Director of Staff Development

Devonshire Care Center; Sterling (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Bonuses

Growth Opportunities

Health Benefits

Job summary

Devonshire Care Center in Colorado seeks a Director of Staff Development to lead orientation and ongoing education, ensuring staff deliver safe, compassionate care across all shifts. The role monitors nursing staff performance, directs the infection prevention program, and ensures compliance with state, federal and corporate standards while promoting growth, teamwork and professional excellence.

This leadership position emphasizes quality improvement, mentoring, and maintaining residents' rights

Qualifications

• 1-3 years' experience providing direct care to multiple patients/residents preferred
• Charge Nurse experience in Skilled Nursing environment desirable
• Supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates commitment to company's mission, values and standards of ethical behavior.
• Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers.
• Ensures that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect, and their rights are protected at all times.
• Respects and upholds all residents' personal and property rights whenever carrying out duties, including knocking before entering a resident's room.
• Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Utilizes regulations, policies, procedures and job descriptions to define, plan, implement and evaluate learning opportunities.
• Assesses learning needs of personnel in order to meet the needs of the resident, organization and employee

Skills

Supervisory experience

Charge Nurse experience

Education

RN license and nursing degree

Job description

Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

WHAT WE'RE ABOUT

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements:

• You care.
• RN License able to work in the state of Colorado

Director of Staff Development Perks:

• Generous Bonuses
• Growth Opportunities
• Health Benefits

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides necessary orientation, educational and learning opportunities within a supportive environment that will assist personnel in gaining knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to perform assigned duties safely and effectively. Monitors the activities of nursing personnel to ensure quality care that complies with state, federal and corporate standards. Directs the infection prevention and control program and its activities in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern such programs, and as may be directed by the Director of Nursing, to ensure that an effective infection prevention and control program is maintained at all times.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates commitment to company's mission, values and standards of ethical behavior.
• Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers. Provides assistance to co-workers and promotes teamwork by sharing information useful to achieving desired results.
• Ensures that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect, and their rights are protected at all times.
• Respects and upholds all residents' personal and property rights whenever carrying out duties, including knocking before entering a resident's room.
• Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Utilizes regulations, policies, procedures and job descriptions to define, plan, implement and evaluate learning opportunities.
• Assesses learning needs of personnel in order to meet the needs of the resident, organization and employee

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years' experience providing direct care to multiple patients/residents preferred; previous experience as Charge Nurse in Skilled Nursing environment desirable; supervisory experience preferred
• Nursing degree from accredited college or graduation from approved RN program required
• Current unencumbered license to practice as an RN in Colorado
• Current, valid CPR certification

BENEFITS

• Medical insurance with Rx benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision care
• Paid vacation