What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Staff Development (Registered Nurse) position at Westminster Village at Dover?
Full Time Daylight
Presbyterian Senior Living is a mission-driven organization that lives our values of integrity, mutual respect, creative curiosity and connectedness in all that we do. Our legacy of serving more than 6,000 older adults with respect and dignity for over 95 years supports our mission to promote wholeness of body, mind and spirit for all that live within our communities.
If you are compassionate, driven and enjoy working with an organization that is committed to valuing the diversity of all team members, one that offers a variety of schedules, career development, excellent benefit options, and more; PSL is for you! Whether you are a nurse, caregiver, culinary professional, maintenance worker or looking for a new career, we offer a wide range of career opportunities to fit your skills and interest.
- Active Registered Nurse (in state position is located) required
- Current CPR required
- One (1) year experience in gerontological/rehabilitative nursing strongly preferred
- Recent experience delivering in-service education or training personnel in a health care setting strongly preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in nursing strongly preferred
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Plans, directs, coordinates, and conducts training and education sessions for employees.
- Conducts and coordinates new employee orientation and staff training; coordinates follow-up of all training.
- Identifies on-going staff training needs in conjunction with management staff.
- Serves as a resource person and provides support for managers and employees in meeting educational needs.
- Responsible for overseeing the process for maintaining records of all employee training activities.
- Develops and implements mentoring program for new hires.
- Assists managers in coordinating attendance of employees to outside seminars and workshops.
- May track and administer PPD’s, bi-annual physicals, Hepatitis B vaccinations, and/or flu shots.
- Exhibits knowledge of and effectively executes the Emergency and Disaster Plans.
- Exhibits knowledge of and maintains a safe work environment and instructs staff in maintaining a safe work environment and in the development and use of safe work practices.
- Uses infection control techniques to prevent the spread of communicable diseases; incorporates infection control principles in staff training.
- Exhibits knowledge of and effectively assures resident rights; incorporates resident rights into staff training.
- Coordinates staff training in the effective execution of the Emergency and Disaster plans.
- Actively participates in the facility Quality Assurance Program, developing and implementing corrective action plans as warranted.
- Educates staff on Quality Assurance process.
- Participates in the formulation of the staff development budget.
- Serves on assigned committees.
