Staff Nurse III; Perinatal Educator

Position Description

Full‑time permanent Staff Nurse III – Perinatal Nurse Educator in Women and Children's Division.

Responsible for educational needs in the Women and Children’s Division, including Labor & Delivery, L&D OR, L&D PACU, OB Triage, Maternal Infant Unit, and Nursery.

§ Natividad may offer a sign‑on bonus to candidates hired into a permanent position.

§ This recruitment may be used to fill current and future permanent or per diem vacancies.

The County of Monterey is committed to honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and eligible military spouses and awards veterans’ preference points for this recruitment.

• Assess educational needs of the L&D, MIU, Nursery, OB Triage, L&D OR and L&D PACU and design & plan programs by working collaboratively with the Director of Women and Children’s Services, Unit Supervising RNs and outside educational resources including but not limited to fetal monitoring, yearly skills day trainings, competency verification, new staff orientation, new grad orientation, etc.
• Assist Director in distinguishing between a skill/knowledge deficit or compliance issues with staff and provide education and remediation to staff with educational needs when needed.
• Assist in simulation scenario development specific to L&D, MIU, Nursery, OB Triage, L&D OR and L&D PACU.
• Serve as super user for point of care, new medical devices, and other new initiatives as appropriate.
• Responsible for tracking and record‑keeping of competency and completed staff education requirements.
• Provide in‑depth expertise in the perinatal area of nursing for staff, the department, and the hospital.
• Collaborate with other healthcare providers on care issues.
• Serve on directed hospital or community committees at the discretion of the Women and Children’s Services Director.
• Act as liaison, in collaboration, for local schools of nursing to facilitate the educational needs for their students.
• Provide in‑services for nursing students as requested.
• Participate in Unit Based Council(s) and supports the Shared Governance Model.
• Work as staff in clinical areas of expertise to facilitate education staff and maintaining own clinical competence.
• Apply standards of care to the unit procedures, policies, and practice.
• Provide resource information to other staff; including precepting and/or orientation to Labor and Delivery, MIU, Newborn Nursery, L&D OR and L&D PACU.
• Function as a clinical role model for staff.
• Introduce new practice techniques/innovations based on knowledge of evidence‑based practice standards.
• Promote improved quality of patient care.
• Participate and help lead MIU and L&D performance improvement projects.
• Participate in standardizing and streamlining systems to effectively utilize resources as directed by the Director of Perinatal Services.
• Plan, implement and participate in projects and programs at the discretion of the Director of Perinatal Services.
• Assist in interviewing staff and provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence.
• Work in collaboration with Supervising RNS & Director in preparing units for accreditation reviews.
• Participate in the development and dissemination or implementation of department standards and policies and procedures for nursing care.
• Attend unit staff meetings, act as recorder, disseminate minutes.

• Valid Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Nursing or ability to obtain prior to start.
• Certification:
  Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
• Stable certification is recommended.
• Two years experience as a registered nurse in a hiring unit with experience with circulating.
• Proficiency in AORN guidelines and OB scrub…