Childbirth Educator jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

Childbirth Educator provides instruction and education to patients planning to give birth. Presents curriculum in a group setting. Being a Childbirth Educator reviews class material and recommends changes based on educational standards. May assist in developing new content. Additionally, Childbirth Educator may require a bachelor's degree in a related area. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Childbirth Educator occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Childbirth Educator typically requires 2-4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Manager Nursing - Obstetrics/Childbirth Center * Days
  • Metro Health - University of Michigan Health
  • Wyoming, MI FULL_TIME

  • Manager Nursing - Obstetrics/Childbirth Center * Days

    Requisition #: req7160

    Shift: Days

    FTE status: 1

    On-call: No

    Weekends: No


    General Summary:

    The Nursing Manager will have clinical and administrative line responsibility for management of assigned clinical areas. This responsibility includes administration, collaboration, and coordination of department activities among all hospital departments and the medical staff, planning, directing and evaluating of services to ensure safe and competent care to patients.

    Requirements:

    • Registered Nurse with current license to practice nursing in the State of Michigan.
    • B.S. required. Masters degree preferred.
    • Progressively responsible and successful assignments in nursing, knowledgeable of current trends and practices in patient care; demonstrated abilities in leadership skills, interpersonal communication and teaching.
    • Minimum of five years experience in hospital clinical nursing.
    • Current clinical expertise and knowledge base in the clinical area being considered.
    • Statistical and systems analysis helpful.
    • Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification required.

    Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

    • Administrative Management
      • Promotes the institutional philosophy, goals, objectives and participates in the development, implementation and monitoring of annual department goals and objectives.
      • Participates in the development and implementation of hospital and nursing policies and standards.
      • Facilitates and ensures the development, implementation, evaluation and updating of standards of practice for assigned clinical areas.
      • Participates in defining the functions and qualifications for all nursing department positions.
      • Participates in monitoring departmental productivity and effectiveness.
      • Demonstrates principles of Continuing Improvement in achieving departmental and hospital goals and objectives.
      • Serves as a liaison to other departments, administration and the medical staff to facilitate information sharing and problem solving.
      • Participates in planning and implementing new programs and marketing approaches for nursing services and/or institution.
      • Participates as a chairperson or member of various nursing and hospital committees.
      • Participates in planning, implementing, and evaluating healthcare delivery system.
      • Participates in developing and evaluating management information systems for the nursing services.
      • Recommends appointments to other administrative positions as appropriate.
    • Operational Management
      • Establishes a system to ensure documentation of divisional activities, policies, procedures and protocols.
      • Assures all records meet or exceed the requirements of HFAP, state and federal regulatory and reimbursement agencies.
    • Quality Management
      • Implements a divisional quality monitoring system.
      • Interviews, hires, supervise and evaluate assigned personnel.
      • Facilitate the development of professional nursing staff through mentoring and role modeling.
      • Monitors and reviews unit objectives regularly.
      • Assists Clinical Nurse Specialist to assess divisional staff education needs and oversees the planning of appropriate orientation and continuing education programs.
      • Establishes a system for communication and problem solving among nursing leadership (Clinical Coordinators, Supervisors and Clinical Nurse Specialists) to assure continuity of patient care.
      • Works with nursing staff to determine and maintain appropriate staffing levels for the division.
      • Plans, implements and evaluates operating budget for department(s).
    • Clinical
      • Functions as a role model in his/her specialty, demonstrates competency in clinical judgments, selected technical skills, and appropriate knowledge base.
      • Provides clinical direction to staff and evaluates the level of care provided by nursing staff.
      • Demonstrates clinical expertise in execution of the nursing process and directs staff in its application.
    • Policy: Demonstrates awareness of hospital and department policies, participates in their development as appropriate, and uses them as a basis for decision-making.
    • Communication: Develops and maintains effective communication mechanisms on the unit with staff, physicians, patients/significant others, and between the unit and other departments.
    • Standards
      • Participates in the development of criteria based job descriptions as directed and in the writing of performance standards for employees in the assigned area.
      • Assists in the development and maintenance of standards in the assigned areas directed at defining unit function, staff performance and patient care activities.
    • Working Relationships: Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all members of the health team in the hospital and in the community.
    • Professional Activities
      • Participates in and presents at seminars and educational programs.
      • Acts as a preceptor to selected students.
      • Participates in professional nursing organizations.
      • Promotes and participates in nursing studies and research.
      • Keeps current on issues, practices and new trends related to healthcare and the practice of nursing healthcare administration.
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Diabetes Educator
  • Corewell Health
  • Grand Rapids, MI FULL_TIME
  • About the unit Our education program is accredited through the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). Patients managing diabetes don’t have to do it alone. We provide the necessary tools s...
  • 4 Days Ago
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Cultural Educator
  • ODC Network
  • Holland, MI FULL_TIME
  • Overview: The ODC Network is a nonprofit organization focused on outdoor education and conservation throughout West Michigan. The primary job responsibility is to create an overall cultural program ex...
  • 26 Days Ago
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Public Health Educator
  • District Health Department #10
  • Big Rapids, MI FULL_TIME
  • Seeking a full-time organized, detailed oriented, pragmatic, and collaborative Public Health Educator to join the community health team based in either our Wexford or Mecosta County Office. General Re...
  • 10 Days Ago
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Parent Educator/Coach
  • Kent Consortium
  • Grand Rapids, MI FULL_TIME
  • JobID: 18659 Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/Early Childhood Date Posted: 3/11/2022 Location: Kent ISD Early Childhood Programming Closing Date: 03/25/2022 @ 4pm District: Kent ISD - website...
  • 13 Days Ago
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Parent Educator/Coach
  • Kent ISD
  • Grand Rapids, MI FULL_TIME
  • JobID: 18659 Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/Early Childhood Date Posted: 3/11/2022 Location: Kent ISD Early Childhood Programming Closing Date: 03/25/2022 @ 4pm District: Kent ISD - website...
  • 13 Days Ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Back End (Java, AWS, Spring Boot)
  • Hiring Now!
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • 77 West Wacker Dr (35012), United States of America, Chicago, Illinois Senior Software Engineer, Back End (Java, AWS, Sp...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Java, AWS)
  • Capital One
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • West Creek 1 (12071), United States of America, Richmond, Virginia Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Java, AWS) Do y...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Senior Software Engineer, Back End (Java, AWS)
  • Capital One
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Ponce City Market (41675), United States of America, Atlanta, Georgia Senior Software Engineer, Back End (Java, AWS) Do ...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Senior Software Engineer, iOS
  • Capital One
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia Senior Software Engineer, iOS Do you love building and pion...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Senior Software Engineer, Back End
  • Capital One
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • 77 West Wacker Dr (35012), United States of America, Chicago, Illinois Senior Software Engineer, Back End Do you love bu...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Senior Platform Engineer, Workday
  • Capital One
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Plano 1 (31061), United States of America, Plano, Texas Senior Platform Engineer, Workday Do you love building and pione...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Sr. Manager, Solution Architect- Workday
  • Capital One
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia Sr. Manager, Solution Architect- Workday People Tech is lea...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Card Tech
  • Capital One
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • 77 West Wacker Dr (35012), United States of America, Chicago, Illinois Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Card Tech Do...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
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About Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan. It is on the Grand River about 30 miles (48 km) east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County. A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed Furniture City. Its ...
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Income Estimation for Childbirth Educator jobs
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What does a Childbirth Educator do?

Childbirth Educator in Huntsville, AL
Getting certified as a childbirth educator is completely affordable.
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Childbirth Educator in Amarillo, TX
A childbirth educator teaches new parents what to expect during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first few weeks of parenthood.
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Childbirth Educator in Flagstaff, AZ
During your ANCC accredited online childbirth educator training, you’ll learn how to teach these skills during classes while making them fun and interactive.
February 01, 2020