Ask the expert: Consider the department’s structure when writing job descriptions
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 3, 2009
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This week, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares best practices for writing staff development personnel job descriptions while considering the department's structure.
Q: What do we need to consider when writing job descriptions for our staff development personnel?
A: Qualifications for the staff development specialist depend on the role that he or she fulfills with an organization. Regardless of the role assumed, however, the most important qualification for a staff development specialist is excellence in program planning and implementation.
Consider the following questions when writing or revising job descriptions:
- Is the staff development department responsible for education throughout the organization or for a specific department?
- Is the staff development department a centralized or decentralized department?
- Do staff development specialists represent one or various clinical disciplines?
- Do staff development specialists have clinical backgrounds or are some of them coming from nondirect patient care backgrounds?
- To whom does the director/manager of staff development report?
These questions help clarify the responsibilities and organizational structure of the department. There is no single way of structuring a staff development department because there is no single delivery mechanism for training and continuing education.
Have a question for our experts? E-mail your queries to Senior Managing Editor Rebecca Hendren at rhendren@hcpro.com. See your name in print and find answers to your questions.
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