Perinatal Outreach RN Regional Quality Specialist
Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Lebanon
Posted on: April 17, 2024
Job Description:
Department/Unit:Perinatal Outreach CtrWork Shift:Day (United
States of America)As the designated Level IV northeastern New York
(NENY) Regional Perinatal Center (RPC), Albany Medical Center
provides transport and consultation services to all birthing
hospitals in a 25-county area of northeastern New York and western
New England, and is responsible to provide quality oversight to
each affiliate hospital within the region. The RN Regional Quality
Specialist works collaboratively with the RPC team and each
hospital team to support quality improvement and improve maternal
and neonatal outcomes for birthing families.Salary range:
$65,057.00-107,343.00 annually
- Works with Perinatal Outreach team to provide quality oversight
to regional -affiliate hospitals. Works with affiliate hospital
medical, nursing, and quality management staff to identify,
develop, and implement perinatal quality improvement
initiatives.
- Participates with Perinatal Outreach team in site visit process
to affiliate hospitals. Responsibilities include maternal and
neonatal case review/preparation, assisting with agenda
development, shared facilitation of agenda, identification of
opportunities, and follow-up correspondence/support.
- Works with obstetrical and neonatal medical and nursing staff
at the RPC to follow maternal and neonatal transports admitted to
RPC. Assist with communication to referring
obstetrician/pediatrician on status of patient as needed. Assures
follow-up and closure of all referrals and issues.
- Serves as a resource to affiliate hospitals and community
programs on issues related to perinatal clinical policy/protocol,
perinatal quality improvement, and perinatal data. Collaborates
with CNS-NPs in Obstetrics and Neonatology at the RPC to support
these needs.
- Works with Perinatal Outreach team, including Regional Data
Coordinator, in perinatal data review, analysis, and presentation.
Serves as a resource/support to RPC staff and regional committees
that review and use perinatal data. -
- Works/collaborates to support Quality Assurance/Quality
Improvement activities and needs of Albany Medical Center as RPC
and is a member of related internal quality improvement teams.
- Works with Perinatal Outreach team to identify perinatal
educational needs in the region and serves as a resource/support in
developing regional educational plan/programs.
- Collaborates with other professional state and local perinatal
programs and associations, representing Albany Medical Center and
the region. -
- Coordinator for Albany Med childbirth education
classes.Qualifications:Registered Nurse with clinical experience in
Obstetric and/or Neonatal Nursing required. Masters degree
preferred, bachelor's degree required. Hybrid eligible after
orientation period.Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical
Center!---Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.This role
may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany
Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including
but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other
information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.
Workforce members are expected to ensure that:Access to information
is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to
properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not
exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an
intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med
Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that
information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and
modification.
Keywords: Albany Medical Center, Syracuse , Perinatal Outreach RN Regional Quality Specialist, Healthcare , Lebanon, New York
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