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POSITION TITLE:
- The Staff Development Asst. / CNA job description will provide the scope of the position for the facility.
- Occupational Exposure: Category I
- Department: Nursing
- Reports to: Director of Staff Development
- FLSA: Non- exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Staff Development, the Staff Development Assistant/CNA will be responsible for planning, managing, and communicating staffing schedules for CNAs, assist with creating PCC accounts and train CNAs to use PCC. They will also coordinate and schedule resident transportation for appointments and perform individually assigned care activities for the chronically ill and technologically dependent residents based on established resident care policies and procedures. Participates in resident care as an active member of the healthcare delivery team. Specific areas of responsibility include monitoring of resident vital signs, providing resident hygiene and comfort measures, assisting with medical procedures and fulfilling nutritional and grooming needs. Provides general direct nursing care to assigned residents.
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Clinical Manager
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
1. Licensure/Certification:
- a. Current California Certified Nursing Assistant Certification
- b. Current BCLS certification
2. Experience:
- a. Requires at least six months prior C.N.A. experience in an acute, sub-acute, or skilled nursing care facility.
- b. Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatments and providing related bedside patient care services, as permitted by state regulation.
- c. Knowledge of basic medical asepsis and standard precautions.
- d. Willing to work rotating shifts and different units.
- e. Ability to contribute to a patient-centered environment
- f. Proficient with Microsoft office, excel, word, outlook and PowerPoint
3. Language Skills:
a. Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual.
b. Must be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language.
4. Mathematical Skills:
a. Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. .
PERFORMS RELATED DUTIES:
1. Interacts with customers, families, visitors, center and Reliant subsidiary personnel;
2. Carries out other tasks as requested in situations where hands-on intervention/participation may be required.
SPECIFIC EDUCATION/VOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- 1. Successful completion of a state approved certified nursing assistant program.
- 2. A minimum of a high school education or high school equivalency diploma is preferred.
- 3. 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 physical needs.
- 4. 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.
- 5. Basic knowledge of computer use or willingness to learn.
- 6. Must attend a minimum of 12 hours continuing education programs provided by the center in order to maintain certification.
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Plans, manages, and coordinates staff schedules.
- a. Communicates the schedule to CNA Staff, and makes proper adjustments when receiving call offs
- b. Receives and coordinates vacation/sick requests with Payroll.
2. Creates user accounts for Point Click Care and provides PCC training for CNAs.
3. Provides patient care in a manner conducive to safety and comfort. Patient care includes, but is not limited to:
- a. Assists patient with or performs Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and ADL audits;
- b. Ensures adherence to shower schedules;
- c. Obtains and records Vital Signs and weights per policy;
- d. Assists patients with ambulation and transfers;
- e. Positions patients in correct body alignment in and out of bed;
- f. Applies adaptive equipment as ordered;
- g. Cares for personal belongings;
- h. Assists physician and/or licensed nurse with treatments and procedures as needed.
- 4. Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds.
- 5. Schedule transportation for patient appointments and accompanies patients when transported outside the center for appointments as requested.
- 6. Ensures patients are ready for scheduled rehab therapy and transports patients to rehab area.
- 7. Notifies licensed nurse if patient identification is missing.
- 8. Participates in the care planning process and implements care according to care plan.
- 9. Performs skin care treatments, as permitted by state regulation.
- 10. Applies simple clean dressings, slings, stockings, and support bandages, under direction of the licensed nurse, as permitted by state regulation.
- 11. Feeds or assists patients with meals and provides additional nourishment and hydration per care plan.
- 12. Records patient's oral intake and output.
- 13. Uses electronic medical record according to the Business Processes, if applicable.
- 14. Answers call light or bell promptly, delivers messages, cleans areas of spillage or accidents.
- 15. Uses Standard precautions when caring for all patients. Adheres to Contact and/or Droplet Precautions as indicated.
- 16. Participates in the orientation of new nursing assistants.
- 17. Reports changes in patient's condition, patient/family concerns or complaints to charge nurse and/or supervisor.
- 18. Collects and bags soiled linen and delivers to dirty linen area.
- 19. Obtains clean linens and supplies from supply areas, cleans utility rooms, kitchen areas and all other nursing areas, as assigned.
- 20. Cleans patient equipment as assigned.
- 21. Transfers patient's belongings and equipment as directed, and assists with postmortem care.
- 22. Assists with patient discharge as requested.
