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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

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Job Summary:

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 keepingpatient safety as a focus of all unit operations and clinical practices.

Job Responsibilities:

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

• Keeps staff up to date on Perinatal Safety Initiatives, including education, training, implementation, policies.
• Keeps abreast of changing national standards of clinical practice and the CommonSpirit Health Perinatal Safety Initiatives.
• Disseminates pertinent safety and specialty related information.
• Participates in patient safety or administrative rounding.

Implements and supports patient safety and quality of care initiatives: 

• Collaborates with clinical and administrative leadership to deliver survey results to participants. Works with clinical and administrative leadership to address themes and issues identified by the survey
• Promotes, assists and supports competency based education. Performs periodic follow-up to confirm that clinicians have completed their education

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

Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and education:

• Provides regular patient safety educational programs for staff.
• Facilitates clinical drills for high-risk situations; tracks and reports attendance
• Attends and actively contributes to Perinatal Safety network workgroups, conference calls, regional meetings and annual summit
• Partners with hospital informatics department to ensure the EHR aligns with current perinatal safety initiatives
•  Partners with the IT department to ensure smooth integrations.

Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing required

Master’s degree or higher preferred

Experience: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 SafetyExperience with quality improvement/process improvement techniques, project/program management experience, required

Licensure and Certifications:

Current RN License 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, C-EFM, C-ONQSBLS

NRP within 90 days

Skills and Training:

• Strategic Planning- Utilizes a keen understanding of business operations and the human landscape to predict impact of and drive processes to successfully realize desired outcomes of strategy.
• Interpersonal Savvy and Integrity
• Implemenation and Results orientation- Establishes clear goals, formulates action plans and is able to multitask. Makes timely decisions while considering cross-functional implications and ensuring alignment with mission, values and strategy.
• Influential Negotiations- Shapes opinions and gains alignment with stakeholders through integrity, knowledge and influence. Projects and consistently reflects a positive image and reputation for the organization. Skillfully negotiates to create the best possible outcome for all parties