Nurse Practice Educator/Staff Development Coordinator
Company: Genesis Healthcare
Location: Farmington
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
$10,000 SignSign-onus Available Apply today to learn
more!Working under the direction of the Director of Nursing or RN
designee, the LPN Nurse Practice Educator functions as a
practitioner, consultant, educator, and facilitator for all nursing
staff focusing on the following areas: Nurse Orientation, Nurse
Education, Competencies Evaluation and Maintenance except RNs,
Infection Control (including Employee Health), and Clinical PCC
implementation.Key to this role is identification of staff learning
needs followed by implementation and evaluation of
programs.RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:1. Orientation:1.1
Supports general orientation by providing safety training as per
the Welcome Program for all employees and department specific
orientation for nursing staff.1.2 Monitors nursing employees
throughout their individualized orientation period.1.3 Provides
oversight of the nursing orientation and mentoring program for all
licensed nursing staff.1.4 Provides oversight of the CNA
orientation and mentoring program for all CNA staff.2. Nurse
Education:2.1 Implements education programs in response to staff
needs and teaches staff current accepted patient care and center
practices;2.2 Performs rounds on units to:2.2.1 Review clinical
issues and monitor/observe to identify care delivery/clinical
skills educational needs;2.2.2 Assist nurses in identifying change
in resident condition and implementing appropriate follow
through;2.2.3 Identify clinical educational needs of nursing
staff;2.2.4 Provide education through demonstration and return
demonstration for specific skills/procedures.2.3 Maintains
in-service records on all nursing employees;2.4 Directs
implementation of nursing policies and procedures;2.5 Oversees and
coordinates the implementation and education for all nursing
programs and facilitates the connection with appropriate Area and
Corporate nursing resources (e.g., Wound Specialists, etc.)2.6
Develops an annual nursing education calendar to include
State/Federal mandatory in-services;2.7 Coordinates and teaches
Nurse Aide courses, where applicable;3. Competency Evaluation and
Maintenance (with exception of RNs):3.1 Assists in evaluation of
performance of new nursing personnel;3.2 Performs annual competency
testing and evaluation;3.3 Clinically appraises nursing staff
performance to identify areas for education;4. Infection Control
and Employee Health:4.1 Provides oversight of the Center's
Infection Control program;4.2 Provides oversight to Employee Health
Program to include:4.2.1 Administering and tracking of PPD and
Hepatitis vaccine for all employees;4.2.2 Administering and
tracking of influenza immunizations for all employees;4.3 Serving
as the responsible person for employees who become injured during
hours when the NPE is present;4.4 Ensuring that an Initial Health
Survey is completed for all new Employees.5. Clinical Point Click
Care (PCC) Implementation:5.1 Educates nursing staff in the
application of PCC to the nursing process;6. Enhances nursing
practice by attending all mandated in-service programs and other
GHC and outside professional education programs;7. Functions as
nursing administrative on-call, as scheduled;8. Stays and works
beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing
requirements and/or needs of patients;9. Performs other duties as
requested.COMPLIANCE:1. Complies with applicable legal
requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not
limited to those within the Compliance and Ethics Program,
Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act and HIPAA.2.
Participates in required orientation and training programs.3.
Promptly reports concerns and suspected incidences of
non-compliance to supervisor, Compliance Liaison or to the
Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline.4. Cooperates with
monitoring and audit functions and investigations.5. Participates,
as requested, in quality assurance and process improvement
activities.NPELRequirements:SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS: 1. The LPN Nursing Practice Educator must be a
graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current licensure
by the State Board of Nursing. 2. A minimum of three years of
full-time or equivalent nursing experience is required and a
minimum of two years of nursing experience in long-term care
nursing with one year in a management/administrative or supervisory
capacity is preferred. 3. Previous experience teaching adults is
recommended. 4. Must be able to work flexible hours to meet with
employees working evening and night shifts. 5. This position
requires that the employee can read, write, speak, and understand
the spoken English language to ensure the safety and well-being of
our patients and visitors at the work site when responding to their
medical and physical needs. 6. Must verify TST (tuberculin skin
test) as required by state law and by Company policy. TSTs will be
administered at the work site if required.Indeed Compensation:
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