Birth Registrar

Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC)

Patient and family centered care (PFCC) at LMH is demonstrated by working with patients and their families based on the 4 principles of PFCC: participation, dignity and respect, information sharing, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Captures, documents, and reports information necessary to prepare official birth certificates for local governmental Departments of Vital Statistics and the CT State Department of Health Services.
• Establishes and maintains a collection area for completed Birth Certificates. Collects all signed Birth Certificate forms and the delivery log from the Labor and Delivery Unit on a daily basis.
• Coordinates the collection, documentation, and reporting of information necessary to acquire social security numbers for neonates from the Social Security Department. Assists patients in completing all required information for this process.
• Ensures compliance with guidelines and regulations set by the CT State Department of Health Services' Immunization section, Office of Legitimations, State Department of Children and Family Services, State Department of Income Maintenance, State Department of Social Services, Catholic Family Services, and all adoption agencies. Coordinates and participates in the distribution of immunization informational materials to patients and forwards all documents to the CT State Dept. of Health Services, Immunization Section.
• Coordinates and participates in the preparation of data regarding delivered patients which are forwarded to the LMH departments of Medical Records, PFAS, Vital Records, and the Department of Obs-Gyn-Pediatric Nursing to meet the requirements of all internal LMH Departments.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required. Associate degree preferred.
• Possesses and maintains Notary Public qualifications preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish speaking) preferred.
• Two (2) to three (3) years' experience as a Statistics Registrar within hospital setting. Experience in coordinating and directing Vital Statistic Office staff preferred.

Licenses & Certifications

• N/A

Special Skills

• Able to coordinate staff in the collection, analysis, and reporting of statistical data.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local government regulations pertaining to the reporting of generated vital statistical information.
• Proficient in the operation and use of computer systems including, but not limited to, Word Processing, Excel, Database systems, and State Dept. of Health Services software.

Physical Demands

• N/A

YNHHS Requisition ID

182703