Obstetrician Nursing

Responsibilities: Provide classroom instructionin obstetric/maternal nursing, including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care. Develop and deliver course materials, including syllabi, lectures, assignments, examinations, presentations, and other instructional resources. Provide clinical instruction and supervisionto nursing students in obstetric and maternal-child health settings, including labor and delivery, antepartum, postpartum, and newborn care. Demonstrate evidence-based obstetric nursing practices, including maternal assessment, fetal monitoring, labor management, postpartum assessment, newborn care, and recognition of complications. Supervise and evaluate student clinical performancethrough direct observation, clinical assignments, skills demonstrations, simulation, and established evaluation tools. Assess student learning and academic progressby preparing, administering, and grading examinations, assignments, clinical evaluations, and other assessments. Provide timely and constructive feedbackto students regarding academic, clinical, professional, and interpersonal performance. Facilitate clinical conferences and simulation experiencesto strengthen students’ clinical judgment, critical thinking, communication, and decision-making skills. Maintain accurate student records, including attendance, grades, clinical evaluations, competency records, and other required academic documentation. Advise and mentor nursing studentsregarding academic progress, professional development, clinical performance, licensure preparation, and career opportunities. Maintain current knowledge and competency in obstetric nursingthrough continuing education, professional development, current literature, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with clinical agencies and healthcare professionalsto coordinate appropriate clinical learning experiences and ensure students meet course and program outcomes. Ensure compliance with university, nursing program, clinical agency, and applicable regulatory requirements, including patient safety, confidentiality, infection control, and professional nursing standards. Participate in curriculum development and evaluation, including reviewing and revising obstetric nursing course content, learning objectives, clinical experiences, and teaching strategies. Participate in faculty meetings, committees, accreditation activities, student recruitment, and other departmental or university activitiesas assigned. Serve as a professional role modelby demonstrating ethical nursing practice, professionalism, leadership, cultural sensitivity, effective communication, and commitment to patient- and family-centered care. Maintain appropriate clinical practice and professional licensure/certificationsrequired for teaching obstetric nursing. Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assignedby the Department Chair, Program Director, Dean, or other designated university administrator.

Preferred Qualifications: Master of Science Degree in Nursing or a Master’s Degree in a clinical specialty is required. An earned Doctoral Degree is preferred, and a minimum of two years of general nursing experience. Must hold a current, unencumbered Alabama Registered Nurse license. Physical Demands Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods during classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction. Ability to walk throughout clinical facilities and nursing laboratories while supervising students. Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach when demonstrating or observing patient-care procedures. Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull nursing equipment and supplies, including equipment weighing up to approximately25 poundsas needed. Ability to assist with or demonstrate safe patient positioning, transfers, mobility, and other obstetric nursing procedures. Ability to use hands and fingers for frequent handling of medical equipment, instruments, supplies, computers, and instructional materials. Ability to maintain physical proximity to students and patients while providing instruction, supervision, and clinical demonstrations. Ability to respond promptly to clinical situations and emergencies. FLSA FLSA ExemptStatus Status Full-TimeSkills and Attributes Obstetric and maternal-child nursing principles and practices Pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care Maternal and fetal assessment and monitoring High-risk pregnancy and obstetric complications Evidence-based nursing practice and current healthcare standards Nursing education principles, curriculum development, and student assessment Patient safety, quality improvement, and professional nursing standards Clinical simulation and laboratory-based nursing education