Job Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

The Prenatal Education Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Prenatal Education Coordinator works in collaboration with the Manager of Labor & Delivery in the hiring, training, and ongoing professional development of prenatal education staff. He/she assists the Manager in administrative functions and assumes the duties and responsibilities of a prenatal educator as needed. The Prenatal Education Coordinator serves as a role model for all educators in all aspects of professional and leadership activities in support of the standards and guidelines related to staff development put forth by the State of Illinois, the American Nurses' Credentialing Center and the National Nursing and Staff Development Organization.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains visibility within departments and divisions to which the clinical educators are assigned in order to effectively promote positive collaboration/communication with unit/division leadership staff.
• Investigates internal and external customer complaints and follows up appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Enhances professional growth and development of Clinical Education staff by supporting in-services, meetings/educational programs, and departmental performance improvement activities, and by utilizing resource materials and publications.
• Assumes responsibility for all aspects of prenatal education classes to include assessment, design, development and evaluation.
• Schedules and coordinates prenatal education courses and maintains instructor schedules.
• Solves scheduling conflicts and maintains an excellent relationship with registration staff.
• Performs ongoing community needs assessment to determine type, number, frequency, and location of classes; provides quarterly report to manager of Labor & Delivery.
• Coordinates and supervises orientation and training of new instructors & conducts 90 day & annual evaluation of all prenatal education instructors.
• Participates in marketing efforts of prenatal education classes through promotional fliers, direct mailers, physician office visits and other community outreach efforts.
• Maintains content expertise by reviewing the current literature, attending seminars and conferences, joining professional organizations and keeps up to date with changes in practice in the Labor & Delivery unit.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Education.
• Current Illinois Registered nurse.
• Educational Instruction experience.
• CPR - Basic Life Support.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Nursing or Education.
• Supervisory Experience.
• IBCLC certification.
• Childbirth educator certification.

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. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): 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 at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.