Perinatal Quality Coordinator

Employment Type: Full time • Shift: Day Shift • Location: Hybrid (primarily Boise and Nampa Hospitals; occasional support in Ontario and Baker City Hospitals)

About the role

The Perinatal Patient Safety and Quality Nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, directing, and evaluating patient safety and quality improvement to ensure the highest level of performance. This role supports and collaborates with the CNO, Perinatal Manager, and Quality Director. Relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

• Current Idaho RN licensure required; additional Oregon licensure required within 6 months of hire
• BSN required; MSN preferred
• At least five years of clinical nursing experience in obstetrics
• Fetal Monitoring or Inpatient Obstetrics experience required
• Ability to provide education to L&D staff, including OB Physicians and Pediatricians for Skills days
• NRP Certification – Required
• Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety Certification (C-ONQS) preferred

Responsibilities

• Respond to quality/patient safety issues, events, significant care issues, and trends; assist with root cause analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, and process improvement in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Facilitate clinically competent care by staff/team through education, role modeling, team-building, and quality monitoring
• Assist with Idaho and Oregon Aim data collection and entry and other appropriate data collection processes
• Perform system-level assessments to identify variables influencing nursing practice and outcomes; determine interventions that promote patient, family, and community safety
• Provide leadership in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration to implement outcome-focused patient care programs
• Work with Maternal and Neonatal Managers to develop and analyze data for administrative and clinical decision-making and regulatory requirements
• Foster an interdisciplinary approach to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, research, and translation of research into practice
• Monitor trend reports for Perinatal PI events and identify opportunities to improve patient care or processes
• Develop policies and procedures, performance dashboards and scorecards, and other tools related to performance and quality metrics
• Provide consultation to staff nurses, medical staff, and interdisciplinary colleagues
• Use effective strategies for changing clinician and team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery
• Facilitate interdisciplinary teams to address ethical concerns, risks, benefits, and patient care outcomes
• Collaborate with OB Clinical Educator to:
  • Foster and promote participation in education programs and clinical drills/simulations to meet TJC requirements
  • Promote adoption of briefing and debriefing skills across disciplines
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Mental Health Resources: six free counseling sessions and six free coaching appointments per calendar year for colleagues and household members
• Retirement Benefits: 100% match on deferred contributions up to 3% of pay, plus 50% on the next 7% (maximum match of 6.5%)
• Generous PTO plan