Director of Staff Development (DSD) - Willow Springs
Palm Desert, California
You'll plan and run education programs so clinical staff stay competent.
- Eligibility
- Long-term care
Posted Jul 27
- Unit and setting
- Long Term Care Willow Springs provides both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care services.Short-term rehab and long-term care
- License
- RN license Current California RN or LVN license in good standing.Current California RN or LVN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current California RN or LVN license Current California RN or LVN license in good standing. Check your license
- Certification
- California DSD certification Current California DSD Certification required.
- Also asks
- Staff education and competency development skills Skilled in staff education, training, and competency development.
- Also asks
- Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills Strong organizational, communication, and leadership abilities.
Preferred
- Also asks
- Knowledge of long-term care regulations Knowledge of state and federal long-term care regulations preferred.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most California staff postingsCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $70k/yr to $197k/yr, the middle half $95k/yr to $152k/yr, across 4,561 postings.
- Pay reviews
- Pay set by experience (DOE) Salary: $73,000 - $80,000 annually, DOE
Benefits
- Competitive salary: $73,000 - $80,000 annually DOE
- Supportive leadership team
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
- Collaborative and positive work environment
- Meaningful opportunity to impact resident care and staff success
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- New-hire orientation Coordinate and conduct orientation programs for newly hired staff.
- Day to day
- Clinical education and in-service training Develop, implement, and monitor ongoing clinical education and in-service training programs.
- Day to day
- Survey preparation Assist with survey preparation and regulatory compliance activities.
- Day to day
- Education and certification records Maintain accurate education, certification, and training records.
- Day to day
- Quality improvement initiatives Support quality improvement initiatives and best clinical practices.
- Day to day
- Identifying training needs with facility leadership Collaborate with facility leadership to identify training needs and opportunities for staff development.
- Details
- New management Under new management, we are committed to creating a positive workplace culture
The workplace
You would step into Desert Springs Post Acute on Country Club Drive in Palm Desert as part of a PACS skilled-nursing and post-acute team that covers short-term rehab and long-term care. The RN Supervisor role on the board is part-time;…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Director of Staff Development (DSD) at Willow Springs Healthcare Center in Palm Desert, CA. Responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing educational programs to ensure clinical staff maintain the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to provide high-quality patient care. Role includes regulatory compliance, onboarding, ongoing training, and workforce development. Willow Springs provides both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care services.
What's around it?
Palm Desert, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,778/mo
- Household income
- $77,513/yr, all local households, not nurse pay