Becoming a Staff-Development Leader in Nevada
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.
Nevada
In Nevada, the nurse who leads staff education and training is commonly known as a Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor, and Nevada recognizes a distinct Nursing Assistant Instructor (iCNA) — Nevada State Board of Nursing Certificate of Approval (this is a CNA-training/competency instructor credential, NOT a California-style Director of Staff Development) credential. It’s a valued, higher-responsibility role — and we can help you prepare for it and grow your long-term-care career.
Nevada does not have a California-style DSD, but it is the outlier of this group: you cannot teach or run a CNA training/competency course without a Nevada State Board of Nursing 'Nursing Assistant Instructor' (iCNA) certificate. That certificate requires an unencumbered Nevada RN license, at least three years of nursing experience (with elderly/chronically-ill and long-term-care experience), and a Board-approved Train-the-Trainer course, and it is applied for and renewed through the Board's Nurse Portal. Facility in-service education itself is coordinated under the Director of Nursing and follows the federal 12-hours-per-year floor, while CNAs renew their own certification with 24 CE hours every two years.
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Through our sister platform Draco Learning, you can build practical skills and earn a professional certificate of completion from Nevada — 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 Nevada 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 Nevada — 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: Nev. Rev. Stat. 632.2856 · Nev. Admin. Code 632.775 · Nev. Admin. Code 632.721-632.805.
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