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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.

North Dakota does not define a distinct 'DSD' credential (that is a California-specific title). Under NDAC 33-43-01-04, the CNA training program must run under a 'qualified instructor' — an RN with ≥2 years of nursing experience, ≥1 year in long-term care, who has also completed a course in (or has experience) teaching adults or supervising aides; the director of nursing may give general supervision but is barred from doing the actual training, and other health professionals with a year of experience may supplement. The nurse-aide rules are administered by ND Health and Human Services and add no annual in-service hours beyond the federal 12/year (42 CFR 483.95). A qualifying RN takes on the role by meeting those criteria and being designated by a facility whose program the Department has approved — there is no separate personal credential to apply for.

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The in-service topics a surveyor expects are set by federal law, so they are the same in North Dakota 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.

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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')
State credential
No distinct state credential — the facility designates the role.
Keeping skills current (in-service)
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.
Qualifying for 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)).
State approval & process
No separate personal state credential or approval to hold the role. The Department approves the training program (approval not to exceed 2 years); the facility designates a qualifying RN as the instructor.
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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