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Perinatal Nurse Educator
OSF HealthCare is dedicated to provide Mission Partners with a comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package that includes benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings that focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career. Pay range for this position is $37.22 - $48.42/hour. Actual pay is based on years of licensure. This is a Salaried position.
The Family Birthing Center is a specialized LDRP Women's Health department providing Labor & Delivery, OB Triage, Postpartum, OB OR/PACU, Level II Nursery, lactation support, and GYN surgical care. This role requires an experienced Women's Health nurse who is comfortable working independently, collaborating across disciplines, educating patients and staff, and maintaining clinical competency within the LDRP environment.
Required Ongoing Education/Certifications include BLS, ACLS, NRP, STABLE, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, and other department-specific education and competencies are completed and maintained according to organizational and department requirements.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Perinatal Nurse Educator will provide prenatal education and postpartum outreach services for the OSF St. Anthony Medical Center obstetric patients and their families. He/She will provide coordination and guidance throughout the perinatal process, providing continuity of care and quality of services as the patient and family make the transition through pregnancy, delivery and hospital discharge into parenthood. The Perinatal Nurse Educator is directly responsible to the Clinical Nurse Manager and will confer with and operate under the Maternal/child Nurse Specialist.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of Clinical Obstetric experience with exposure to breast feeding mothers.
Current Illinois Nursing License.
Graduate of an approved School of Nursing.
American Heart Association BLS must be completed prior to employment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Baccalaureate in Nursing.
Prenatal Education and Lactation Consultant certification preferred, or in the process of being completed within one year of hire.
OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Worksite address
rockford, IL, 61103, US
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