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Becoming a Staff-Development Leader in District of Columbia

Every skilled nursing facility needs a nurse to lead its orientation and in-service education, and the core skills are the same across the country. We help you build them — with professional, certificate-bearing online courses available to nurses and care staff in all 50 states. In California the role is called Director of Staff Development; elsewhere it’s a Staff Development Coordinator, In-Service Coordinator or Nurse Educator.

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In District of Columbia, the nurse who leads staff education and training is commonly known as a Staff Development Coordinator / In-Service Coordinator. It’s a valued, higher-responsibility role — and we can help you prepare for it and grow your long-term-care career.

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How the role works in District of Columbia (official details)
Commonly called
Staff Development Coordinator / In-Service Coordinator (facility title); the regulated NATCEP role is the RN 'Program Coordinator'
Keeping skills current
Exceeds the plain federal model at the AIDE level: to renew CNA certification (every 2 years) the aide must complete 24 hours of in-service training or continuing education relevant to nurse-aide functions, including 2 hours of LGBTQ cultural-competency training and at least 10% in DC public-health-priority topics (17 DCMR 9607.1(b)). The facility-provided federal 12-hours-per-year in-service under nursing-home licensing still applies on top of this.
Stepping into the role
State overlay (17 DCMR 9627): the training-program COORDINATOR must be an RN with a current unencumbered DC license and at least 2 years of full-time-equivalent RN experience with clinical experience in the practice setting being coordinated, and must have institutional/administrative authority and attend a Board-sponsored orientation. Each INSTRUCTOR must be a DC-licensed RN or LPN with at least 2 years of direct-patient-care experience in the 5 years preceding, and have completed a course in teaching adults (or have experience teaching adults and supervising nursing assistants). Clinical instructor-to-trainee ratio may not exceed 1:8.
Where to check the official rules
District of Columbia Board of Nursing (within the DC Department of Health / DC Health)

General information to help you plan — not legal advice. Requirements can change, so confirm the specifics with your state’s licensing agency.
Sources: 17 DCMR ch. 96 · 17 DCMR 9627.5-9627.8 · 17 DCMR 9607.1.

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