Expectant Family Instructor - Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital

Roper St. Francis Healthcare•Charleston, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Expectant Family Education (EFE) Instructor provides quality prenatal education classes to the prenatal family. This includes planning, teaching, and promoting healthy pregnancy, prepared childbirth, and breastfeeding. Classes may include but are not limited to: Childbirth Preparation and Tour, Breastfeeding, Infant CPR, Baby Boot Camp, Big Brother Big Sister, New Dad Class, and Safe Sitter. The EFE Instructor demonstrates a strong understanding of adult and children learning principles and utilizes a variety of teaching techniques such as visual aids, charts, power point presentation lectures, and physical demonstrations of breathing patterns and relaxation skills. Participant levels of understanding are assessed by the EFE Instructor and they adapt instruction to the best advantage for their prenatal families and class participants. The EFE Instructor functions under the supervision of the Supervisor of Family Instructors. The EFE Instructor assists is maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner according to the mission statement, philosophy, purpose, policies, and standards of Roper St. Francis Healthcare (RSFH).

Requirements

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree required.
Minimum one year of experience in the maternal and child health field in childbirth and/or lactation education.
If RN or LPN must be licensed in the state of South Carolina or hold a current compact/multi-state license as a Nurse in a recognized NCSBN Compact State and is not a permanent resident of SC.
Infant CPR Instructors require current Heart Saver or BLS certification by the American heart Association.
Childbirth Preparation EFE Instructor required or must be obtained within 1 year of hire from a nationally recognized certification in childbirth education (ACBE, ICEA, Lamaze, or approved equivalent).
Demonstrates exceptional customer service, strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates ability to perform educational presentations orally.
Demonstrates proficiency in computer systems to include office application programs (Power Point).
Demonstrates organizational ability and a working knowledge of principles of adult and children education and learning theory.
Skill in applying principles, methods, and techniques of professional nursing to provide on-going prenatal education to the prenatal family.
Skill in preparing and administering course materials and evaluations.
Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
Ability to analyze situations and apply critical thinking skills, provide clear communication, and reacts calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Must speak understandable English and/or Spanish for Spanish speaking classes.

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience preferred.
Instructors of New Dad class are exempt from maternal and child health experience requirement.

Responsibilities

Provides quality prenatal education classes to the prenatal family.
Plans, teaches, and promotes healthy pregnancy, prepared childbirth, and breastfeeding.
Teaches classes such as Childbirth Preparation and Tour, Breastfeeding, Infant CPR, Baby Boot Camp, Big Brother Big Sister, New Dad Class, and Safe Sitter.
Demonstrates a strong understanding of adult and children learning principles.
Utilizes a variety of teaching techniques such as visual aids, charts, power point presentation lectures, and physical demonstrations of breathing patterns and relaxation skills.
Assesses participant levels of understanding and adapts instruction.
Functions under the supervision of the Supervisor of Family Instructors.
Assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner according to the mission statement, philosophy, purpose, policies, and standards of Roper St. Francis Healthcare (RSFH).
Maintains continuing education requirements as appropriate to maintain applicable certification standards.
Keeps current on issues and practice standards in childbirth preparation, breastfeeding and human lactation from attending workshops and EFE Quarterly Meetings.