Staff Development, RN

Company: Masconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Location: Topsfield
Posted on: April 9, 2025

Job Description:

Masconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

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POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for ensuring that mandated in-service training is completed by all staff on an annual basis and for ensuring that all newly hired staff members receive an adequate orientation to the facility.

TITLE: Staff Development

POSITION REQUIREMENTS - Education / Experience

Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse licensed in the State of Massachusetts.

Minimum of one year of education or experience in geriatric nursing or rehabilitation preferred.

CPR certified.

Ability to read, write, and comprehend English; ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Fluent knowledge of the MS Office suite and other office equipment.

Ability to work hours as scheduled based on the requirements of the position assignment.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

1. Follows all health, sanitary, and infection control policies and maintains established standards of practice set forth by the facility's administration and Nursing policies and procedures.

2. Understands and upholds responsibilities concerning safety, accident, and fire prevention.

3. Understands and upholds the Resident's Bill of Rights and holds all resident information confidential.

4. Follow and comply with all State and Federal regulations as well as established Personnel Policies and Procedures.

5. Maintain all pertinent records in a timely, efficient, and confidential manner.

6. Project a professional image always.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assumes full responsibility for in-service training and orientation of all facility staff and maintains appropriate records.

2. Act as facility champion for Healthcare Academy (or other similar software) which the facility utilizes for staff education/competencies, etc.

3. Assures competency of all nursing staff throughout their 90-day probationary period.

4. Meets with new nursing staff and preceptors at regular intervals throughout orientation as well as prior to being released to the unit after orientation.

5. Ensures the completion of skills sheets and that they are properly maintained in their personnel file.

6. Maintains competency testing records on all staff.

7. Provides education to staff as needed and for identified areas of need.

8. Records and updates listing of employee participation at in-services. Coordinates with all department heads to ensure employee participation in mandated in-services.

9. Administers PPD and Hepatitis B Vaccine when new staff members are hired. Administers PPDs annually to all staff. Maintains appropriate documentation.

10. Prepares, schedules, and updates monthly and annual calendars of in-service topics including mandated requirements. Secures appropriate and qualified trainers as necessary.

11. Performs competency testing of all nursing employees. Assists other department heads with competency testing of their staff.

12. Maintain all annual Life Safety/Fire Safety in-service records for all employees.

13. Coordinate, Implement, and Organize the new hire orientation program according to all state regulations and facility requirements.

14. Manages the Preceptor Program and assesses, implements, and evaluates the program on an ongoing basis to meet the training needs of the facility staff.

15. Assumes any duties that are assigned by the DNS to provide optimal quality resident care.

16. Attends meetings as assigned by the DNS. Conducts ongoing needs assessment of the facility and schedules educational programs as needed.

17. Performs other related duties and attends meetings as may be deemed necessary by the Supervisor / Administrator and or Director.

18. Participates in the facility on-call rotation schedule.

Assumes duty of the charge nurse role as required. Maintains knowledge of the charge nurse role as well as proficiency with the Electronic Health Record

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