- 23. Assists with the orientation of newly hired CNAs
- 24. Promotes a culture of safety to ensure a healthy practice and living environment.
- 25. Collaborates and coordinates with other departments to provide timely effective care consistent with individual’s needs, choices and preferences.
- 26. Contributes to an environment that is respectful, team-oriented, and responsive to the concerns of staff, patients and families
- 27. Participates in quality improvement activities as requested.
- 28. Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI) at all times.
- 29. Stays and works beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements and/or needs of patients.
- 30. Performs other duties as requested.
POSITION TITLE:
- The Staff Development Asst. / CNA job description will provide the scope of the position for the facility.
- Occupational Exposure: Category I
- Department: Nursing
- Reports to: Director of Staff Development
- FLSA: Non- exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Staff Development, the Staff Development Assistant/CNA will be responsible for planning, managing, and communicating staffing schedules for CNAs, assist with creating PCC accounts and train CNAs to use PCC. They will also coordinate and schedule resident transportation for appointments and perform individually assigned care activities for the chronically ill and technologically dependent residents based on established resident care policies and procedures. Participates in resident care as an active member of the healthcare delivery team. Specific areas of responsibility include monitoring of resident vital signs, providing resident hygiene and comfort measures, assisting with medical procedures and fulfilling nutritional and grooming needs. Provides general direct nursing care to assigned residents.
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Clinical Manager
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
1. Licensure/Certification:
- a. Current California Certified Nursing Assistant Certification
- b. Current BCLS certification
2. Experience:
- a. Requires at least six months prior C.N.A. experience in an acute, sub-acute, or skilled nursing care facility.
- b. Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatments and providing related bedside patient care services, as permitted by state regulation.
- c. Knowledge of basic medical asepsis and standard precautions.
- d. Willing to work rotating shifts and different units.
- e. Ability to contribute to a patient-centered environment
- f. Proficient with Microsoft office, excel, word, outlook and PowerPoint
3. Language Skills:
a. Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual.
b. Must be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language.
4. Mathematical Skills:
a. Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. .
PERFORMS RELATED DUTIES:
1. Interacts with customers, families, visitors, center and Reliant subsidiary personnel;
2. Carries out other tasks as requested in situations where hands-on intervention/participation may be required.
SPECIFIC EDUCATION/VOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- 1. Successful completion of a state approved certified nursing assistant program.
- 2. A minimum of a high school education or high school equivalency diploma is preferred.
- 3. 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 physical needs.
- 4. 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.
- 5. Basic knowledge of computer use or willingness to learn.
- 6. Must attend a minimum of 12 hours continuing education programs provided by the center in order to maintain certification.
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Plans, manages, and coordinates staff schedules.
- a. Communicates the schedule to CNA Staff, and makes proper adjustments when receiving call offs
- b. Receives and coordinates vacation/sick requests with Payroll.
2. Creates user accounts for Point Click Care and provides PCC training for CNAs.
3. Provides patient care in a manner conducive to safety and comfort. Patient care includes, but is not limited to:
- a. Assists patient with or performs Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and ADL audits;
- b. Ensures adherence to shower schedules;
- c. Obtains and records Vital Signs and weights per policy;
- d. Assists patients with ambulation and transfers;
- e. Positions patients in correct body alignment in and out of bed;
- f. Applies adaptive equipment as ordered;
- g. Cares for personal belongings;
- h. Assists physician and/or licensed nurse with treatments and procedures as needed.
- 4. Makes both occupied and unoccupied beds.
- 5. Schedule transportation for patient appointments and accompanies patients when transported outside the center for appointments as requested.
- 6. Ensures patients are ready for scheduled rehab therapy and transports patients to rehab area.
- 7. Notifies licensed nurse if patient identification is missing.
- 8. Participates in the care planning process and implements care according to care plan.
- 9. Performs skin care treatments, as permitted by state regulation.
- 10. Applies simple clean dressings, slings, stockings, and support bandages, under direction of the licensed nurse, as permitted by state regulation.
- 11. Feeds or assists patients with meals and provides additional nourishment and hydration per care plan.
- 12. Records patient's oral intake and output.
- 13. Uses electronic medical record according to the Business Processes, if applicable.
- 14. Answers call light or bell promptly, delivers messages, cleans areas of spillage or accidents.
