Pleasant View Educator Coordinator

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Collect and assess data and information related to education needs including identification of trends, issues and supporting data to determine a comprehensive education program for the nursing department including classroom, clinical experiences and learning technologies.
• Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive education programs to meet the ongoing competency and professional development needs of the nursing department and staff.
• Ensure all programs meet the Department of Nursing regulatory expectations and standards.
• Adhere to national and state education practice standards and stay abreast of current research into nursing education practice.
• Provide timely and continuous consultation to the Director of Nursing and Administrator for immediate educational needs and to enhance continuing education, professional development and mentorship opportunities.
• Develop and deliver/coordinate other educational programs as directed for RA/CNAs, CMAs, and Nurses (in-services, continuing education, specialty curricula).
• Keep organized records and documentation of all training conducted.
• Plan, develop and evaluate the Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program authorized by the State of Wisconsin.
• Manage student class schedules, online educational activity and ensure classroom and on the floor skills training is completed and in compliance with the State of Wisconsin.
• Schedule the students for certified testing upon completion of this course and maintain student records for seven years as mandated by the State of Wisconsin.
• Attend any out of the area conferences/education when requested to do so and in a timely manner share information that is learned, by inviting team members to a follow-up session.
• Represent PVNH in a positive and professional manner at all times; especially with all outside employees referred through the State of Wisconsin, and businesses.
• Conduct and evaluate all pre-employment physical assessments under the direction of the medical director to ensure all new employees are fit for duty.
• Make written and/or oral recommendations to the Director of Nursing concerning the operations of PVNH and assist the Director of Nursing with the planning/implementation process for achieving set goals of the nursing department.
• Meet attendance standards by arriving to work on time, work all scheduled shifts and extra shifts that are agreed to work and have an overall excellent attendance record.

Qualifications

• This position calls for a minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a registered nurse with a current unrestricted Wisconsin license, at least one (1) year experience in long term care and/or acute hospital care and a minimum of one (1) year nursing management experience.
• A registered nurse with a current unrestricted Wisconsin license.
• Ability to use functional reasoning development in performing duties within influence systems associated with supervising, managing, leading, teaching, directing and controlling.
• Ability to apply situational reasoning by exercising judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving the direction, control, and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
• Ability to sit approximately 2-3 hours, stand approximately 5-6 hours and walk approximately 4-5 hours or longer when needed.
• Ability to operate medical equipment, stoop, squat, bend, kneel, reach, twist, climb and balance approximately 1-33% and have hearing acuity, vision acuity far, vision acuity near, color vision and depth perception approximately 67-100% of the time working.
• Ability to use both right and left hands for repetitive actions such as grasping and turning, fine manipulation, and speed work.
• Ability to operate equipment and machinery requiring simple, periodic adjustments.
• Ability to move and guide material using simple tools.
• Ability to operate mechanical lifts, stethoscope, sphygmomanometer, and thermometers.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing semi-skilled movements in nursing practice.
• Ability to exert mildly heavy physical effort in moderate to heavy work in an eight-hour work day, including lifting/carrying (0-34 lbs. approximately 34-66%; 35-100+ lbs. approximately 1-33%).
• Ability to push/pull residents and other necessary items related to performing the CNA role (1-24lbs. approximately 34-66%; 25-100+ lbs. approximately 1-33%).
• Ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, forms, sounds, tastes, odors, textures associated with objects, materials, and ingredients.