Registered Nurse (RN) Perinatal Education Coordinator - Labor & Delivery/Mother-Baby

About the role

The Perinatal Education Coordinator at Navicent Health Medical Center - Baldwin is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive perinatal education programs. This role ensures high-quality, evidence-based education for patients, families, and staff, while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and supporting maternal and neonatal quality improvement initiatives, including Georgia Perinatal Quality Collaborative (GaPQC) programs.

Responsibilities

• Recruits, selects, orients, and evaluates perinatal education staff to ensure high-quality instruction and adequate coverage.
• Provides coaching, counseling, and professional development opportunities aligned with individual and departmental goals.
• Conducts timely performance evaluations and monitors staff performance, taking corrective action as needed.
• Schedules and facilitates regular staff meetings to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Oversees the planning, development, and delivery of perinatal education classes, including class syllabi, materials, and instructor assignments.
• Maintains accountability for the Perinatal Education Curriculum and may instruct classes as needed.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams (e.g., physicians, nurses, lactation consultants) to develop and evaluate educational content.
• Leads the implementation of evidence-based practices and quality improvement initiatives, including Hypertension in Pregnancy (HTN), Optimizing Newborn Nutrition, and Cardiac Conditions in Obstetrical Care (CCOC).
• Ensures compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and current clinical guidelines.
• Develops and evaluates quality metrics for perinatal education programs.
• Implements GaPQC maternal and neonatal quality improvement (QI) initiatives.
• Collects and submits structure and process measure data (quarterly for maternal, monthly for neonatal).
• Participates in GaPQC coaching sessions, office hours, and collaborative learning events.
• Completes the GaPQC Planning, Implementation, and Sustainability Assessment.
• Submits presentations for GaPQC webinars or office hours.
• Maintains departmental resources, including staffing, supplies, and equipment, for cost-effectiveness.
• Prepares and analyzes departmental statistics, including class attendance, evaluations, and budget forecasts.
• Develops proposals for new or expanded programs with associated cost implications.
• Maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinates with community partners to enhance satisfaction and program reach.
• Ensures timely entry of class offerings into the Advocate Health Care Community Health Event Calendar.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) or equivalent nursing credential required; must be sufficient to support and maintain active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
• Certification / Registration / License: Current, active, and unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the state in which the individual will be executing duties, or a valid multistate license through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Certified Childbirth Educator (CCE) required. If not currently certified, must obtain within six (6) months of hire in accordance with organizational policy.
• Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Work is performed in a clinical and classroom environment requiring the ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic setting. The role requires frequent standing, walking, and movement throughout clinical and educational spaces, as well as the ability to bend, reach, squat, kneel, and transition between positions to support operational and instructional activities. The individual must possess sufficient strength and mobility to assist with patient handling when providing direct clinical support, including repositioning, transfers, and movement of equipment or supplies, consistent with safe patient handling practices and organizational policy. For patient lifts exceeding 35 pounds, or when the patient is unable to assist, patient handling equipment is expected to be used with at least one other associate when available.

Skills

• Knowledge of perinatal and maternal-child nursing practice standards, evidence-based educational methodologies, and applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership, team development, staff management, and performance evaluation skills.
• Effective communication, teaching, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs aligned with clinical and organizational standards.
• Proficiency in organizational and administrative functions including scheduling, budgeting, reporting, and data management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise independent judgment, and function effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic clinical environment.

Benefits

Benefits and more include:

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Education Assistance Program

Pay

$37.50 - $56.25 per hour

Schedule

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