NURSING PROGRAM SPECIALIST - SD - 50556024

State of FloridaOrlando, FL
$71,021Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served the U.S. Our skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a fantastic work culture. This position is in the Career Service system.

Requirements

  • Licensed in Florida as a Registered Professional Nurse
  • Current CPR certification
  • Must have excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word and Excel)
  • Must be willing and able to work weekends and holidays as needed
  • Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not limited to, a Level II background check and drug test

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in a long-term health care environment (assisted living facility, nursing home, skilled nursing facility)
  • Experience in staff development / staff education
  • Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

  • Develop, coordinate and monitor facility orientation
  • Lead the nursing assistant training program; and continuing education program, including preparation of comprehensive curriculum, pre-testing and post-testing materials, scheduling, and recordkeeping requirements
  • Identify, analyze, and provide training for individualized needs identified as a result of post-test/performance monitoring
  • Arrange and conduct orientation classes for all newly hired personnel
  • Maintain current certification in Basic Life Support, and perform this skill when necessary
  • Research and development of regularly updated resource guide of professional training opportunities available to facility personnel
  • Perform all duties assigned in a cooperative, effective, timely and professional manner
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing

Benefits

  • Excellent retirement package
  • Optional deferred compensation plan
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid sick leave
  • Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day
  • Tuition waiver available for State Universities and Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester)
  • Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program (up to $4,000 per year for a maximum of four years)
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