Staffing Skills for Successful Administrators

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-SSSA-R1

Hours: 2

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 7/31/2023

Learning Objectives:
Write an accurate job description based on a job analysis and identification of ideal characteristics.
Identify ways to recruit potential candidates.
Discuss how to interview potential candidates, including acceptable and unacceptable employment inquiries.
List what is important to include in an employee orientation.
Discuss the methods for delivering training materials, including ways to improve retention of the material.
Discuss what factors motivate employees.
Name some ideas you can do to motivate your staff to be the best they can be.
Explain steps that should be followed when providing an employee with a performance correction.
Discuss recommendations to follow when terminating an employee for performance and non-performance related reasons.

Instructor: Cynthia McDaniel, MSN, RN

Cynthia McDaniel MSN RN, is a nurse and administrative consultant in long term care. She is the CEO of ElderWise Inc, a senior living consulting and education group. Cynthia has worked as a nurse consultant for the States of Oregon and Washington,  a geriatric care manager, a regional director of clinical operations for a senior living company, and an assistant professor at Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing. Her research in assisted living focused on the characteristics of residents in assisted living communities and the role of the nurse in assisted living. Cynthia holds a Master's of Science in Nursing from Gonzaga University in nursing education. She is a Fellow of the Sigma Theta Tau/John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy.  Disclosure: Cynthia McDaniel, MSN, RN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.