Primary Function:

Under the supervision of the Parent and Family Education Coordinator, the Childbirth Educator develops, implements and evaluates the patient education programs for the Women’s and Children’s Service population

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meets all standards of the Patient Satisfaction Initiative Criteria in order to make Jefferson Abington Hospital the hospital of choice for Patients and Employees
• Conducts group educational sessions for expectant women, their support person and families to meet their learning needs related to labor, delivery, recovery and post-partum, including newborn care and feeding
• Interacts with expectant women, their support person and families to ensure individual learning needs are met
• Prepares and provides educational materials throughout childbirth and parenting education class sessions to facilitate learning
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all health care team members to facilitate an efficient and effective childbirth and parenting education program
• Functions as a member of the healthcare team to meet or exceed customer expectations
• Performs other related duties and requests as assigned

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years’ RN experience Mother/Baby or Obstetric nursing required
• Demonstrated expertise in clinical nursing practice
• Demonstrated experience in planning, implementing and evaluating teaching/leaning experiences

Education and Training:

• BSN preferred, RN required
• Graduate of approved nursing program. Continuing Education in area of expertise

License Certification and Registration:

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required
• BLS Certification through American Heart Assoc required
• Certification as a Childbirth Educator preferred

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates ability to communicate approximately and effectively

*Must be able to work weekends*

Since this position will require the selected candidate to engage in regular contact with children in the form of care, guidance, supervision or training, you will be required to meet the requirements of the Child Protective Services Act, including the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare child abuse criminal background clearance, and an FBI finger print based federal criminal records check. The selected candidate will not be allowed to commence working until all three (3) are completed satisfactorily.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.