Childbirth Educator RN-Perinatal Education Casual

The Childbirth Educator RN reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide prenatal education to expectant parents. This will primarily be done in a formal structured group classroom or virtual setting but may also be conducted in a one-to one less formal interaction. This position requires a high-level individual with excellent presentation skills a clinical background in labor and delivery as well as other maternal/newborn areas and the fluidity and savvy to assess and monitor the culture and tone of each class responding seamlessly to changing group dynamics to provide the optimal education experience.

Responsibilities:

• Provides childbirth preparation and other related prenatal education to expectant couples in a classroom setting via an NM provided curriculum.
• Works with department leadership team to review and update class curriculum to reflect changing clinical practice recommendations.
• Identifies learning needs and provides individualized instruction based on the needs of the group. Evaluates the effectiveness of the teaching intervention and adjusts the teaching accordingly.
• Utilizes and projects an empowerment model that fosters positive health decision making and self-management of diseases and conditions.
• In collaboration with other department colleagues and NMH staff assists in planning implementing and evaluating womens health programs for the community.
• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint and audio visual devices such as a laptop.
• Special projects as identified or assigned.

Qualifications :

Required :

• Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois
• Bachelors of Science Nursing
• Must be one of the following: BLS instructor per American Heart Association Certified Childbirth Educator Certified Breast Feeding Counselor or International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
• At least 1 year of labor and delivery staff RN experience or postpartum nursing experience depending on area of program focus for the department

Preferred:

• At least 1 year of group teaching experience

Additional Information :

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and at times internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and we follow all local state and federal laws including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position however all employment decisions will be made by a person. 

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical emotional and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.

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If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed:  Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time