**Overview**
**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.
**Responsibilities**
**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.
**Qualifications**
+ 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.
**Job ID** _2026-66581_
**Type** _Regular Full-Time_
**Location Name** _Diversicare of Tupelo, LLC_
**_Address_** _2273 South Eason Blvd_
**_Location_** _US-MS-Tupelo_
Job #NLX290552388