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Job TitlePerinatal Educator - Childbirth Education
LocationRocky River
FacilityFairview Wellness Center
DepartmentChildbirth/Childcare-Fairview Hospital
Job CodeF2602W
ShiftVariable
Schedule9:00am-5:30pm/3:00pm-3:30am
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.
As a Perinatal Educator, you will support new parents during the pregnancy and postpartum period. This role is an important "first impression" for expectant families and their introduction to the OB Model of Care in preparation for birth at Fairview Hospital. In this position, you will collaborate with fellow caregivers to maintain the most up to date content for classes and support community efforts to promote the health and wellness of women and children.
A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 9:00AM – 5:30PM or 3:00PM – 3:30AM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Support and instruct expectant mothers and their support person, post delivered parents in the neonatal period and the community in a structured classroom program using an interactive teaching style.
- Serve as a resource person to support the Cleveland Clinic Birthing and Neonatal Services and the community.
- Transfer information from class curriculum to participants using creative techniques.
- Utilize current information and knowledge to share with colleagues and keep curriculum current.
- Facilitate interactive teaching methods.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to pregnant and parenting mothers, fathers, and other family members in a supportive and interactive teaching environment.
- Collaborate with the healthcare team to develop a plan of care to help mothers reach their breastfeeding goals.
- Provide discharge teaching, including resources available in the outpatient area.
- Support Baby-Friendly Hospital tenets and the 10 Steps to successful breastfeeding, including the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitute.
- Support Nurse Professional Development Specialists to onboard new caregivers with required breastfeeding clinical skills as required by Baby-Friendly accreditation.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing
- Current state Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in designated nursing specialty areas
- Certification or other documented education/training in expertise
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- One year of experience or certification/demonstrated knowledge in the specialty area of instruction
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Experience as an IBCLC or Certified Lactation Counselor
- Experience working with breastfeeding couplets to coach mothers through the early days of breastfeeding
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Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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What We Do
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation, Cleveland Clinic has become one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the country.
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