RN Perinatal Safety Specialist NE CommonSpirit; St. Thomas Hospital

Common Spirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado TM, telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities!

Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

Common Spirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Common Spirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting human kindness lead the way.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Reporting to the department manager, 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.

● 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:

● Implements and supports patient safety and quality of care initiatives:

● Monitors clinical outcomes

● Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and education

SCHEDULE:

Days and may require some evenings and weekends.

In addition to bringing human kindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

● Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing required

● Master’s degree or higher preferred

● A minimum of 5 years as a clinician in Women’s Services

● A minimum of 1 year of project experience in Women and Infants Perinatal Safety with 2 years preferred

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

Required Licensure and Certifications

● Current RN License in applicable State

● Certification in one of the following (must obtain within 6 months):
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-ONQS

● BLS

● NRP within 90 days

● Proficiency in various software applications, such as Google or Microsoft

● Knowledge and experience working within a Patient Safety

● Strong ability to drive for results

● Strong facilitator with demonstrated excellence in driving multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams to consensus

● Ability to manage large, complex projects

● Ability to summarize complex information succinctly

● Strong critical thinking

● Skilled at facilitating geographically dispersed teams

● Demonstrates thought leadership, project management skills, knowledge and experience with program evaluation

● Interpersonal Savvy and Integrity

● Implementation and Results Orientation

● Critical Thinking

● Job and Industry Specific Knowledge

● Mission and Commitment

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good…