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Becoming a Staff-Development Leader in North Dakota

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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North Dakota

In North Dakota, the nurse who leads staff education and training is commonly known as a In-Service Coordinator / Staff Development 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 North Dakota (official details)
Commonly called
In-Service Coordinator / Staff Development Coordinator (CNA training program 'qualified instructor')
Keeping skills current
The nurse-aide chapter (NDAC 33-43-01) does not add annual in-service hours, so nursing facilities follow the federal 12 hrs/yr under 42 CFR 483.95. (ND's CNA registry renewal requires at least 8 hours of paid nursing/nursing-related service within 24 months — a work-currency requirement, not in-service education.) Confidence medium because the in-service hour figure rests on the federal floor rather than an explicit ND count.
Stepping into the role
State overlay that tracks the federal rule plus a teaching requirement: the 'qualified instructor' must be an RN with at least 2 years of nursing experience, at least 1 year in long-term care facility services, AND must have completed a course in teaching adults or have experience teaching adults or supervising nurse aides. In a facility-based program the director of nursing may provide general supervision but is prohibited from performing the actual training; other health-related professionals with ≥1 year of experience may supplement the instructor (NDAC 33-43-01-04(1)(a)).
Where to check the official rules
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — Health Facilities / Nurse Aide Registry (the nurse-aide program transferred from the ND Board of Nursing to the state Department of Health effective 7/1/2011)

General information to help you plan — not legal advice. Requirements can change, so confirm the specifics with your state’s licensing agency.
Sources: NDAC 33-43-01-04(1)(a) · NDAC 33-43-01-01(24) · NDCC ch. 23-44.

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