Instructor Maternal Child Health - Casual/PRN

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Provides instruction to families following established class objective & curriculum.

• Follows curriculum to cover material in scheduled week.
• Assures focus of content is only class objectives.

Utilizes adult education principles to maximize learning.

• Classroom environment is conducive to learning by seating arrangements & visual poster displays.
• Provides a relaxed unhurried atmosphere that fosters participant questions.
• Learning is offered by written material lecture discussion video visual demonstration & practice hands on small group activities to meet all 3 learning styles of adults.
• Incorporates PowerPoint slides with lecture.
• Conducts a learning task for each objective.

Organizes and prioritizes class content to assure compliance with established time frames.

• Class begins and ends on time.

Assures completion and examination of evaluations as an avenue for change.

• Assures clients have completed a formal evaluation.
• Reviews evaluation feedback.

Professional growth and development

• Completes 8 hours per year of observation in the inpatient birth area of Methodist Womens Hospital or 8 hours of observation of other classes or a combination of both.
• Attends 1 continuing education offering per year.
• Certified as a Childbirth Educator.
• Certified by Lamaze or Bradley.

Assures follow up on any identified needs of a high risk family.

• Identifies signs of a high risk client
• Initiates follow up with family via service leader or social worker.

Assures follow up on any concern or complaint identified by a client/family member.

• Handles immediately any complaint or concern.
• Initiates follow up with the family via service leader.

Provides continuity of instruction to families.

• Utilizes substitute appropriately.
• Minimal class cancellations.
• Notification to office of all changes in instructor or class scheduling.
• Refers families to other MWH Services and Health System Programs.

Schedule:

varied

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) required.
• Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirements.
• Bachelors Degree in healthcare field preferred.

Experience

• Prior experience teaching classes or providing healthcare-related services preferred.

License/Certifications

• Lamaze CertifiedChildbirth Educator (LCCE) required within 3 years of hire.
  • Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) may be substituted for LCCE Certification.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strong verbal and teaching skills to address a variety of class sizes.
• Ability to operate audiovisual equipment.
• Skilled in the use of personal computers and standard office equipment.
• Knowledge of pregnancy childbirth and prenatal care.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Kneeling
  • Sitting
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Balancing
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Distinguish colors
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Fingering/Touching
  • Grasping
  • Hearing
  • Reaching
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Speaking/talking

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare (1-33%):
  • Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Occasionally (34%-66%):
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)
  • Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.