The facility needs to ensure competency of staff through education programs, maintain compliance with regulations, and provide quality resident care. This role is responsible for coordinating and implementing these critical functions.
Requirements
- Ability to read technical procedures.
- Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to solve practical problems.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Current Registered Nursing License (RN) or LVN/LVP License.
- Current CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Plan, conduct and document and/or coordinate all required Fire/Internal Disasters and External Mass Casualty Drills.
- Organize In Service education program for staff including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of education provided.
- Prepare an annual In Service schedule.
- Prepare and post a monthly In Service calendar.
- Maintain records of In Services as required by regulations.
- Plan and conduct meaningful In Service education programs according to requirements for nursing personnel and all facility staff to assure competency in and new skills, and as directed by Administrator.
- Coordinate infection control surveillance program.
Other
- Coordinate and participate in the recruiting and hiring of staff.
- Coordinate completion of and process employment related documentation.
- Coordinate payroll and employee benefit programs.
- Must be able to relate positively and favorably to residents and families to work cooperatively with other employees.
- Maintain neat, clean, well groomed, professional appearance.
