Childbirth Educator - Family Birthing Services

General Summary

Develops, coordinates and presents childbirth education programs for the community.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides accurate information about the physiology, psychology, and sociology of pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and early parenthood.
• Provides skills to assist women and their support persons to cope with pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and early parenthood.
• Acts as a facilitator who helps couples better understand and value their experience as they transition into parenthood.
• Provides an avenue for communication between the pregnant women and other members of the health care team.
• Serves as an advocate for pregnant women, their partners and infants.
• Communicates accurate information about pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, and early parenthood in a clear, concise, understandable manner
• Serves as a resource to the community by developing and planning programs in response to identified needs.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through advanced/continuing education to maintain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and competencies.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Travel Requirements:

• Estimated Amount: - Travel may be required

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• Diploma Program in Nursing Required or
• Associates Degree Required

Work Experience:

• 1 year In OB specialty (labor and delivery, maternity, NICU). Required
• Experience as an educator in a health related field/organization. Preferred

Licenses:

• Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Preferred and
• Heartsaver CPR/AED Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of adult and childhood educational principles.
• Strong communications skills.