Director of staff development (DSD)

Indian Canyon Post Acute is now hiring an experienced LVN to be Director of Staff. ICPACC is a 99-bed skilled nursing facility located in Yucca Valley, CA. We are interested in an experienced or motivated LVN to help lead our team.Development (DSD).We are looking for an experienced Director of Staff Development with an LVN License in the State of California to provide his or her leadership skills, and be responsible for orientation, in-service education and a Certification Training Program (if applicable) for the nurse assistants as required by Title 22 regulations. Job Duties: The Director of Staff Development (DSD) is responsible for

Director of Staff Development (DSD) Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in a SNF preferably a Skilled Nursing Facility environment.
• Licensed as a Vocational Nurse in California
• Active DSD Certification
• Employee must possess strong organization and multitasking skills
• Must be able to manage employee files
• Must be able to ensure that employee licenses and certifications are current

Primary Director of Staff Development (DSD) Responsibilities:

• Complies with the facility’s attendance policy requiring regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
• Confirms the validity of certificates for all CNAs, LVNs, RNs, RNAs, and RTs hired.
• Assures certificates contain all required information.
• Notifies all nursing staff of expired documents and renewals
• Ensures schedule coverage for called-in absences
• Maintains facility’s personnel records per Title 22, Section 72533, (a), (b), and (c): ensuring files are up-to-date, orderly, and kept locked in a secure file cabinet
• Processes documentation (performance reviews and disciplinary actions) and terminations of CNAs: responsibilities do not include actual employee relations, e.g., performance correction, termination, etc
• Assisting all new employees with their new hire paperwork
• Prepares/obtains and files lesson plans for all facility employee-training programs
• Maintains a current schedule of all students and outside instructors who may be in the facility doing clinical training. Reviews all such students’ records for history and physical and criminal screening
• Ensures all nursing assistants complete DHS required orientation training during the first 40 hours of employment
• Completes an orientation Skills Return Demonstration checklist on all new NAs and CNA showing they are competent to perform all direct patient care tasks. Retains appropriate documentation of completion in personnel files
• Provides skill training to new staff in any deficient area noted before allowing the nursing assistant to perform the task with a resident
• Plans and delivers all staff in-service addressing 10 mandatory topics annually using facility consultants where appropriate (See OCR Title 22, Chp. 3, 72517)
• Schedules and delivers at least 24 hours of CNA in-service training annually to all shifts
• Creates and distributes a monthly calendar of when in-service training will be available
• Makes regular checks for competency of CNA skills performance, positive regard for residents, and developmental needs of direct care staff, and conducts a mini in-service immediately, if necessary
• Retains, for four years, attendance records for all CNAs present at in-service classes. Makes available records of all classes attended when requested by a CAN for certificate renewal
• Provides resources for licensed staff in-service in clinical skills development

Other Director of Staff Development (DSD) Responsibilities:

• Prepares applications, for approval by DHS for DSD’s, Orientation, in-service, Continuing Education, and CNA Certification Training
• Prepares/submits DHS renewal applications
• Provides program change information to DHS, when appropriate, within 30 days of the change
• Performs daily rounds in facility to assess and identify resident problems/needs. Conducts staff in- services, when needed, to abate known problems
• Attends stand-up daily
• Participates in the plan of correction after the DON and QA surveys
• Participates in the internal quality assurance surveys
• Performs other duties or functions as assigned by the DON and/or Administrator and/or DON
• Supervises DSD Assistant if applicable

We are located at:Indian Canyon Post Acute- 57333 Joshua Ln Yucca Valley, CA 92284Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Shift time: Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm (flexible)
• Job Type: Full-time

COVID-19 considerations:We have Personal Protective Equipment to protect all our staff and patients to the fullest.

Must have a valid active LVN license and DSD certificate

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