Staff Development Specialist

General Description Under general supervision, performs full-performance work in planning, organizing, coordinating, and conducting training for new employee orientation, annual training and workshops. Will coordinate, schedule, and develop training programs and or conduct training sessions. Conduct needs assessments to determine agency training needs, develops assessment mechanism, gathers, and consolidates data, develops summaries of training needs and provides comments and recommendations. Review and recommend or compile and compose materials used in training activities, programs, and video products. Participates in the planning and delivery of code blue drill process and completes reports. Coordinate the hospital's online annual training program. Obtain facilities and equipment necessary for conducting training sessions. maintain necessary training documentation records and prepare evaluations. Performs related duties as required. Mandatory overtime may be required per operational needs for the hospital. This is a tobacco free campus. Pre-employment drug screening is required. Applicants selected must successfully complete a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable causes as set forth in agency and bureau policies. Applicants selected must successfully complete a background check.

0512P01324, 0512P00884

Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Licensure/Certifications None.

Experience None.

Substitution Information: Additional experience may substitute for required education based on a year-for-year basis or as determined by the Office of Shared Administration Equivalency Chart.

About The Organization William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital, located in Weston, West Virginia, is a 200-bed acute psychiatric care facility owned and operated by the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities. William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital holds accreditation from The Joint Commission and certification by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). The hospital offers a wide range of services to patients either committed to the hospital through civil commitment or, in the case of forensic patients, ordered through the judicial system. Through ongoing collaboration with West Virginia University’s Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, a variety of medical and clinical professionals partner with the hospital’s own staff to work diligently with patients to achieve a smooth transition back to the community after discharge.