employees.
• Plans and provides annual schedule of planed education programs.
• Creates lesson plans containing objectives, course content, method of instruction and method of evaluation.
• Applies adult learning principles.
• If provided by the facility, conducts and maintains the nurse aide training program.
• In charge of the facility in absence of high ranking management.
• Accepts only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with one’s own educational preparation, experience, knowledge and ability and obtains instruction and supervision as necessary when implementing nursing procedures and practices.

Promotes and protects resident’s rights, assists patients to make informed decision, treat patients with dignity and respect, protect patients’ personal belongings, report suspected abused or neglect, avoids the need for physical restraint in accordance with current professional standards and, supports independence expression, choice and decision-making consistent with applicable law and regulation.

Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks; generates new ideas for change; evaluates and recognized priorities, selects effective team members, challenges others to learn, keeps current and integrates new information, communicates and models organization values, foster high performance, recognizes need for and provides adequate resources.

Applies process improvement methods and techniques and identifies…