Registered Nurse Perinatal Safety Specialist

CommonSpirit Health • Layton, UT

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About The Position

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. Reporting to the department manager, 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. Travel is required between Holy Cross Davis and Holy Cross West Valley.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing required
• A minimum of 5 years as a clinician in Women’s Services
• A minimum of 1 years of project experience in Women and Infants Perinatal Safety with 2 years preferred
• Experience with quality improvement/process improvement techniques, project/program management experience required
• RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
• Certification in one of the following (must obtain within 6 months): CCRN-NEO, C-EFM, RN-BC MCN, RN-BC-PERI, RNC [OB, GYN, NEONATAL], RNC-LRN, RNC-MNN, RNC-NIC, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS
• BLS required
• NRP within 90 days
• Light Work - (Exert up to 10lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher preferred

Responsibilities

• Implementation, promotion, support and oversight of perinatal patient safety and quality of care initiatives and programs.
• Provide high-quality care and support to pregnant women and their families, adhering to departmental, institutional, regional and Federal clinical and ethical standards.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance perinatal care processes and outcomes, contributing to a culture of safety within the healthcare facility.
• Promote safe care for mothers and babies by keeping patient safety as a focus of all unit operations and clinical practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees