Clinical Educator - Birth Center - Labor & Delivery, Procedure Area

About the role

The Clinical Educator coordinates and conducts education for nursing staff, enhancing quality and safe patient care. Responsibilities include conducting skill-based competency, equipment use expertise, and clinical assessment competency sessions.

Responsibilities

• Teaches and demonstrates proficiency in patient physical assessment skills, patient care, and nursing skills.
• Reinforces policies and procedures, protocols, and guidelines with nursing staff.
• Coordinates nursing-centered rounds and bedside reporting in conjunction with the Nurse Manager/Case Manager.
• Provides service line-specific unit educational programs in collaboration with preceptors and Nursing Practice Development Specialist (NPDS).
• Maintains compliance and monitors attendance rosters.
• Ensures the quality of professional services by demonstrating and maintaining competency through continuous professional growth.
• Communicates effectively, positively, and professionally, role modeling department expectations.
• Collaborates with nurse manager, assistant nurse manager, preceptors, and NPDS to design, implement, and evaluate the nursing unit’s orientation and annual needs assessment education plan.
• Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co-workers, and facility.
• Serves as a resource for interpreting and addressing nurse-sensitive indicators and performance improvement.
• Supports provision of age/developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required; BSN required.
• Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations: Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in applicable state. BCLS required. National certification in specialty preferred, encouraged to obtain within one year of hire.
• Experience: Three years’ clinical experience in area of interest required.

Qualifications

• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office.
• Able to work collaboratively and maintain confidentiality.
• Educate and maintain effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Exercise critical thinking, judgment, and discretion for problem-solving and decision-making.
• Ability to prioritize work independently and meet deadlines.
• Positive negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures.
• Ability to synthesize and prioritize knowledge.
• Ability to tailor teaching to different learning styles.
• Understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design.

Skills

• Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Physical Demands: Must speak and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including compensation, benefits, retirement offerings, career development programs, and more. Eligibility for these programs may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.). For more information, please ask a Recruiter during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is a leading nonprofit, integrated health system committed to providing equitable care. It is nationally recognized for expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, among others. Advocate Health employs over 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, offering a wide range of clinical trials and research studies. The Clinical Educator plays a crucial role in enhancing nursing staff education and improving patient care quality.