Nursing Education Support Team Coordinator

Monday-Friday

Pay Range:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Social Work, Community Health or related field required. Spanish language proficiency preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: RN or Social Worker licensure in good standing in the State of applicable state preferred. Certification in specialty area within one year of hire preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains compliance with hospital, regulatory, and Joint Commission guidelines and adheres to standards related to education to enhance safe, quality patient care. Engages actively in continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrates organizational commitment, ethical and professional behavior by serving as a role model for hospital values to staff, physicians and patients. Maintains appropriate confidentiality of privileged information. Participates in activities to promote professional growth and development.
• Coordinates scheduling of all nurse assignments and manages schedule and client database.
• Assists with in-hospital recruiting as needed:
  • Establishes initial contact with families at local birthing hospitals. Successfully engages, recruits, and schedules families for nurse home visits.
  • Builds relationships with hospital birth center management and staff including attending meetings, providing educational in-services, and troubleshooting recruitment problems.
• Schedules clients by phone that are missed during in-hospital recruiting.
• Conducts post-visit connection (PVC) phone calls with families, tracks services contacted and received, and provides re-referrals when necessary.
• Distributes appointment cards and PVC surveys.
• Functions as primary public contact to answer questions and reschedule home visits as needed through the public office line in English and/or Spanish, info email and online scheduling tool. Follows up with families in a timely manner, demonstrates good customer service and coordinates coverage when not in the office.
• Functions as an active member of the Nurse Education Support Team by attending all regular staff meetings, Nurse Education Support Team planning meetings, in-service trainings, and other meetings as required.
• Completes other duties and tasks as assigned by Clinical Director and program leadership.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and multitasking skills

Ability to work with culturally diverse populations

Ability to work independently and effectively with teams to meet deadlines

Proficient in Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, HealthStream and other data systems

Expertise in customer service and patient perception of care

Flexibility and ability to respond quickly in a changing environment

Ability to function effectively under stressful conditions and difficult situations

Knowledge of law, regulation, and ethics related to Labor and Delivery (Child Abuse, DHHS, CMS, Women's Rights, Parental laws)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Subject to highly stressful situations

Moderate noise environment

Clean, well lit environment

Possible exposure to infectious and contagious diseases

Possible exposure to radiation hazards

Exposure to housekeeping/cleaning agents/chemicals

Contact with patients/families under wide variety of circumstances

Subject to many interruptions

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.