Clinical Educator – Perinatal Services

Jobtailor; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Nursing Education Specialist to assess, plan, develop, implement, and revise educational programming for nursing and non-nursing staff within perinatal services. You will lead orientation, competency, and continuing education initiatives while mentoring nurse residents and collaborating with management to improve quality outcomes in a complex healthcare environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or Nursing Education, active state licenses (BLS/ACLS/NRP), and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, or related specialty.
• Current state licenses and certifications, including BLS, ACLS, and NRP.
• Experience in Perinatal Services is preferred.
• Ability to support orientation, continuing education, competency, and professional development programs.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, organizational theory, and learning theory.
• Ability to meet nursing department, regulatory, licensing, certification, and accreditation standards.
• Ability to facilitate education, coaching, mentoring, and nurse-resident development.
• Ability to participate in quality performance improvement activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively and navigate a complex healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and revise educational programming for nursing and non-nursing personnel
• Support educational needs for assigned units and clinics through classroom instruction, clinical experiences, and learning technologies
• Implement comprehensive orientation, competency, professional development, and continuing education programs
• Ensure course and program revisions meet nursing department and regulatory standards
• Coordinate Grand Rounds, in-services, continuing education, job-specific, and specialty curricula
• Lead preceptors and serve as a role model through coaching and mentoring
• Facilitate and mentor nurse residents in professional and clinical growth
• Evaluate nursing education activities qualifying for continuing education credit
• Assist with clinical policy and procedure development
• Provide guidance and resources for professional growth; mentor colleagues, nurses, students, and others
• Participate in quality performance improvement activities
• Cover perinatal services including Labor/Delivery, Mother/Baby, Lactation, and offsite centers
• Lead projects including Core Super-user Fairs, Fetal Monitoring, and Perinatal Designation/Certification
• Participate in departmental projects, committees, market workgroups, and educational activities
• Report educational program compliance to licensing, certification, accreditation, and regulatory bodies
• Collaborate with management to address factors affecting employee success
• Cultivate relationships with academic programs
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Skills

Educational program development

Clinical instruction

Mentoring & coaching

Quality improvement

Adult learning principles

Perinatal services knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, or related specialty

Tools

Learning technologies

Job description

• Assess, plan, develop, implement, facilitate, evaluate, and revise educational programming for nursing and non-nursing personnel
• Support educational needs for assigned units and clinics through classroom instruction, clinical experiences, and learning technologies
• Implement comprehensive orientation, competency, professional development, and continuing education programs
• Ensure course and program revisions meet nursing department and regulatory standards
• Coordinate Grand Rounds, in-services, continuing education, job-specific, and specialty curricula
• Lead preceptors and serve as a role model through coaching and mentoring
• Facilitate and mentor nurse residents in professional and clinical growth
• Evaluate nursing education activities qualifying for continuing education credit
• Assist with clinical policy and procedure development
• Provide guidance and resources for professional growth; mentor colleagues, nurses, students, and others
• Participate in quality performance improvement activities
• Cover perinatal services including Labor/Delivery, Mother/Baby, Lactation, and offsite centers
• Lead projects including Core Super-user Fairs, Fetal Monitoring, and Perinatal Designation/Certification
• Participate in departmental projects, committees, market workgroups, and educational activities
• Report educational program compliance to licensing, certification, accreditation, and regulatory bodies
• Collaborate with management to address factors affecting employee success
• Cultivate relationships with academic programs
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, or related specialty
• Current state licenses and certifications, including BLS, ACLS, and NRP
• Experience in Perinatal Services is preferred
• Ability to support orientation, continuing education, competency, and professional development programs
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, organizational theory, and learning theory
• Ability to meet nursing department, regulatory, licensing, certification, and accreditation standards
• Ability to facilitate education, coaching, mentoring, and nurse-resident development
• Ability to participate in quality performance improvement activities
• Ability to communicate effectively and navigate a complex healthcare environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing educational programs for nursing personnel, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while fostering professional growth through mentoring and coaching. Proficient in adult learning principles and quality performance improvement activities within a complex healthcare environment.