Nurse Trainer (PCN 1520)

Oakland Community Health Network•Troy, MI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Nurse Trainer will participate in the design, implementation, and evaluation of training curricula provided to direct support professionals and others working in behavioral health settings in Oakland and Macomb counties. Outcomes include the training of staff to improve the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, safe, individualized person/family-centered care. The Nurse Trainer will show a knowledge base that includes using a variety of adult teaching strategies, assessment, and evaluation methods.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, BSN, from an accredited college/university.
An active unrestricted Michigan registered nurse (R.N.) license.
At least 2 years of nursing experience as a registered nurse within the last 5 years immediately preceding the application, including teaching in a health care-related field or a job that requires common direct practice nursing competencies.
At least 1 year (1,600 hours total) of which must be in the provision of long-term care facility services. A long-term care facility is a state licensed nursing home, hospital long-term care unit, specialized residential home, county care facility, homes for the aged, assisted living facility, hospice, or other like provider type.
Must have completed a course in teaching adults or have experience in teaching adults.
Experience in staff development and/or training and an understanding of psychiatric diagnoses, the behavioral health service system, medication administration/processes, integrated healthcare and service needs required.
Ability to teach basic medical tasks to a continuum of learners including temperatures, blood pressures, medication administration (based on MD orders) and documentation, side effect monitoring, blood sugar monitoring, and others.
Must have available means of transportation to and from OCHN and for required offsite meetings or site visits.
Must be available for meetings and events which may occur outside of standard office hours.
Work performed primarily in an office environment.
The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with mental health/dual diagnosis, intellectual / developmental disabilities, community mental health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

With the training team, develop health-related courses for implementation within the network.
Provide education, training, and employee development classes related to healthy lifestyles, health care and nursing.
Ensure competency in Medications Administration, Basic Health, and other courses for direct support professionals working within our network.
Ensure curricula content meets various licensing and state guidelines for direct support professionals.
Ensure competency assessments, comprised of individualized appointments to evaluate return demonstrations for Basic Health and Medication Administration for each participant who successfully completes those trainings.
Provide consultation as needed/requested to providers regarding their conformance to health and medication training standards.
Other duties as assigned.