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Description:

POSITION PURPOSE

+ The Perinatal Safety Nurse functions as a clinical expert, educator, consultant, and program coordinator to collaborate with department leadership, nurses and physicians in the development and implementation of the department's perinatal quality and safety program.

+ Full-time benefited position scheduled 36 hours per week.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

+ This position demonstrates mastery in theoretical frameworks including change, systems, persuasion, influence and collaboration.

+ The Perinatal Safety Nurse serves as a leader related to the continuous clinical and professional development of nursing staff and implementation of evidence-based practice innovations, consistent with Magnet Hospitals for nursing.

+ The Perinatal Safety Nurse will serve as a change agent, promoting a culture of high team reliability and rapid response, ensuring the provision of care is standardized to current evidence-based practices, in effort to promote quality of care and minimize risk of preventable patient harm for mothers and their newborns.

+ Serves as a patient safety advocate and clinical expert in obstetrics. Keeps abreast of changing national standards of clinical practice and safety literature.

+ Disseminates pertinent safety and specialty related information to team.

+ Participates in patient safety huddles and safety rounds.

+ Presents patient and staff safety concerns to appropriate clinical forums.

+ Assists and supports the healthcare team when an adverse event or untoward outcome occurs.

+ Monitors clinical outcomes and drives change. Maintains database of records reviewed, issues identified and plans of correction.

+ Provides feedback in collaboration with department leadership to nursing and physician staff related to the quality of documentation and patient care/safe practices.

+ Performs collaborative reviews of adverse occurrences and near-misses. Incorporates findings into educational efforts.

+ This position will primarily support the Labor & Delivery Unit.

MINIUMUM QUALIFICATIONS

+ Education: Baccalaureate degree in nursing or master’s degree in nursing required.

+ Experience: 3-5 years clinical experience in Labor and Delivery required. Quality improvement background, and experience with team training and lab simulations preferred.

+ Certification/Licensure: Current registered Nurse with a current Michigan license.

POSITION BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

+ Competitive compensation.

+ Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability.

+ Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.

+ Retirement savings plan with employer match.

+ Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health

+ Tuition Reimbursement

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran