Becoming a Staff-Development Leader in New York
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.
New York
In New York, the nurse who leads staff education and training is commonly known as a Staff Development Coordinator / Nurse Aide Training Program Coordinator and Primary Instructor. It’s a valued, higher-responsibility role — and we can help you prepare for it and grow your long-term-care career.
New York has no distinct 'Director of Staff Development' credential — that title is unique to California. Under 10 NYCRR 415.26(d), a New York nursing home runs a DOH-approved Nurse Aide Training Program staffed by a Program Coordinator (an RN with ≥2 years of nursing-home experience plus adult-teaching competency) and a Primary Instructor (an RN with ≥1 year of nursing-home experience); the facility designates these RNs and DOH approves the program, not the person. Nurse aides must get at least 6 hours of in-service every 6 months (12 hrs/yr), meeting the federal floor of 42 CFR 483.95. To take on the role, a qualifying RN simply meets the regulation's experience/teaching criteria and is designated by the facility — there is no separate individual license or certificate to earn.
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Through our sister platform Draco Learning, you can build practical skills and earn a professional certificate of completion from New York — 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 New York 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 New York — 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: 10 NYCRR 415.26(d)(1) · 10 NYCRR 415.26(d)(8) · 10 NYCRR 415.26(d)(7).
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