UNC Medical Center Instructor Women's Health and Childbirth Educator (Per Diem)

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Childbirth Educator per diem opportunity to join Women's Services team in supporting perinatal education as well as other women's health topics!

Seeking candidates with childbirth teaching experience and /or obstetrical clinical background in labor and delivery.

Flexible schedule offered based upon the instructor's availability.

Summary:

Responsibilities:
1. Develop, organize, and effectively communicate a comprehensive curriculum geared specifically towards preparing women and their partners for labor and post-partum.
2. Develop, coordinate, and teach a series of childbirth-related classes covering topics such as nutrition in pregnancy, premature labor prevention, physical and emotional changes in pregnancy, the process of labor and birth, comfort measures for labor, UNC Baby-Friendly Initiative practice, postpartum care, birth control, infant care and feeding, parenting skills, dangers of substance abuse, and smoking cessation.
3. If appropriately qualified, a Health Instructor will educate patients and families on topics including, but not limited to, infant and child CPR, sign language for babies, infant massage, prenatal Yoga, child safety and women's life stages.
4. Prepare parents to respond safely and efficiently to the perinatal physical and psychosocial processes
5. Assess basic educational needs of patients and adjust teaching tools accordingly.
6. Incorporate updated recommendations form the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other trustworthy women's health organization as well as integrating policies and procedures of the UNC Healthcare system and NC Women's Hospital.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* High school diploma or GEDBachelor's degree preferred
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Requires certification from a nationally recognized childbirth education organization or certification from a relevant nationally recognized organization (American Heart Association, International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, etc.), or medical formal training combined with teaching experience.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* 1 year of teaching experience preferred
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary teamExcellent communication and customer service skills Ability to effectively and creatively present health information to patients from a variety of cultural and psychosocial backgrounds, including the use of appropriate web sources and toolsProficient user of Microsoft Office, electronic mail and trustworthy webpages

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Women's Health Infor Center

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 6.00

Salary Range:$18.66 - $26.51 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.