Curriculum Development Specialist

**American Association of Post\-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN)** TITLE: **Curriculum Development Specialist** DEPARTMENT: Education and Certification Strategy (ECS) REPORTS TO: Director of Education and Certification Strategy CLASSIFICATION: Fulltime, Exempt SUPERVISES: None The Curriculum Development Specialists of AAPACN are an integral part of how the Association maintains value and offers important member benefits. Through the curriculum, resources, and products they create and maintain, these individuals support the strategic direction of the Association to become a trusted resource of accurate, timely, and invaluable information about the current post\-acute care environment and profession. A Curriculum Development (CD) Specialist coordinates with the rest of the Education and Certification Strategy team and other departments of the Association to deliver the timely release of new products, updates of existing content, and appropriate responses to quality assurance needs. This position is primarily responsible for supporting the nursing home administrator, Director of Nursing Services (DNS) programs and similar skilled nursing facility manager roles. **GENERAL REQUIREMENTS** The ideal candidate is passionate about the post\-acute care profession and educating others in the field. This individual is a recognized subject matter expert in long\-term care in the following areas including survey/regulatory\-related requirements, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI), clinical and budgetary operations, the resident assessment instrument (RAI), MDS processes, Medicare, quality measures, Five Star Quality Rating System, leadership development, building a positive and save organization culture, and other post\-acute subject matter that impacts the interdisciplinary team. They thrive on staying on top of industry changes and translating that into useful and highly valued member resources. A CD Specialist is creative and excited to present new ideas for member resources and products. They are comfortable with managing a large, ever\-changing task and priority list, dictated by the regulatory changes shared by CMS. **Decision\-making:** This individual is responsible for utilizing their subject matter expertise and analysis of trends in the field or evidence\-based research to identify member needs and business opportunities. This position works with the executive team to determine strategies for implementation and collaboratively make recommendations on the Association’s future course of action. All decisions made in this position are of a high level and impact the future success of the Association. **Complexity:** This position requires highly experienced analysis and judgment. Experienced judgment is needed in determining/predicting future trends and recommending changes to the Association’s content to incorporate this analysis. Problem\-solving includes recommending outcomes that affect policy, operations, staffing, expenses, and