RN Staff Development Coordinator/ Infection Prevention (SDC/IP)

Empire Care Centers; Douglasville (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglasville Center for Nursing and Healing in the Georgia area is seeking a Risk Manager/Staff Development Coordinator. The role combines risk management with staff development, ensuring regulatory compliance and ongoing staff education.

Responsibilities include investigations, policy communication, and leading risk/safety committee activities, plus ensuring reports and data handling meet standards.

Qualifications

• RN license is required and must be active.
• Infection prevention certification is required.
• Minimum 3 years in long-term care settings.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departments to improve patient care and staff development.
• Be a core management team member integrating nursing into operations.
• Provide staff training on risk management and performance improvement.
• Investigate patient or risk-management related concerns (abuse/neglect).
• Communicate new policies and procedures to staff.
• Coordinate and chair Risk Management/Safety Committee meetings.
• Support risk management activities and review data/reports.
• Provide standards on assessment techniques, data handling, and confidentiality.
• Ensure monthly risk management reporting; provide periodic updates.
• Review risk management policies annually.

Skills

Long-term care experience

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Infection Prevention Certified

Job description

Douglasville Center for Nursing and Healing is seeking a Risk Manager/Staff Development Coordinator for a great opportunity in the Douglasville, GA area

This role will function as both the Risk Manager and Staff Development Coordinator.

The Risk Manager’s responsibilities include the development, implementation, and management of the risk management program consistent with Georgia law and administrative rules.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with other departments and agencies regarding resources and services for improved patient care and staff development.
• Serve as a key member of the facility’s core management team and ensures effective integration of nursing services into overall hospital operations.
• Responsible for the provision, orientation, and training of staff members on Risk Management and Performance Improvement initiatives facility-wide.
• Conducts investigations into allegations or concerns of a patient or risk management-related issues, such as allegations of patient abuse or neglect.
• Assists with the communication of new policies and procedures to staff.
• Coordinates and chairs, attends, and participates in the facility's Risk Management /Safety Committee Meetings.
• Coordinates and provides support services for all Risk Management activities and reviews data and reports.
• Provides information and standards to staff in the following areas: Problem assessment techniques including criteria development, data retrieval and display, data analysis, and confidentiality of Performance Improvement data; Compliance with hospital, State, and Federal regulation and Joint Commission standards; revision and review of hospital policies and procedures as needed.
• Assures that Risk Management reports are completed monthly. Provides monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of Risk Management and Quality Assurance activities and data.
• Reviews and revises, as necessary, all policies and procedures related to risk management on an annual basis.

Some of the Staff Development Coordinator Responsibilities include:

• Ensures facility complies with regulatory requirements relating to staff credentialingand education.
• Provides services associated with ongoing professional development of staff at the facility.
• Conducts new employee orientation and coordinates competency completion.
• Ensures or delivers annual mandatory and continuing education for staff using internal or external resources according to state and federal regulations and company policy.
• Teaches certain in-house courses, such as the CNA training program, special care unit training, etc.
• Coordinates employee health program (immunizations, flu shots, physical exams, etc.)
• Monitors and ensures current licensure and certifications of facility staff
• Maintains employee education, training, and health files.

Job Requirements:

• Registered Nurse (RN) REQUIRED
• Infection Prevention Certified
• 3 plus years of long-term care experience