Fetal Loss Specialist

Sutter Health•Roseville, CA

About The Position

The Fetal Loss Specialist designs and implements activity therapies tailored to patients’ needs, fostering positive interactions, coping skills, enrichment, and community integration. The role ensures activities address patients’ recreational, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social needs while meeting applicable laws, regulations, and standards of care. Services are typically provided to geriatric patients and may also support other populations with special needs. The specialist documents individual evaluations and treatment plans in accordance with multidisciplinary treatment team procedures and applicable regulations. The role also educates patients and their families or caregivers about treatment plans, progress, and options for restoring independence and functional capacity.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; equivalent experience may be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.
Four units of ACPE Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
Two years of recent relevant experience in Fetal Loss.
Familiarity with basic activity therapies, devices, and equipment, and the ability to adapt activities to different patient function and skill levels.
Working knowledge of The Joint Commission, Title 22, and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) as they relate to activities therapy.
General understanding of medical terminology and working proficiency with activity interest surveys, Minimum Data Set (MDS), and Resident Assessment Protocol (RAP) evaluations.
Written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and teaching skills to explain treatments, diagnoses, or sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences.
Program development and administration skills, including group leadership.
Attention to detail, time-management, observation, and organizational skills.
Basic experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and EPIC.
Ability to work with aged, chronically ill, disoriented, and sometimes contentious patients.
Ability to prioritize assignments under varied and urgent conditions, follow procedures, meet objectives and deadlines, and complete detailed tasks using established procedures to solve routine problems.
Ability to protect the privacy of patients’ Protected Health Information (PHI).
Ability to build collaborative relationships with patients, families or caregivers, peers, and healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

Design and implement activity therapies based on each patient's needs.
Ensure activities address patients’ recreational, physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social needs and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and standards of care.
Document individual evaluations and treatment plans in accordance with team procedures and applicable regulations.
Educate patients and their families or caregivers about treatment plans, progress, and options for restoring independence and functional capacity.