Perinatal Safety Specialist RN

Where You’ll Work

CHI Williston Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, have a variety of skills from clinical to project management. In our Critical Access Hospital, you will be exposed to the emergency department, acute care (Med/Surg), swing bed, surgery, outpatient treatment, and so much more! 

CHI Williston Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our team members' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Perinatal Safety Specialist RN, you will lead the implementation, promotion, and oversight of perinatal patient safety and quality of care initiatives and programs, combining clinical expertise with a fervent focus on patient safety.Every day you will ensure adherence to national clinical standards, disseminate crucial safety information, facilitate educational programs, conduct safety rounds, and actively contribute to quality improvement initiatives.To be successful in this role, you will champion a culture of safety by monitoring clinical outcomes, analyzing adverse events, developing education plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, compliant care for mothers and babies.

• 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.
• Disseminates pertinent safety and specialty related information.
• Participates in patient safety or administrative rounding.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing and minimum of 5 years as a clinician in Women’s Services, upon hire
• Minimum of 2 years of project experience in Women and Infants Perinatal Safety
• Experience with quality improvement/process improvement techniques, project/program management experience
• Registered Nurse: North Dakota, upon hire
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 90 Days
• One of the following:
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse Neonatal, upon hire or
  • Electronic Fetal Monitoring, upon hire or
  • Maternal Child Nursing, upon hire or
  • Perinatal Nurse, upon hire or
  • Low Risk Neonatal Nursing, upon hire or
  • Maternal Newborn Nursing, upon hire or
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, upon hire or
  • Inpatient Obstetric Nursing, upon hire or
  • Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, upon hire

Preferred

• Masters Of Science or higher degree, upon hire