Make a Real Difference: Join the Diversicare Family as an Education & Training Manager!

At Diversicare, we're more than just a company – we're a passionate community dedicated to caregiving excellence. If you're driven by a desire to make a difference in the lives of patients and residents, then we invite you to be part of our extraordinary team.

Why Choose Diversicare:

• We're Proudly Agency-Free: Unlike other companies, we believe in building a direct connection with our team members, fostering trust, respect, and collaboration.
• Compassion-Driven Culture: At Diversicare, we value trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation, and strong communication skills. We're committed to creating a warm, caring, safe, and professional environment for both our customers and our team.
• Competitive Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, vacation, holiday, and sick time, long and short-term disability, and much more.
• Room for Growth: Join a dynamic environment where you can grow in your career and make a lasting impact on the healthcare industry.
• Meaningful Mission: Our mission is to "Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations." A mission we truly live and breathe.
• Core Values: We are guided by five core values - Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork, and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

Education, Training & Competency

• Assess ongoing education and training needs for nursing and clinical departments and develop appropriate learning plans.
• Coordinate and conduct clinical new hire orientation for nursing staff, including policies, procedures, and resident care standards.
• Plan, schedule, and deliver required in-services, competencies, and refresher training.
• Provide hands-on instruction, demonstrations, and one-on-one coaching to reinforce safe and effective practices.
• Utilize varied adult-learning methods including presentations, demonstrations, multimedia tools, and external speakers as appropriate.
• Follow up with employees at established intervals to assess performance and additional training needs.

Compliance, Safety & Quality

• Maintain accurate documentation of orientation, competencies, and in-service education in accordance with regulatory and facility requirements.
• Monitor safe work practices and collaborate with the Safety Committee to support corrective and preventive actions.
• Remain current on standards of practice through communication with regulatory agencies such as the Health Department and CDC.
• Administer, manage, and monitor learning management and compliance systems (e.g., Silverchair).
• Support Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives related to education and competency.

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Support (Non-Strategic)

• Support select recruiting activities for nursing and clinical roles by providing input related to training readiness and competency requirements.
• Participate in interview panels or candidate evaluations as requested to assess clinical skill fit and onboarding needs.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership and Human Resources to communicate training expectations during the hiring process.

Communication & Collaboration

• Communicate education needs, scheduling, and resource considerations to the Director of Nursing.
• Provide input regarding education-related budget needs.
• Educate staff on new or revised procedures, equipment, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain effective communication with residents, families, and interdisciplinary team members.

Additional Duties

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.

• Registered Nurse required 
• Experience in skilled nursing or long-term care strongly preferred.
• Teaching, education, or staff development experience preferred.
• Strong communication, presentation, and instructional skills.
• Demonstrated aRobinbility to work collaboratively across nursing, HR, and leadership teams.