KNAT Coordinator

Full-time, 12-month on-site position at Hazard Community & Technical College, Hazard Campus. FLSA exempt; standard hours 37.5 per week.

About the role

Hazard Community and Technical College is accepting applications for the KNAT Coordinator position. The KNAT Coordinator will provide leadership support and services for the regional Nurse Aide (MNA/KMA) programs. The KNAT Coordinator will be the point person providing regional support to long-term care facilities, schools, instructors, and students with timely completion of reports. The KNAT Coordinator will enforce, ensure, and monitor compliance of all federal and state regulations/guidelines working at the local and system level.

Responsibilities

• Provides regional management and oversight of MNA/KMA programs, courses, instructors, and testing including advisory committee and regional webpages.
• Maintains training and testing records, oversees clinical rotation needs, manages clinical Memorandums of Agreement, reporting, ordering of equipment, and additional duties as needed.
• Manages instruction of MNA/KMA courses, including teaching courses, scheduling/overseeing MOI and MOI Train the Trainer courses for qualified nurses, developing class schedules, recruiting, supervising, and training instructors.
• Conducts evaluation of instructors and verifies compliance of faculty and staff.
• Serves as a resource to long-term care facilities, secondary partners, nurse aides, and nurse aide instructors with questions concerning the Medicaid Nurse Aide and Kentucky Medication Aide programs.
• Attends and serves on system meetings, committees, trainings, etc.

Requirements

• Must be a registered nurse with an unencumbered KY Nursing or multi-state license.
• Minimum of two (2) years RN experience, at least one (1) of which shall be in the provision of long-term care facility services (hospice/home health/long-term care) as defined by 907 KAR 1.450 and listed on a submitted CV or resume.
• If hired, the candidate will need to complete a 16-hour Method of Instruction.

Benefits

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family.
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents.
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match.
• Vacation and sick time.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• 9.5 paid holidays.
• 2 weeks institutional closing pay (last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions.
• Employee Assistance Program.