Job Description Summary
The Women's Services Clinical Nurse Educator plans, delivers, and evaluates education for staff in Labor and Delivery, obstetric triage, postpartum care, the well newborn nursery, and NICU. The educator strengthens clinical competence, supports safe onboarding and professional development, and translates evidence, quality findings, and organizational priorities into bedside practice. This role partners with department leaders, clinical experts, providers, and nursing professional development to promote safe, respectful, family-centered care.
Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Cost Center
CC003598 FLO - Newborn Nursey (FMC)
Pay Rate Type
Hourly
Pay Grade
Health-29
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
Orientation and Competency Development
- Develop individualized orientation plans for new hires, transfers, travelers, and staff entering new clinical roles; set milestones and maintain orientation and competency records.
- Support preceptors,
conduct regular progress reviews, and partner with leadership to assess readiness for independent practice and identify additional learning needs.
- Maintain role‑specific initial and annual competencies through direct observation, return demonstration, simulation, and other appropriate validation methods.
- Coordinate maternal‑newborn cross‑training for couplet care and ensure competency is documented before independent assignments.
Clinical Education and Emergency Readiness
- Create an annual education plan based on staff learning needs, patient acuity, quality data, safety events, practice changes, and departmental priorities.
- Provide skills days, bedside coaching, case reviews, and interdisciplinary simulations focused on obstetric hemorrhage, severe hypertension, maternal deterioration, fetal monitoring, neonatal resuscitation, and newborn stabilization.
- Coordinate applicable AWHONN education, fetal monito
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