Manager Maternal Program
About The Position
As our Manager, Maternal Program, you will hold strategic and operational responsibility for the Maternal Program, promoting optimal care for pregnant and immediately postpartum patients through clinical activities, education, injury prevention, quality improvement, and patient safety. Every day you will act as a key resource for all patient care areas regarding nursing care for pregnant and immediately postpartum patients, fostering effective lines of communication with all concerned parties. In conjunction with the Maternal Medical Director, you will oversee the overall management of the Maternal Program and actively participate in the development of a regionalized maternal care system. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong leadership in maternal healthcare, a deep understanding of patient care, education, and safety initiatives, and exceptional collaborative skills to work with medical directors and various care areas.
Requirements
- Bachelors Other and minimum of 3 years leadership experience, upon hire
- 4-6 years Minimum of 5 years leadership experience in the discipline, upon hire
- Masters Other, upon hire
- Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 6 months
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months
Nice To Haves
- Current AWOHNN Fetal Heart Monitor training
Responsibilities
- Act as a key resource for all patient care areas regarding nursing care for pregnant and immediately postpartum patients.
- Foster effective lines of communication with all concerned parties.
- Oversee the overall management of the Maternal Program in conjunction with the Maternal Medical Director.
- Actively participate in the development of a regionalized maternal care system.
- Coordinate and facilitate the review of maternal patients to identify high risk admissions, deaths and transfers.
- Coordinate and facilitate the Maternal M&M quality review.
- Coordinate necessary education to improve maternal care.
- Review maternal patient care for all patients meeting quality indicators.
- Ensure the standard quality of care is being delivered for all maternity patients.
- Complete quality review in a timely manner.
- Oversee the performance improvement and patient safety plan.
- Review high risk patient accounts for appropriate charge entry.
- Coordinate billing review to assure appropriate account usage.
- Participate in professional state organizations as required for maternal designation.
- Maintain BLS, ACLS, NRP, current AWOHNN Fetal Heart Monitor training.
- Maintain the maternal care orientation/education program for the entire facility.
- Maintain the facility as designation requires, meeting all standards of care, quality reviews, and community education.
- Ensure accurate data is accumulated for administrative reporting.
- Assure privacy of all patient information to protect patient rights and meet HIPPA guidelines.
- Report suspected violations immediately.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
