Nurse Instructor, Nursing Perinatal Admin, Registry, Day Shift

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Nurse Instructor, Registry in the Nursing Perinatal Admin Department. This position requires you to work onsite for 2 days. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

This position is responsible for teaching women's health education classes and tours. As needed, develop new classes for existing or potential patients. Present these classes as appropriate or coordinate speakers. Oversee the registration for classes by the Physician Referral Service and the promotion of the classes with assistance from the Health Education staff. Manage existing support groups and develop new groups as appropriate. Conduct ongoing evaluations of the classes to assess participant satisfaction, attendance achievement of pre-established goals, and financial indicators, and make changes as needed.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform patient and staff education classes, i.e. Maternity Unit Tours, Tubal Ligation, Young Mothers, Breastfeeding, Sibling Class, and Infant CPR. Demonstrate a willingness to obtain additional training on appropriate topics to become qualified to teach other classes. Develop and administer evaluations for each class. Adjust programs as needed.

• Obtain and review educational materials for appropriateness. Work with physicians to ensure their approval of questionable materials as needed. Review and determine appropriateness of all materials cataloged in the Women's Resource Room. Develop new files on topics of interest.

• Maintain, update and expand resource and referral listings for women. Keep abreast of educational programs offered by area hospital and women's organizations, assessing and refining UCH programs as needed.

• Develop an annual plan for educational programs, support groups, and resources, including revenues and expenses, resources needed, and promotional mechanisms. Work with others in the Hospitals, as needed to secure speakers and assist in assuring the effectiveness of the programs.

• Author patient education materials as needed, with assistance from the medical, nursing, and marketing staffs.

• Organize and chair an advisory board of health professionals and others as needed, to meet at least quarterly, to identify the need for educational programs and evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs.

• Participate in the planning and implementation of outreach events for employees, patients, and potential patients.

• Work with other Hospital departments as appropriate to identify opportunities to increase new patient’s referrals, cross-referrals of existing patients, and patient satisfaction.

• Perform Quality Improvement project to enhance/improve patient, physician and staff satisfaction.

• Performs other duties as requested by senior management.

Required Qualifications

• RN License 

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing

• As an associate degree nurse (ADN), you are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) months of hire (and no later than nine (9) months after hire so long as that will permit you to complete a BSN within the thirty (30) months required) and must complete your BSN degree within 30 months. All full-time nurses are eligible for 100% paid tuition/fees for a RN-BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD degree at eligible In-Network Providers. If you are part-time, you are eligible for 50% as a tuition benefit.

• Minimum 3 years experience in maternity nursing

• Strong presentation/teaching skills and communications skills (written and verbal), required. Ability to work independently, organize and implement several projects simultaneously, and meet established deadlines. Willingness to work interactively with medical, nursing and other hospital staff members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters preferred

• Teaching and/or lactation experience is preferred but not required.

• Additional training in prenatal, childbirth, and women’s health issues preferred.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE:0.2

• Shift: Days,  
• Instructors will teach 2 classes per week, for a total of 8 classes per month. Of the 8 monthly classes, 2 must be taught in person in the Comer Conference Room (K-287), while the remaining 6 classes will be taught virtually via Zoom.
• Class Schedule: Each class is scheduled within a 3-hour window from 5:00–8:00 PM: 
• 5:00–6:00 PM: Class preparation time 
• 6:00–8:00 PM: Virtual or in-person class instruction

• Work Location: Hyde Park 

• Unit/Department: Nursing Perinatal Admin

• CBA Code: Non union