RN Staff Development Nurse

Company: Kensington Healthcare Center
Location: Kensington
Posted on: April 4, 2025

Job Description:

Ideal position for a Registered Nurse with a background in Long Term Care and a passion for education!

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CommuniCare Health Services is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to serve as RN Staff Development Coordinator for Kensington Healthcare Center. If you want to share your nursing knowledge and abilities to help us build the most skilled, professional, and dedicated nursing team in the State of Maryland, then we are looking for YOU!

WHAT WE OFFER

Beyond our competitive wages and Paid Time Off, we offer all full-time employees a variety of benefit options including:

Life
LTD/STD
Medical, Dental, and Vision
401(k) Employer Match with Flexible Spending Accounts

CATCH THE SPIRIT!

When you join the CommuniCare family, you'll quickly catch the team spirit. Coworkers and residents become family, the workplace becomes a home, and a touch of spontaneity and fun keeps everyone smiling. Our core values promote an environment of respect, courtesy, and professional excellence where you can dedicate yourself to a career you love.

Do you have what it takes to be our next RN Staff Development Coordinator?

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Must possess a current license as a RN in the state where the center is located.
Prior work/life experiences, preferably in a healthcare setting.
Maintain "Train The Trainer" certificate for STNA training
Prior experience in staff development in long term care desirable.
Prior supervisory experience, preferably in a long-term care center.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As RN Staff Development Coordinator, you will:

Coordinate/conduct Nurse Aide training classes and testing and maintain all required documentation.
Develop materials, manuals, and teaching aides and maintain resource library
Coordinate annual State-mandated inservicing for all employees
Coordinate State-mandated training hours for all STNA's
Participate in QI meetings to ensure staff training in identified areas of weakness.
Develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program.
Conduct/coordinate skills testing.

THE COMMUNICARE COMMITMENT

A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, "to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through this effort we create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another.

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