Director of Staff Development

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, the Director of Staff Development supervises, directs, plans, develops, implements, evaluates, and coordinates all training, staff development, and corporate learning experiences for the Kane Community Living Centers. This position serves as a consultant to the Staff Development Coordinators in each of the Kane Community Living Centers.

Duties

• Supervises, coordinates, and evaluates the Kane System’s Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Registered Nurses (RN) development programs in conjunction with local colleges and universities, to educate and train current staff to assume CNA, LPN, and RN positions.
• Participates in the completion of the facility assessment at least annually to determine the knowledge and skills required among staff to meet residents’ needs.
• Identifies and prioritizes the facility’s educational needs through the completion of an educational needs assessment, based on the results of the facility assessment.
• Collaborates with department managers to develop competencies required for meeting residents’ needs and assists with evaluating competencies, depending on the knowledge-based, technical, or behavioral nature of the competency.
• Schedules trainings with flexibility to ensure limited disruption of resident care, and ample opportunity for staff to attend; posts notices of trainings in advance.
• Collaborates with the Administrator during routine evaluation of the training program’s effectiveness.
• Coordinates with facility managers and supervisors to obtain input on training needs, resulting in employee performance improvement on the job.
• Researches opportunities for staff to obtain continuing education credits for maintaining certifications/licensure and maintains all documentation related to continuing education.
• Oversees the review and evaluation of commercially produced instruction material to determine efficacy for the Kane System and recommends purchase of materials.
• Develops onboarding training plans as well as remediation plans as needed.
• Participates as a member of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committees as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of:
• Nursing and medical practices.
• Theory, principles, and practices of adult education.
• Staff development techniques.
• Supervisory principles and practices.
• Methods and procedures used in assessing employee and organizational training needs.
• Regulations and laws governing Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health, (DOH), Local regulatory agencies, OSHA)
• Relevant Nurse Practice Acts and Scopes of Practice.
• Skills in:
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Electronic health records
• Ability to:
• Work independently and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such actions.
• Organize, plan, and manage time effectively to complete assignments.
• Explain staff development goals and objectives.
• Deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Work beyond normal working hours, including weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and perform other common physical movements as needed for the position.

Residency and Veterans' Preference

Residency: Not required to live in Allegheny County
Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.