LPN/RN Staff Development Coordinator

Maple Health and Rehabilitation is seeking a Staff Development Coordinator to join the team!

Welcome to Maple Health and Rehab!

Our primary focus is on delivering top-quality care to our beloved residents while ensuring the satisfaction of our staff. We believe that exceptional resident care begins with a dedicated and supported team. By fostering a positive, family-like work environment and providing comprehensive benefits, ongoing career development, and regular recognition, we create a culture where our staff feel valued, heard and motivated. This commitment to our employees directly translates to the compassionate, personalized care our residents receive every day.

Personalized care is our specialty. We are fortunate to have the only dedicated memory care unit in Muhlenberg County, a Rehab to Home short-term unit as well as having above average staff to resident ratio! This allows us to truly make a difference in the lives of our residents and forge special and meaningful relationships.

Here at Maple, we grow our own! We love to help nurture your career and promote from within. Let us help you be the best you can be! Our established mentorship program allows new hires to really get a feel for the center and learn all they can about us. This way we ensure successful onboarding, have you ever gotten a job where they just threw you out on the floor without much to go off of? That is not the case with our center! Our tenured administrator started her career as a CNA, they understand how vital career support is! Come work for a facility that wants you to reach your highest potential!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide support to the Director of Nursing with planning, developing, organizing, implementing and evaluating the nursing service department, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the nursing care facilities.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Develop methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
• Determine the staffing needs of the nursing service department necessary to meet the total nursing needs of the residents.
• Supervise and assist scheduling of employees within established state guidelines.
• Ensure that direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse, a CNA, and/or GNA/CMA as applicable, and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.
• Review nurses’ notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect the resident’s response to the care, and that such care is provided in accordance with the resident’s wishes.
• Incorporate commercially produced instruction material and training aids into existing in-service programs as deemed necessary.
• Provide leadership in formulating the goals and objectives of the in-service educational programs of this Center.

Job Requirements

• Must have experience in supervision and principles, practice of teaching, etc.
• Experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices strongly preferred.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
• Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of team work and team concept.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
• Active LPN/RN license required.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Facility is an equal opportunity employer. The Facility does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state, and local laws. The Facility will also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities should a request for an accommodation be made. A key part of this policy is to provide equal employment opportunity regarding all terms and conditions of employment and in all aspects of a person's relationship with the Facility including recruitment, hiring, promotions, upgrading positions, conditions of employment, compensation, training, benefits, transfers, discipline, and termination of employment.