Dignity Health @ Mercy Hospital of Folsom is the community hospital serving the Sierra foothills communities of Folsom El Dorado Hills Granite Bay Cameron Park Shingle Springs and Rescue. With 106 licensed acute-care beds our accredited non-profit hospital has been providing exceptional care for more than 35 years. Mercy Hospital of Folsom provides surgical services including minimally-invasive general urological and gynecological surgeries. We also provide comprehensive and award-winning orthopedic services which include surgery inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and specialty orthopedic care. As a certified Joint Commission Stroke Center Mercy Folsom provides exceptional care to our patients in our Medical Surgical and Intensive Care units as well as our 25-bed Emergency Department. Our Family Birth Center features private and contemporary birthing suites where labor delivery and recovery occur in one room as well as award-winning lactation training and support. Mercy Folsom received Among America’s 250 Best Hospitals recognition and is a Primary Stroke Center.

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

Essential Key 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 obstetrics:
  • 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.
• Implements and supports patient safety and quality of care initiatives:
  • Collaborates with clinical and administrative leadership to deliver survey results to participants.
  • Promotes assists and supports competency based education. Performs periodic follow-up to confirm that clinicians have completed their education
  • Implements and supports Perinatal Safety initiatives as identified by Clinical Leadership
• Monitors clinical outcomes
  • Abstracts records analyses and reports Perinatal Safety data per CommonSpirit Health guidelines
  • Performs collaborative reviews of adverse occurrences and near-misses. Incorporates findings into educational efforts.
  • Participates in Event Investigation Analysis (EIA)
  • Coordinates and evaluates briefing debriefing and analysis of selected charts with healthcare team members.
  • Contributes to Fetal Monitor (EFM) strip reviews and provide staff with feedback on findings
• 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

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family: 

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity Theft
• Adoption Assistance
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

Minimum

• Current CA RN licensure
• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
• Certifications 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, or RNC-OB
• Current AHA BLS
• NRP within 90 days of hire
• Minimum Five (5) years as a clinician in Women’s Services
• Minimum Two (2) years of project experience in Women and Infants Perinatal Safety
• Experience with quality improvement/process improvement techniques project/program management
• Proficiency in various software applications such as google or Microsoft
• Knowledge and experience within a Patient Safety Organization
• Strong critical thinking skills and manage large complex projects
• Strong ability to drive for results and critical thinking

Preferred

• Master’s degree