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

About the role

The Perinatal Education Coordinator at Navicent Health Medical Center, Baldwin, plays a critical role in developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive perinatal education programs. This position 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 the 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.
• CPR certification required.
• Work Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of Maternal/Child Nursing clinical experience required. Minimum of two (2) years of perinatal education teaching experience required.

Skills & Abilities

• 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.

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. The role requires adequate visual acuity, hearing, and manual dexterity to observe patients, operate equipment, and perform assigned responsibilities. The individual must be able to respond promptly to changes in patient or class conditions, manage competing priorities, and maintain composure in stressful or unplanned situations. Work may involve exposure to blood, bodily fluids, communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and high noise levels. Appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and adherence to infection prevention and safety protocols are required at all times. Must be able to work days, evenings, and weekends as required to support class and program coverage. All duties must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, consistent with applicable law and organizational policy. This role includes direct and indirect clinical exposure. The individual may be present in active patient care areas and is expected to adhere to all infection prevention protocols, utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and follow organizational safety and clinical practice standards at all times. Potential exposures include blood, bodily fluids, communicable diseases, noxious substances, and high-acuity clinical situations consistent with a perinatal and maternal-child care environment.

Benefits

This role includes access to a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development, and more. Specific details about benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on your employment status and FTE. For more information, please ask a Recruiter during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. With services under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and engages in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Advocate Health is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.