Program Director Duties

  • Provides general supervision of the NATP in compliance with ARSD 20:48:18
  • Selects qualified primary nurse instructor(s), who are: 
    • Licensed as an RN or LPN in SD or have a privilege to practice in SD
    • Have two years of clinical licensed nursing experience
    • Have one year of licensed nursing experience in a SNF
    • Have experience instructing adult students or completed a training course on adult instruction, and
    • Not employed as the Director of Nursing in the SNF
  • Prohibits enrollment of students who have findings of and convictions for emotional and psychological abuse, neglect, exploitation, or physical abuse
  • Creates and maintain an environment conducive to teaching and learning:
  • Uses classrooms, skills labs, and equipment in the number and size to provide a safe and effective learning environment for the number of students enrolled
  • Uses licensed nurses to directly supervise students in the skills lab
  • Ensures that the training program meets the curriculum requirements in § 20:48:18:09
  • Ensures any supplemental personnel who assist with teaching the program have one year of experience in the content area of expertise; and are not employed as the Director of Nursing in the SNF
  • Selects qualified RNs to administer the skills evaluation, who: 
    • Are licensed as an RN in SD or have a privilege to practice in SD
    • Have a one year of clinical experience caring for older adults or chronically ill of any age
    • Not employed as the Director of Nursing in the SNF
  • Ensures that a student is competent to perform a nursing task prior to the student performing the task on a client/resident without direct supervision
  • Ensures a licensed nurse is in the immediate area and available to supervise the student when the student is providing client care
  • Verifies a student's completion of the NATP to the board
  • If a student will be applying to be registered as a CNA, submit the student's four Skills Evaluation Checklist Forms to the board:
    • The student must demonstrate the skills to an RN Skills Evaluator  
    • The Board will provide the Program Director access to the forms that must be submitted
    • The RN Skills Evaluator may evaluate the student during NATP or at the end of the NATP 
  • Coordinate the student's completion of the CNA knowledge exam
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