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Educator (Mother Infant)

Cottage Health
United States, California, Santa Barbara
Dec 20, 2025
Join Cottage Health as an Educator for the Mother Infant Unit . The Educator provides and coordinates education related to specialty area with significant collaboration across Women's Services and partnership in oversight of community childbirth classes. Functions as a consultant and resource for education, role development, building collaborative partnerships, and research through evidence-based practice/quality improvement, orientation/onboarding of new hires and competency management. Specific job competencies include: Key Responsibilities: Consultant and Resource: Serve as a consultant for education, role development, and collaborative partnerships, while engaging in research through evidence-based practices, quality improvement, orientation, onboarding of new hires, and competency management. Ensure alignment with The Joint Commission, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) and applicable regulatory agencies. Learning Facilitator: Utilize the educational design process to address knowledge, skills, and practice gaps identified through needs assessments. Incorporate evidence based learning methodologies such as simulation and flipped classroom strategies. Leader, Mentor, and Advocate for Nursing Professional Development: Enhance the nursing profession by fostering the professional growth of others, supporting lifelong learning across various practice, professional, and educational settings. Influence interprofessional practices and the nursing development specialty. Change Agent and Partner for Practice Transitions: Actively work to transform processes within the unit and organizational systems. Facilitate change management through project management and process improvement practices, supporting transitions for nurses and healthcare team members across learning, practice environments, role transitions, and different professional stages. Champion for Scientific Inquiry: Encourage the generation and sharing of new knowledge, promoting the use of evidence to enhance nursing professional development practice, guide clinical practice, and improve patient care. QUALIFICATIONS All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently. Level of Education Minimum: BSN Preferred: MSN or Master's in Education Certifications, License, Registrations American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association (AHA)/APP Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Preferred: Certification in specialty area Technical Requirements Minimum: Microsoft Office; AV applications; Ease with Technical applications (e.g. Search engines, websites) Preferred: Hi fidelity simulation experience Years of Related Work Experience Minimum: 5 years recent experience in a clinical setting related to specialty area; unit based education leadership Preferred: Experience in a defined Educator Role About Us Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love. Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work. Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter. If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only.