Perinatal Education Specialist Labor Delivery

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Perinatal Education Specialist, RN 

LABOR & DELIVERY 

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

The Department of Labor and Delivery has an exciting opportuntity for a Pernatal Education Specialist.

Reporting to the Director of Perinatal Services, the Perinatal Safety Specialist is responsible for the implementation, promotion, support and oversight of perinatal patient safety and quality of care initiatives and programs. This specialized nursing role combines clinical expertise with a focus on patient safety to provide high-quality care and support to pregnant women and their families, adhering to departmental, institutional, regional and Federal clinical and ethical standards. The perinatal safety nurse will participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance perinatal care processes and outcomes, contributing to a culture of safety within the healthcare facility. The primary responsibility of the perinatal patient safety nurse is to promote safe care for mothers and babies by
keeping patient safety as a focus of all unit operations and clinical practices.

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• Ensures all care providers on Maternal Child Health adhere to national clinical standards and principles and practice of safety.
• Serves as a patient safety advocate and clinical role model in perinatal nursing obstetrics
• Implements and supports patient safety and quality of care initiatives
• Monitors clinical outcomes
• Abstracts, records, analyses and reports Perinatal Safety data per CommonSpirit Health guidelines
•  Assesses the documentation of charts reviewed and provides feedback to clinicians.
•  Encourages staff to identify and report adverse events and near-misses
•  Performs collaborative reviews of adverse occurrences and near-misses. Incorporates findings into educational efforts.
• Participates in Event Investigation Analysis (EIA)
  Coordinates and evaluates briefing, debriefing and analysis of selected charts with healthcare team members.
• Contributes to Fetal Monitor (EFM) strip reviews and provide staff with feedback on findings
• Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and education

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing required
• Master’s degree or higher preferred
• A minimum of 5 years as a clinician in Women’s Services
• A minimum of 2 years of project experience in Women and Infants Perinatal Safety
• Registered Nurse with current California license required
• Certification in one of the following: CCRN-NEO, C-EFM, RN-BC MCN, RN-BC-PERI, RNC [OB, GYN, NEONATAL], RNC-LRN, RNC-MNN, RNC-NIC, RNC-OB
• Current BLS from the American Heart Association Required
• NRP within 90 days
• Knowledge and experience working within a Patient Safety Organization required.