RN Health Care Trainer

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Salary Range: $75,000–$85,000

About the role

Initiates the academics, skills, and testing components of the Nurse Aide Training / Home Health Aide Training Program (NAT / HHA) and other health care training programs. The Registered NAT Trainer works with participants of LifeStream’s publicly and privately funded training programs and LifeStream’s employees to maintain regulations, deliver updated and current health information, and instruct in a manner that achieves the optimal level of knowledge trainees need to perform in the health care and human services field.

The position is an essential part of LifeStream’s Nursing team. The RN NAT Trainer assists in coordinating and implementing the NAT / HHA curriculum for the professionally licensed school, researches, develops, and implements health care-related trainings, maintains required licensure of programs and instructors, and updates, conducts, and coordinates classes for LifeStream staff, DTA recipients, and members of the community.

The RN NAT Trainer is responsible for the day-to-day administration and delivery of the Nurse Aide Training/Home Health Aide (NAT/HHA) Program and collaborates with the RN Manager of Clinical Education to ensure the successful delivery of all nursing education programs. The RN NAT Trainer reports directly to the RN Manager of Clinical Education, who provides supervision, performance management, and oversight of the position.

Responsibilities

• Function as the primary training program contact for LifeStream’s Nurse Aide Training / Home Health Aide Training Program and a secondary contact for LifeStream’s MAP program.
• Serve as the Primary Instructor with the Division of Public Licensure for the LifeStream NAT / HHA Program.
• Create, update, present, and deliver curriculum associated with LifeStream’s NAT / HHA program, including the academic, practical, and clinical portions to achieve registry status.
• Deliver curriculum of the health care programs to participants of DTA, LifeStream staff, and the community.
• Create, update, and present the Nurse Aide Training / Home Health Aide Training Program with coordination of testing by D&S Diversified Technologies, the Division of Occupational Schools, and the Department of Public Health NAT regulations.
• Act as the primary contact person for all appropriate local, state, and federal licensing entities to ensure compliance with guidelines and requirements for health-related training, including clinical sites.
• Work with program participants to maintain regulations, deliver updated and current health information, and instruct in a manner that achieves the optimal level of knowledge students need to perform in the health care or human services field.
• Develop, initiate, and deliver the academic and skills curriculum for the Nurse Aide Training / Home Health Aide Training Program to LifeStream staff, and provide tutoring as needed for support.
• Coordinate scheduling, organize, and oversee testing of the NAT Program and Medication Administration for LifeStream and the area communities as a site for evaluation by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts testing vendor.
• Prepare students for state testing and successful completion of the program.
• Proctor testing on an as-needed basis.
• Initiate paperwork for finances associated with outside training programs and process invoicing for private-pay students.
• Maintain records and upkeep documentation for the program.