JOB TITLE: Perinatal Education Coordinator

LOCATION: Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Birthplace

WORK SCHEDULE: Days/Evenings

WORK TYPE: Part-Time

JOB SUMMARY:

Coordinates childbirth education classes. Serves as liaison with Carelink, Marketing and IT to promote education. Supervises and communicates with childbirth education staff. Teaches childbirth classes including childbirth education, sibling, basic parenting skills, and infant/child CPR. Utilize evidence based practice to standardize Perinatal education for the Women’s Health Service Line.

Performs duties to support the goals and objectives of the Medical Center in its efforts to provide quality patient care and patient satisfaction.

Responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all customer interaction. Foster a positive work environment through mutual support and cooperation and adheres to GHS and unit specific Service Standards.

Works under the supervision of the Operations Manager.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Demonstrates community involvement, public speaking, and teaching experience.

Demonstrates creativity and flexibility.

Demonstrates OB knowledge and Labor and Delivery experience.

Demonstrates ability to work effectively with other departments. Demonstrates ability to use tact and persuasion to organize and problem solve.

Demonstrates ability to work effectively with community members. Demonstrates ability to communicate with all ages and educational/socioeconomic levels.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

RN required.

BSN required.

Childbirth educator certification required.

Minimum two years OB nursing experience required.

Minimum two years childbirth education experience required.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Classes will be held in a variety of settings, including Hood Center, outpatient clinics, schools, and community rooms. Traveling required to the outreach and HOP ob/gyn sites as well as GSWB and GWV. Lifting up to 75lbs for equipment and supplies required. Must be available to work a variety of schedules including dayshift, evenings and weekends.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

GEISINGER HOLY SPIRIT is a strong and growing healthcare provider serving south-central Pennsylvania. Geisinger Holy Spirit includes its flagship Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, a 311-bed Joint Commission accredited acute care facility located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Geisinger Holy Spirit employs more than 2,600 people and has more than 500 physicians and advanced practitioners on its hospital medical staff. Sponsored by the Sisters of Christian Charity, Geisinger Holy Spirit delivers patient-centered care guided by Catholic values and the Ethical and Religious Directives of Healthcare. Geisinger Holy Spirit provides a comprehensive array of both inpatient and outpatient services across the continuum of care, including acute care, home health, emergency medical services, physician practices, and a host of outpatient facilities located throughout south-central Pennsylvania.

ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.