Director Of Staff Development

PACS

14d

About The Position

The Director Of Staff Development ensures adequate and appropriate staffing of the facility nursing department to meet residents’ needs based on budget, census, and facility administration direction. The position manages nursing staff schedules and staffing records, supports recruitment and orientation, coordinates staff development activities, and performs related administrative functions. The role has delegated administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for its assigned duties as Staffing Coordinator. The position works throughout the nursing service area, including drug rooms, nurses’ stations, and resident rooms. It involves frequent movement and interruptions, interaction with residents, staff, visitors, and government personnel, and communication with nursing personnel and other department directors. Work may extend beyond normal working hours, include weekends and holidays, and require temporary work in other positions or call-back during emergencies. The employee attends continuing education programs and may encounter injury hazards, infectious materials, hazardous chemicals, and environmental contaminants.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English, including reading technical procedures.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and personnel, and the general public.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to support and model teamwork, make independent decisions when circumstances warrant, and work harmoniously with others.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents.
Willingness to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
Ability to communicate information concerning a resident’s condition and not pose a direct threat to workplace health and safety.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the role.
Ability to function independently and demonstrate flexibility, personal integrity, and effectiveness with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
Must meet facility general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet.
May need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.
Availability to work beyond normal hours, weekends, and holidays; temporarily work in other positions when necessary; and respond to emergency call-backs.

Responsibilities

Maintain current contact information for resident-care employees and department managers, and maintain daily tardiness and absenteeism calendars.
Report excessive tardiness or absenteeism to the Director of Nursing Services (DNS) in accordance with facility policy.
Coordinate modified-duty scheduling with the Human Resource Director and DNS, following work restrictions and facility policy.
Complete nursing department employee records related to hiring, job reclassification, and discharge; assist employees with scheduling-related forms.
Prepare monthly nursing schedules, coordinate scheduling requests to ensure unit coverage, post work sheets and schedules, and coordinate variances with the DNS.
Assist with required reports and staffing information; respond to employee and applicant calls; coordinate interviews as appropriate; and ensure newly hired nursing staff have time cards and schedules before orientation.
Consult with nursing staff and supervisors about staffing and scheduling needs, address problem areas, and make written or oral reports and recommendations to the DNS.
Maintain effective working relationships across departments, carry out administrative functions promptly, assist in standardizing work methods, and review staffing- and scheduling-related complaints and grievances.
Protect access credentials and resident protected health information, and report suspected or known disclosure violations and unauthorized information-system access attempts.
Attend facility committee meetings as required; compile records and labor-issue reports for committee or DNS review; and implement committee recommendations as instructed.
Assist with CNA interviews when requested and with attendance and tardiness records for employee performance appraisals.
Verify new hires’ licenses or certifications and standing with state-approved agencies before orientation; maintain nursing staff certification and license records and confidential employee information.
Report suspected or known fraud to the Administrator and ensure unattended departmental computer workstations are logged off or protected by an automatic screen saver in accordance with facility policy.
Provide newly hired nursing personnel with orientation schedules, assign orientation staff, coordinate schedules with participating unit managers and staff, attend scheduled in-service training, and assist with education and orientation records.
Report unsafe conditions and defective equipment to a supervisor and follow safety procedures when operating office equipment.
Replenish nursing supervisory supplies, report supply or equipment needs, and keep work areas clean with equipment and supplies properly stored.
Report suspected or known fraud involving false billings, cost reports, kickbacks, or related matters.
Perform other related duties as needed to meet facility needs.