Registered Nurse RN Perinatal Quality & Safety Specialist
Core
Strengthen preadmission education, post-discharge follow-up, and care coordination for high-risk perinatal patients (e.g., scheduled inductions, C-sections, cardiac disease) to decrease morbidity and mortality rates.
Role type
Perinatal Quality and Safety Specialist (RN)
Builds
Site-specific obstetric patient safety and quality initiatives, including national perinatal patient safety bundles and Joint Commission elements of Performance for Maternal Safety.
Domain
Healthcare / Obstetrics and Perinatal Care
Required skills
Obstetric and electronic fetal monitoring analysis, Performance improvement project management, Change management, Data analysis (qualitative and quantitative), Regulatory compliance (CMS, The Joint Commission), Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Preferred skills
NRP certification, NICU or OB specialty certification
Technologies
Electronic fetal monitoring systems, Data visualization tools, Statistical analysis methods
Responsibilities
Facilitate integration of maternal and neonatal quality and safety into organizational fabric; Utilize expertise in obstetric monitoring for process improvement; Evaluate and improve healthcare processes and care transitions; Support analytic environment for data-driven decision making; Participate in performance improvement projects with clinical leaders.