Corporate Educator-Clinical Specialist Maternity-Baby

Facility: Administrative Regional Training Center | Shift: Shift 1 (Days, 8‑4 or 9‑5) | Status: Full Time (FTE 1.0) | Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates | Exempt from Overtime: Yes

About the role

The Corporate Educator/Clinical Specialist Maternity‑Baby is a Registered Professional Nurse responsible for designing, conducting, and evaluating educational programs to meet organizational and individual staff needs in collaboration with the Clinical Education Department. With a specialty in Obstetrics, this role provides staff‑development expertise as an educator, consultant, facilitator, change agent, leader, and researcher — facilitating the educational process from assessment through evaluation of competencies, continuing education, and leadership development for Catholic Health associates in obstetrical services.

The position oversees education and training of nurses, policy development, and implementation of evidence‑based practice changes, fostering a professional nursing climate and improving quality and delivery of maternity patient care. The educator serves as a clinical consultant to nursing and support staff, applies adult‑learning principles, and collaborates across departments and hospital‑based committees. Additional duties include assessing, planning, and intervening in complex patient cases; supporting nursing staff, patients, and families; and driving quality metrics with the multidisciplinary team. The role covers normal Maternal‑Baby units at both Mercy and Sisters Hospitals and maintains flexibility based on organizational needs.

Qualifications

• Current New York State R.N. license
• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program; BSN required
• MS degree in education or nursing from an accredited program within two (2) years of hire
• Attainment of NRP Instructor status within six (6) months of hire
• Attainment of NCC Certification within twelve (12) months of hire
• Current BLS and NRP certifications
• Minimum three (3) years current nursing experience
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in related specialty position
• Teaching experience preferred

Skills & abilities

• Interpersonal skills to work productively with all levels of unit personnel, physicians, families, and visitors; manage diverse professional, non‑professional, and clerical employees
• Evidence‑based practice approach to patient‑care management
• Consultation on clinical issues, human‑resource management, and resource allocation to assure quality, cost‑effective care and achievement of strategic goals
• Maintains current competency through participation in local and national nursing organizations, journal subscriptions, symposiums, and seminars
• Awareness of state‑of‑the‑art nursing research; consistently recommends practice changes to improve patient outcomes
• Fosters quality improvement via role modeling, care‑delivery task forces, and active problem identification/resolution
• Advanced nursing knowledge in staff management and education
• Demonstrates advanced nursing behaviors: clinical practice, consultant, educator, leader, researcher — aligned with organizational mission and strategic plan
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office
• Planning skills to develop goals/objectives aligned with hospital strategy and implement action plans
• Teaching abilities to promote optimal orientation and continued staff education
• Current knowledge of healthcare trends and issues; relates them to hospital and work‑area environment

Working conditions

Normal heat, light, space, and safe working environment typical of most office jobs; occasional exposure to one or more mildly unpleasant physical conditions.