Job Description

Good Shepherd Home – Bethlehem is for individuals 18 years of age and older requiring residential nursing care. Primary diagnoses served include, but are not limited to, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, quadriplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and spina bifida. Each resident and his or her family are active participants in the development of a care plan.

Job summary:

• To ensure that clinical staff have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high-quality, competent, and safe care to residents.

Essential functions:

Assures learning needs of clinical associates

• Develops in-service programs in response to clinical needs and teaches staff according to current accepted standards of care/practice as well as Good Shepherd policy.
• Evaluates educational programs on content, technique, and instructional materials
• Develops and implements orientation plan for new associates, providing on-the-job supervised education as well as classroom instruction appropriate to assessed competency
• Coordinates the completion of mandatory in-service education according to state and federal regulations as well as Good Shepherd policy
• Plans, develops, and conducts orientation, preceptor and mentoring programs for employees
• Supervises the maintenance of in-service educational records
• Maintains a system to monitor compliance with attendance and competency achievement for associates which includes feedback to both staff and department heads
• Collaborates with clinical management teams to identify specific clinical education needs
• Participates in developing Best Practice Standards to assure patient safety and quality of care
• Works collaboratively to develop and implement QAPI programs
• Contributes to the development and revision of policies and procedures
• Oversees educational and documentation programs and software
• Develops and implements learning needs assessments to prioritize education offerings

Serves as an advanced practice nursing role model / ensures nursing operation

• Participates as an active member of the Nursing Management Team
• Completes rounding on nursing units in and effort to review clinical skills and monitor care delivery
• Participates in setting Best Practice standards to assure quality of care
• Maintains all aspects of HIPAA requirements
• Acts as a preceptor for new and current associates and students

Maintains professional / technical knowledge

• Reviews new educational and documentation programs and software
• Creates and develops course offerings unique to the Good Shepherd patient/resident population
• Shares knowledge and skills with staff regarding best practice
• Attends educational workshops, reviews professional publications, establishes personal networks, and participates in professional societies.

Complies with hospital and legal requirements

• Supports clinical practices that adhere to the organization's philosophy, goal, standards of care, and required governing regulations
• Contributes to the development and/or revision of policy that supports evidence-based practice, federal regulations as well as standards of care.

Contributes to team effort

• Promotes Good Shepherd by promoting the positive reputation of Good Shepherd.
• Responds to change in a consistent and positive manner.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required
• Master's Degree preferred

Work Experience

• 2-4 years of demonstrated clinical and teaching experience preferred

Licenses / Certifications

• Registered Nurse license required
• Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
• ACLS certification required
• Advanced nursing certification or completion within 2 years required
• CPR Trainer certification required

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