Clinical Program Coordinator (Perinatal Safety Nurse)

Job Detail

• Job Title:

  Clinical Program Coordinator (Perinatal Safety Nurse)

• Department:

  81010-OB/GYN

• Location:

  Farmington

• FTE%:

  1

• Shift

  1.0

• Search #:

  2024-1361

• Closing Date:

• Recruiter:

  McNamara, Elizabeth

Additional Links:

• This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.
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• This position is in Salary group UHP-12; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan.

UConn Health is searching for a Clinical Program Coordinator (Perinatal Safety Nurse). This position will serve as a collaboration Member of the leadership team who will oversee the current and future development, implementation and evaluation of site-specific obstetric patient safety and quality initiatives. Examples include, but not limited to, the national perinatal patient safety bundles and the joint commission elements of Performance for Maternal Safety.

SCHEDULE: Full time, 40 hours per week Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. flexibility needed to work other hours, 30-minute unpaid meal break.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED : Works under limited supervision of a Director, Nursing or other designee.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED : Clinical Program Team Members

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES :

• Creates and establishes protocols, policies , form, and tools related to the program.

• Monitors accreditation policies and procedures, responsible for the facilitation of the program.

• Analyze and evaluate patient encounters, logs, and data on program.

• Collects measurement data related and evaluates processes and/or outcomes of care and reports deficiencies to Medical Director or responsible committee or administrator.

• Chairs, co-chairs or facilities various committee meetings related to program care.

• Supports in the education and training of the medical and clinical staff, including orientation and continuing in-service- programs for staff impacting the program.

• Actively participates in correcting deficiency in care and coordinating the performance improvement peer review through multi-disciplinary subcommittee meetings.

• Organizes community outreach activities/events to related to the program.

• Collaborates with marketing regarding program and outreach and serves as community liaison on behalf of the program and hospital.

• Obtains and maintains program certification/designation.

• Performs site specific needs assessments in order to develop, implement and monitor rapid response plans for emergencies i.e obstetric hemorrhage (including quantification of blood loss on all births), severe hypertension/eclampsia, emergency cesarean section and should dystocia ( to replace the stroke description example)

• Implement maternal safety bundles

• Establish a physician/partner/champion/dyad for patient safety and quality collaboration.

• Partner with the nurse educator to support the learning needs of RNs and providers.

• Performs other related duties as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

• Knowledge of the principles of program management; knowledge of specialty anatomy and physiology, diagnosis, identification and triage, preventive care, hyperacute care, diagnostics, acute care, post-acute care and discharge planning, rehabilitation, systems and quality, community care.

• Role model in critical thinking, assessment skills and evidenced based nursing care.

• Effective communication [oral and written] and interpersonal skills

• Considerable analytical skills

• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office application: Excel, Publisher, Word and PowerPoint

• Strong leadership skills, time and project management skills

• Ability to lead educational activities

• Ability to facilitate change, work harmoniously with teams and manage effectively

• Ability to multitasks

GENERAL EXPERIENCE & TRAINING:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing

• A minimum of three [3] years clinical experience in labor and delivery.

• Must possess and maintain Connecticut State license during employment, in the required discipline.

• Must hold and maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree in Nursing

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and push and pull heavy objects.

• Be prepared to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

• Works irregular hours.

• May be exposed to communicable/infectious diseases.

MINIMUM FULL TIME EQUIVALENT SALARY : $95,888.00

Why UConn Health
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

Salary : $95,888