Nurse Educator LPN or RN

Nurse Educator LPN or RN (CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO)

Brookside Inn, a 5-star skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Castle Rock, is seeking a compassionate and conscientious full-time Nurse Educator to join our team of qualified individuals. We are looking for a professional who is committed to the highest standards of integrity, quality care, and respect for our residents.

Rate of Pay

$95,000- $102,000 annually depending on experience and licensure

Benefits

• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) with $0 premiums for employee only
• Optional Supplemental Benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• 401k after 90 days of employment,
• Referral bonus opportunity

How to Apply

• Complete an application for employment at bsisnf.com or email Erika Turner at education@bsisnf.com and request a pdf copy of the application.
• This position will remain open until the position has been filled. The estimated application deadline date is 8/1/2025.

Qualifications

• Current, active, unencumbered Colorado RN or LPN License (required)
• CPR certification upon hire. CPR certification must remain current during employment.
• Eligible to participate in federally funded health care programs.
• A minimum of 3 years long-term care experience
• Previous teaching/staff development experience (preferred)
• Extensive knowledge of current standards of practice and the rules, regulations, and laws related to the long-term care industry. The ability to teach this knowledge to others.

• Strong presentation skills.
• Excellent leadership and management skills.
• Possess the ability to determine competency-based education needs
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan and implement general orientation and clinical orientation for new hires and existing staff
• Complete and keep record of annual competencies for all clinical staff by coordinating clinical orientations and skills fairs
• Utilize online learning platform to conduct and track of nursing department competencies
• Plan, implement, direct and evaluate the education program in the facility based on identified resident needs, nursing assistant needs, other staff needs, and federal, state and local regulations.
• Evaluate resident and staff needs and provide the administrator and human resources with comprehensive recommendations concerning the educational needs of the nursing staff.
• Collaborate with Vice President of Operations and HR to plan an annual schedule of education programs.
• Plan, schedule and post monthly calendar of education programs in a timely manner.
• Maintain current education records of classes conducted, attendance and clinical performance of each nursing assistant.
• Supervise and evaluate nursing staff conformance to facility policies, procedures and regulations.
• Supervise classroom and clinical activities of nursing staff.
• Continually assess the education program to assure implementation of the approved program.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner.
• Consistently work cooperatively with all staff, consultants, community agencies, and ancillary service personnel.
• Assume Quality Assurance duties as assigned.
• Participates in nursing department on-call rotation as scheduled.
• Functions as charge nurse and/or medication/treatment nurse as needed.
• Participates in managerial oversight of the dining room to identify opportunity for education regarding resident dignity, nutritional/fluid intakes, infection control, and teamwork.
• Conducts nursing/environmental/safety surveillance rounds, reports findings to the appropriate staff managers, and facilitates appropriate staff education to resolve potential/actual concerns.
• Interpret and implement established facility policies, procedures and regulations for nursing staff.
• Other duties as assigned.