Syringa Hospital

Description
Job Summary
The Obstetrics Coordinator (OB Coordinator) position plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and delegates the Syringa OB program for the Nursing Department. In addition, the OB Coordinator works with leaders and nursing staff to determine educational needs for OB nursing staff. This role includes bedside nursing responsibility for 2 × 12-hour shifts per week and 2 × 8-hour shifts dedicated to OB coordination activities.
Essential Job Functions
• Assists the Chief Quality and Nursing Officer fulfill the Syringa Hospital & Clinics mission to provide and coordinate quality healthcare services for all OB related needs in the hospital.
• Coordinates hospital OB per-visits.
• Coordinates and communicates OB care with the clinic and providers.
• Keeps policy and procedures related to OB services up to date.
• Works closely with the quality assurance team to ensure goals and objectives are met to coordinate care, meet patient needs, and to fulfill Syringa Hospital & Clinics mission.
• Participates in PI projects and data collection as assigned including development and review of internal quality measures, tracking, monitoring, and reporting.
• Communicates all OB related issues, needs, and outcomes to the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Chief Nursing Officer.
• Identify staff training/educational needs and establish learning priorities for hospital OB nursing personnel. Serve as mentor/preceptor and resource for OB nursing staff. Encourage and foster OB nursing staff participation and involvement in the continuing education activities conducted both inside and outside the facility.
• Organize or provide in-services, learning materials, skills fairs, computer training, bulletin boards, etc., and/or ongoing training, to ensure OB staff can perform procedures, knowledgeable in work area, informed of new changes in technologies, and accountable for any procedural changes.
• Develop, implement, and oversee the orientation/training of new or transfer OB staff to ensure that OB staff can competently perform duties and responsibilities within the department as defined by specific job description and/or policy.
• Analyze OB patient care and system operations data for trends and causative factors that promote or impede progression towards positive patient care outcomes and communicate to appropriate managers.
• Performs OB chart audits as assigned to assure quality documentation.
• Uses data to drive decisions and plan/implement performance improvement strategies related to OB care management.
• Review OB processes and reinforce effective processes that result in achievement of desired outcomes.
• Fosters the implementation of evidence-based practice to improve the quality of OB client care.
• Assists in monitoring OB patient satisfaction and communicates with staff both positive and negative feedback.
• Perform clinical rounds on OB patients to observe staff performance and conferences with physicians and other disciplines.
• Participates in continuing quality improvement initiatives, in-service education programs, unit meetings and committee functions as assigned.
• In collaboration with manager(s), participates in OB employee performance evaluations based on personal observations of and interaction considering established expectations and employee competencies.
• Serves as a professional role model as well as an OB resource person who gives guidance and support when required.
• Promotes clear communication amongst the OB care team and treating clinicians by ensuring awareness regarding patient care plans.
• Evaluates OB clinical care, utilization of OB resources, and development of new OB clinical tools, forms, and procedures as needed.
• Serves as first step in chain-of-command for hospital OB.
• Submits monthly report of all OB activities conducted and number of participants to the Chief Nursing Officer for submission to hospital board of directors.
• Participate and collaborate in shared governance programs to develop, plan, and implement nursing education and to increase the competency of staff.
• Participate actively in site-specific and system work groups, task forces, committees, etc., and contributes OB expertise.
• All SHC healthcare professionals and employees are required to demonstrate competence for Cerner and UKG (Time & Attendance) and participate in ongoing training.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor's or associate degree in nursing from an ACEN or CCNE accredited school required.
• Current Idaho Board of Nursing license.
• Two years of experience in a hospital-based healthcare setting with three years of OB specific experience in Labor & Delivery and post-partem care is required.
• Certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP
Skills/Competencies
• Must meet competencies for an RN II level nurse and be able to fulfill RN III level nurse duties and responsibilities.
• Must be able to demonstrate competency in the Cerner Systems EHR.
• Positive interpersonal skills.
• Communication skills with the ability to collaborate with all members of the organization.
• Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of the principles of adult education, teaching learning process, and the ability to teach.
• Knowledge of current and established professional nursing concepts, principles, and practice.
• Knowledge and application of the concept of professional staff development.
• Ability to assess and identify the learning needs of the nursing staff, design and recommend appropriate educational programs to meet these needs.
• Ability to plan, implement and evaluate OB educational programs.
• Understanding of the diverse cultural customs and religious beliefs of the clients.
• Ability to fulfill Primary and Essential Duties listed under Section II.