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.
Looking for the in-service training requirements rather than the role? See our nursing-home in-service requirements by state.
District of Columbia
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.
The District of Columbia does NOT define a distinct 'Director of Staff Development' credential. The DC Board of Nursing regulates certified nurse aides and their training under 17 DCMR Chapter 96. The person who leads a training program is the RN 'Program Coordinator' (unencumbered DC RN license, 2 years' FTE RN experience with clinical experience in the setting, plus a Board orientation), and instructors must be a DC RN or LPN with 2 years of recent direct-care experience and an adult-teaching background — but these are reviewed as part of PROGRAM approval, not issued as a personal DSD certificate. Notably, DC is stricter than the federal norm on the aide side: CNAs must complete 24 hours of in-service/CE every 2 years (including LGBTQ cultural-competency training) to renew, on top of the facility's federal 12-hour annual in-service.
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Through our sister platform Draco Learning, you can build practical skills and earn a professional certificate of completion from District of Columbia — our online courses are open to nurses and care staff in all 50 states:
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The in-service topics a surveyor expects are set by federal law, so they are the same in District of Columbia as everywhere else. Our in-service library covers all of them — 186 ready-to-teach lessons, each with a lesson plan, handout, quiz, speaker notes and slides — for $99.
How the role works in District of Columbia — official details
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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