Director of Staff Development

DIRECTOR OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Compensation: $90,000 - $95,000 plus a 15% bonus potential!

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• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with guaranteed company match!
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), Flex Holidays, and 6 Paid holidays per year for full-time staff.
• $2,000 per year in Tuition Assistance for full-time employees and robust Talent Development Program – we help you accelerate your career!
• Wellness program with the opportunity to earn a discount on your benefit premiums!
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• Beautiful work environment
• Onsite Employee Gym & MORE

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Director of Staff Development & Infection Control plans and implements orientation, educational programs and infection control training in the health center per State and Federal guidelines. Management responsibility includes the hiring, scheduling, performance management, daily supervision in conjunction with the shift charge nurses, coaching and counseling of CNAs/RNAs for skilled nursing. The DSD/IC conducts health center orientation and maintains the compliance of employee records per State and Federal requirements.

Principal Duties:
Orientation & Continuing Education

• Identifies, plans, implements, directs, and evaluates the orientation and educational programs within the facility based on identified patient and staff needs as well as State and Federal regulations.
• Provides the Administrator and department heads with a yearly outline of the facility educational programs planned, and monthly calendars of specific in-service programs scheduled.
• Supports Director of Nursing in overseeing the provision of care by licensed and non-licensed nursing staff to ensure that quality resident care is consistently provided and maintained.

• Provides continuing education designed to improve and/or maintain skills of both licensed and non-licensed nursing staff.
• Conducts and provides oversight of orientation and skills checklist for nursing staff.

• Organizes a skills competency fair, at a minimum of once per year.
• Includes “STAR” values in orientation and serves as a role model. Utilizes leadership skills to promote a team spirit among the nursing staff and other facility personnel.
• Knowledgeable of all State and Federal regulations pertaining to skilled nursing facilities. Prepares the facility for successful surveys.
• Assists with developing, writing, and implementing policies and procedures in accordance with State and Federal guidelines and the facility’s standard of practice for resident care and nursing departmental duties and responsibilities.

Infection Control

• Serves as the facility’s lead “Certified Infection Preventionist (CIP)” and dedicates approximately 20 hours a week to this role. The remaining FT hours are assigned to an additional Infection Preventionist (IP) designee under the direction of the DSD/IC. Initial infection control training requires minimum of 14 hours within 90 days of hire and 10 hours annually.

• The DSD/IC is required to have a plan in place for infection prevention quality control and ensure all HCP receive infection prevention and control training on an annual basis and as needed.
• Design/Development/Implementation of health center infection control program

Key Infection Prevention functions include but not limited to:

• Infection Control Program Management (surveillance, policies and procedures, etc)
• Regulatory Standards Compliance (testing, reporting, observation adherence, etc)
• Occupational Health (immunizations, exposure management)
• Quality Improvement

• The DSD will follow all local, state and federal guidance as updated by these entities, including reporting, HCP education, management of outbreaks and preventative measures.
• Monitors potential hazards within the facility to prevent, identify, and control infection.
• Maintains surveillance reports on a weekly basis and tabulates information on a monthly basis.
• Implements and maintains an antibiotic stewardship program.
• Monitors antibiotic usage for appropriate utilization in accordance with “current clinical standards of practice”.
• Reports at minimum quarterly to the facility Quality Improvement Committee, and monthly or as