Perinatal Safety Specialist RN
About The Position
The Perinatal Safety Specialist RN leads the implementation, promotion, and oversight of perinatal patient safety and quality initiatives. This specialized nursing role combines clinical expertise with a patient-safety focus to support high-quality care for pregnant individuals and their families, improve perinatal care processes and outcomes, and foster a culture of safety, with a primary focus on safe care for mothers and babies in all unit operations. The position reports to the Director of Perinatal Services. The specialist ensures adherence to national clinical standards and safety practices in Maternal Child Health and serves as a patient-safety advocate and clinical role model in perinatal obstetrics. The role keeps staff informed about perinatal safety initiatives, education, policies, and applicable national and CommonSpirit Health standards; supports performance improvement and adverse-event response; and collaborates with leadership on safety and quality initiatives. The position monitors and reports perinatal safety outcomes, reviews documentation and adverse occurrences, and incorporates findings into education. It also develops and delivers staff education, facilitates drills and teamwork training, participates in safety workgroups and summits, and partners with informatics and IT to align electronic health records and data with current safety initiatives and regulatory standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
- At least 5 years of clinical experience in Women’s Services.
- At least 2 years of project experience in Women and Infants Perinatal Safety.
- Experience in quality or process improvement and project or program management.
- Current RN license in the applicable state.
- 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, or C-EFM.
- BLS certification.
- NRP certification within 90 days.
- Proficiency with software such as Google and Microsoft.
- Ability to drive results, facilitate multidisciplinary teams, manage complex projects, summarize information, and demonstrate critical thinking.
- Strong strategic planning, interpersonal savvy, and integrity.
- Demonstrated ability to implement initiatives and achieve results.
- Ability to tolerate ambiguity.
- Skill in critical thinking and influential negotiation.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
Responsibilities
- Ensure adherence to national clinical standards and safety practices in Maternal Child Health.
- Act as a patient-safety advocate and clinical role model in perinatal obstetrics.
- Keep staff informed about current perinatal safety initiatives, education, and policy, and stay updated on national and CommonSpirit Health perinatal safety standards.
- Disseminate relevant safety information, participate in safety rounding, and present concerns to clinical forums.
- Contribute to performance reviews, identify issues, assist with data gathering, and support the healthcare team during adverse events.
- Develop education and action plans for events reported in the event system.
- Collaborate with leadership to address survey themes, promote competency-based education, and implement safety initiatives identified by Clinical Leadership.
- Abstract, record, analyze, and report perinatal safety data.
- Assess documentation, provide feedback, and encourage reporting of adverse events and near-misses.
- Conduct collaborative reviews of adverse occurrences and near-misses and integrate findings into education.
- Participate in Event Investigation Analysis (EIA), coordinate briefings and debriefings, and contribute feedback to Fetal Monitor (EFM) strip reviews.
- Develop and deliver patient-safety education for staff and facilitate clinical drills for high-risk situations.
- Promote briefing and debriefing skills and teamwork training.
- Attend and contribute to Perinatal Safety network workgroups and summits.
- Partner with informatics and IT to align EHR and data with current perinatal safety initiatives and regulatory standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
