Staff Development Nurse

Fusion Healthcare; South Hadley (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fusion Healthcare in Massachusetts seeks a Staff Development Educator to act as practitioner, consultant, educator and facilitator for nursing staff. You will lead orientation, assess learning needs, and implement clinical education across departments.

Responsibilities include infection control oversight, PCC implementation education, and ongoing competency evaluation. The role requires strong teaching skills and flexibility to support shifts in a long-term care setting.

Qualifications

• RN with active licensure by the State Board of Nursing.
• Minimum three years full-time nursing experience.
• Minimum two years in long-term care with supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience teaching adults.
• BSN preferred.
• Flexibility to work evenings/nights.
• Able to read, write, and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Supports orientation and safety training for all staff.
• Develops education programs in response to staff needs.
• Performs rounds to identify educational needs and ensure follow-through.
• Manages infection control and employee health oversight.
• Educates staff in PCC application to nursing process.
• Assumes nursing department coverage in absence of DON/ADON.
• Maintains in-service records and coordinates mandatory in-services.

Skills

RN license

Adult education

Infection control

Nursing orientation

Program development

Education

Active RN license (MA)

BSN preferred

Tools

PCC (Point Click Care)

Job description

Position:

The Staff Development Educator functions as a practitioner, consultant, educator and facilitator for all nursing staff focusing on the following areas:

Licensed Nursing & CNA Orientation, competencies evaluation and maintenance, infection control (including employee health), and clinical PCC implementation. Key to this role is identification of staff learning needs followed by implementation and evaluation of progress.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

Orientation:

Supports general orientation by providing safety training as per the Welcome program for all employees and department specific orientation for nursing staff, surpervises and monitors nursing employees throughout their individualized orientation period, provides oversight of the nursing orientation and mentoring program for all licensed nursing staff, provides oversight of the CNA orientation and mentoring program for all CNA staff;

Nurse Education:

Develops education programs in response to staff needs and teaches staff current accepted patient care and center practices;

Performs rounds on units to:

Review clinical issues and monitor/observe to identify care delivery/clinical skills educational needs; assist nurses in identifying change in resident condition and implementing apropriate follow through; identify clinical educational needs of nursing staff; provide education through demonstration and return demonstration for specific skills/procedures; maintains in-service records on all nursing employees; directs implementation of nursing policies and procedures; oversees and coordinates the implementation and education for all nursing programs and facilitates the connection with appropriate Area and Corporate nursing resources (e.g., Wound Specialists, etc); developes an annual nursing education calander to include State/Ferderal mandatory in-services;

Competency Evaluation & Maintenance:

Assists in evaluation or performance of new nursing personnel; performs annual competency testing and evlauation; clinically appraises nursing staff performance to identify areas for education;

Infection Control & Employee Health:

Provides oversight of the Center's Infection Control program; provides oversight to Employee Health program to include: administering and tracking of PPD and Hepatitis vaccine for all employees; administering and tracking influenza immunizations for all employees; serving as the responsible person for employees who become injured during hours when the Staff Development Educator is present; ensuring that an Initial Health Survey is completed for all new employees;

Clinical Point Click Care (PCC) Implementation:

Educates nursing staff in the application of PCC to the nursing process;

Other:

Assumes responsibilities for Nursing Department in absence of Director of Nursing/Assistant DON, functions as nursing administrative on-call, as scheduled; stays and works beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirments and/or needs of patients; enhances nursing practice by attending all mandated in-service programs and other Bear Mountain and outside professional education programs; performs other duties as requested.

Specific Educational/Vocational Requirements:

The Nursing Development Educator must be an RN graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current registered nurse licensure by the State Board of Nursing. A minimum of three years full-time or equivalent nursing experience is required and a minimum of two years of nursing experience in long-term care nursing with one year in a management/administrative or supervisory capacity is preferred. Previous experience teaching adults is recommended. Must be able to work flexible hours in order to meet with employees working evening and night shifts. Graduate of an approved school of nursing required; BSN preferred.

This position requires that the employee is able to read, write, speak and understand the spoken English language to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our patients and visitors at the work site when responding to their medical and pyhsical needs.

Must provide verification of TST (tuberculin skin test) as required by state law and in accordance with Company policy. TSTs will be administered at the work site if required.