- 15. Uses Standard precautions when caring for all patients. Adheres to Contact and/or Droplet Precautions as indicated.
- 16. Participates in the orientation of new nursing assistants.
- 17. Reports changes in patient's condition, patient/family concerns or complaints to charge nurse and/or supervisor.
- 18. Collects and bags soiled linen and delivers to dirty linen area.
- 19. Obtains clean linens and supplies from supply areas, cleans utility rooms, kitchen areas and all other nursing areas, as assigned.
- 20. Cleans patient equipment as assigned.
- 21. Transfers patient's belongings and equipment as directed, and assists with postmortem care.
- 22. Assists with patient discharge as requested.
- 23. Assists with the orientation of newly hired CNAs
- 24. Promotes a culture of safety to ensure a healthy practice and living environment.
- 25. Collaborates and coordinates with other departments to provide timely effective care consistent with individual’s needs, choices and preferences.
- 26. Contributes to an environment that is respectful, team-oriented, and responsive to the concerns of staff, patients and families
- 27. Participates in quality improvement activities as requested.
- 28. Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI) at all times.
- 29. Stays and works beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements and/or needs of patients.
- 30. Performs other duties as requested.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of staff development jobs.
- Registered Nurse licensure or equivalent clinical credential in the relevant care setting
- Minimum of three to five years of staff education or clinical training experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of CMS, Joint Commission, or state survey regulatory standards
- Experience designing and delivering competency assessments and new-hire orientation programs
- Proficiency with learning management systems and electronic health record platforms
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, education, healthcare administration, or a related field
Tips for Your Director of Staff Development Job Search
Tailor your resume to compliance metrics
Directors of staff development are hired to keep organizations survey-ready, so your resume should quantify compliance outcomes: deficiency-free survey cycles, reduced turnover tied to onboarding programs, or training completion rates. Generic learning-and-development bullets won't stand out in this field.
Highlight your regulatory knowledge explicitly
Job postings for this role almost always list state-specific or federal regulatory frameworks, such as CMS requirements or Joint Commission standards. Name the exact regulations you've trained staff on, because hiring managers scan for those terms before reading anything else.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of staff development openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by care setting carefully
The competencies for this role differ meaningfully between skilled nursing facilities, acute-care hospitals, and home health agencies. Customize your application materials for each setting rather than submitting one generic version, since hiring panels look for setting-specific experience.
Prepare a portfolio of training programs you built
Bring evidence to interviews, not just descriptions. A one-page summary of a new-hire orientation redesign, a skills fair you organized, or a competency-based curriculum you developed signals that you can produce results, not just manage schedules.
Negotiate scope before discussing anything else
In final-round conversations, clarify the size of the staff population you'll train, reporting structure, and budget authority before moving to other terms. Misalignment on scope is the most common reason directors of staff development leave within their first year.
Director of Staff Development Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of staff developments?
The companies hiring the most director of staff developments right now include californian, Ballard Center, and Germantown Home, with the largest share of openings in California, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Large post-acute and senior living networks tend to post the highest volume because each facility within a system often maintains its own staff development function.
How many director of staff development jobs are remote?
About 0% of director of staff development openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on clinical oversight this role typically requires. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include corporate training design, e-learning curriculum development, and multi-site systems roles where travel between facilities substitutes for a fixed on-site schedule.
How do you become a director of staff development?
Most people move into this role after several years as a staff educator, clinical educator, or charge nurse, often after completing a bachelor's degree in nursing or a health-related field. Building experience running orientation programs, completing any state-required staff development coordinator certification, and demonstrating familiarity with regulatory survey processes are the most reliable steps toward qualifying for director-level postings.
Can you get hired as a director of staff development without direct experience in the role?
You can get hired without the exact title if you have closely adjacent experience such as charge nursing with training responsibilities, infection control coordination, or quality assurance work that required educating clinical staff. Employers in settings facing high turnover or survey pressure are especially open to candidates who can show concrete results from training initiatives they led, even if the role was not formally called staff development.
What does the director of staff development interview process look like?
The interview process typically begins with a screening call from HR focused on licensure, regulatory knowledge, and availability, followed by a panel interview with the administrator, director of nursing, and sometimes department heads. Final-round conversations often include a practical component such as presenting a sample orientation plan or walking through how you would respond to a training-related survey deficiency.
Where can I find and apply to director of staff development jobs?
You can find and apply to director of staff development jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and care-setting background, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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