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Maplewood Senior Living · 16 hours ago

Staff Development Coordinator - RN

West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$90K/yr - $100K/yr

3+ years exp

Maplewood Senior Living is a leading operator of premier senior living communities dedicated to excellence in care. The Staff Development Coordinator is responsible for coordinating educational programs for nursing staff, ensuring compliance with quality patient care standards, and supporting the development of staff through training and performance assessments.

Health Care

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Provide outstanding customer experience for residents and their loved ones, as well as other visitors to the community

Coordinates orientation of all new employees in the Nursing Department. This includes the responsibility of ensuring that each employee file is intact before and after orientation, and that each health profile is maintained and accurate

Facilitates the completion of required educational components of employees of other departments as well as volunteers. These components include but are not necessarily limited to: Resident rights, resident abuse, fire and safety, and infection control. Ensures mandatory in-services are scheduled, held, and tracked

Identifies educational needs through coordination of annual evaluations of staff. Completes ongoing assessment of staff performance and educational needs arising from resident conditions and treatment needs, with consideration to new policy and procedures

Develops a monthly calendar of educational programs based on facility specific identified needs as well as mandatory programs in house as well as outside of the facility

Coordinates provision of in-service programming from consultant and contracting agencies

Collects infection tracking sheets from unit managers and completes monthly infection control surveillance report. Identify trends, review with clinical team and submit report for lab services to do a clinical analysis. Present monthly at safety meeting and quarterly report meeting for QA committee

Tracks and reports vaccine compliance for staff and residents, i.e.: Flu, Pneumonia, Covid-19

Determines open positions in the nursing department with scheduler

Interviews and hires applicant for nursing departments

Creates a file for all hires and provides to HR

Completes and documents orientation for new hires

Documents plan of care for resident wounds i.e. treatments and progress towards goals

Reviews and analyzes incident/accident data and identify opportunities for improvement

Assists DNS with investigations, i.e.: grievances, allegations of abuse

Reviews clinical process related to acute transfers and identifies areas for improvement and collaborate with nursing management team to promote continued use of the INTERACT program to reduce acute transfers

Tracks and analyzes medication errors to identify educational needs and opportunities for improvement

Assists DNS with research, creation, implementation and assessment of policies and procedures

Participates in the implementation of the ABIQIS QA program as directed by the DNS

Provides guidelines for management of residents with dementia, suicidal residents, residents who may injure others, and residents who are terminally ill according to their plan of care. Act as a resource to secure information regarding plans of care as needed

Facilitates new employees’ inclusion in team by providing introduction to fellow C.N.A’s, nurses and members of other departments

Acquaints with residents through introductions and provides guidance as to where necessary data relative to resident’s care is located — utilize C.N.A resident care Kardex and care plan as guidance DAILY

Orients new C.N.A’s to location of supplies

Emphasizes importance of TEAM approach and ensures resident safety, rights, and dignity are maintained

Completes and documents orientation for new hires

Provides feedback to Supervisor/Unit Manager regarding new employee’s performance at the end of week 1 orientation. If significant concerns arise prior to that time, report immediately

Complete orientation check list, have orient sign and deliver to SDC for inclusion in personnel file

Complete employee evaluation and submit to SDC at end of orientation period

Reinforces data provided on Day 1 of orientation and continues to reinforce at all times, i.e. use of gait belts, universal precautions, documentation of ADL flow sheet, Intake and Output, BM list and weight recordings

Attends monthly meetings to identify house issues and concerns

Acts as a facilitator to peers, i.e. communicate new policies, in-services, and system changes

Attends weekly care plan meetings as able

Organizes DAILY safety rounds and effective communication from shift to shift

Follows emergency procedures

Understands the safety practices and procedures

Communicates effectively with supervisor and other staff

Advise supervisor and appropriate manager in any changes in physical and mental health of resident immediately

Qualification

Registered Nurse LicenseWound Care ExperienceInfection Control AnalysisCPR CertificationLTC Regulations KnowledgeCustomer ServiceCommunication SkillsTeamwork