About this role
Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.
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At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As a Childbirth Parenting Educator, you’ll provide education and instruction to expectant parents focused on healthy pregnancy, preparation for childbirth, breastfeeding, infant care, infant CPR and safety, and postpartum issues. You’ll use teaching methods conducive to adult learning.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides in-person and virtual childbirth and parent education to expectant parents on weekend days
- Instructs expectant parents on pregnancy and the events leading up to and occurring during labor and delivery
- Prepares expectant mothers and their partners for the changes of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum experience
- Observes and assesses responses to instruction and recommends necessary changes to the educational curriculum
- Attends continuing education workshops, seminars, and in-services and fulfills mandatory certification and organizational training requirements
- Attends staff meetings or reads meeting minutes to remain current on departmental information
- Participates in performance-improvement activities, offers recommendations, and contributes to the development of annual team goals
- Gathers data specific to women’s services initiatives related to childbirth and parenting education
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a health care or education field required, or an accepted alternative listed below
- Associate degree or diploma in nursing with current Registered Nurse licensure through the Texas Board of Nursing accepted as an alternative
- Bachelor’s degree in another discipline with one year of experience providing perinatal group education accepted as an alternative
- High school diploma with one of the preferred certifications or licenses listed below and four years of experience providing perinatal group education accepted as an alternative
- Licensure or certification used to meet an alternative education requirement must be verified upon entering the role, with continued maintenance strongly encouraged but not required
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association required
- Certified Lactation Counselor, Certified Childbirth Educator, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, International Childbirth Educator, or Registered Nurse licensure preferred
- One year of experience in the perinatal field or a women’s health care setting, or one year of experience teaching adult learners required