What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Educator (RN) position at Support Services (2)?
Support Services (2) -
Our recruitment goal is to hire long-term care team members who focus on quality care and excellent employee relations.
It requires caring, dedicated employees to minister to the needs of this country's ever growing senior population. We empower our staff to fulfill this mission.
Hillcrest Healthcare strives to find Rehab employees who embrace the concept of socialization for every resident and acknowledge that the healing process and long-term health stability relies on Whole Person Care.
Mission : Everyone Matters! Our mission is to respect, preserve the dignity, and celebrate the lives of those we serve.
Vision : Hillcrest Healthcare will lead the way in innovative approaches to delivering excellence in long-term care and will be the provider of choice.
Value Statement : We will serve with dedication, pride, humility, and integrity.
General Purpose :
Support the facilities of Hillcrest Healthcare in job skills training, in-service education and a Certification Training Program (if applicable) for the nursing assistants as required by regulations.
Essential Job Functions
This organization expects their employees to do whatever is necessary to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. Therefore, the following list is not all-inclusive :
- Work cooperatively with the Director of Clinical Compliance in assessing training needs and plan programs to meet these needs and regulatory requirements.
- Prepare applications for staff development, in-service, continuing education and C.N.A. Certification Training to appropriate agency as required and prepare renewal applications when applicable to appropriate agency.
- Prepare / obtain and file lesson plans for all programs taught to facility employees.
- Maintain a current schedule of all students and outside instructors who may be in the facility doing clinical training.
- Participate in the new hire orientation program at the Support Services office as well as auditing for compliance the facility portion of orientation which also includes establishing protocols and processes for completion with the input from the Administrator and Director of Nursing.
- Initiates the 1
step of TB testing for all new hires in orientation.
step and will audit monthly for compliance.
Develop programs and lesson plans, obtain Board approval, and instruct required hours of C.N.A. training that enables all non-certified direct care employees to complete the program within four (4) months of their date of hire.
Communicate and enforce policies on student absenteeism, failure to complete the program, testing and submission of forms, fees and other documentation.
Ensure that immediate supervision of all nursing assistants during clinical training hours is provided by a licensed nurse who has no other duties during clinical supervision.
Complete a skills checklist for each student to verify competency in all resident care skills. Provide additional instruction and re-evaluation skills not performed adequately.
Provide a list of all nursing assistants who pass the facility C.N.A. certification class, their applications, and check to the test site.
