As our Manager, Maternal Program, you will hold strategic and operational responsibility for the Maternal Program, promoting optimal care for pregnant and immediately postpartum patients through clinical activities, education, injury prevention, quality improvement, and patient safety.
Every day you will act as a key resource for all patient care areas regarding nursing care for pregnant and immediately postpartum patients, fostering effective lines of communication with all concerned parties. In conjunction with the Maternal Medical Director, you will oversee the overall management of the Maternal Program and actively participate in the development of a regionalized maternal care system.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong leadership in maternal healthcare, a deep understanding of patient care, education, and safety initiatives, and exceptional collaborative skills to work with medical directors and various care areas.
- Quality Improvement: Coordinates and facilitates the review of the maternal patients to identify high risk admissions, deaths and transfers. Coordinates and facilitates the Maternal M&M quality review. Coordinates necessary education to improve maternal care. Reviews maternal patient care for all patients meeting quality indicators. Ensures the standard quality of care is being delivered for all maternity patients. Completes quality review in a timely manner. Oversees the performance improvement and patient safety plan.
- Financial Responsibilities: Reviews high risk patient accounts for appropriate charge entry. Coordinates billing review to assure appropriate account usage.
- Professional & Educational: Participates in professional state organizations as required for maternal designation. Maintains BLS,ACLS, NRP, current AWOHNN Fetal Heart Monitor training
- Maintains the maternal care orientation/education program for entire facility. Maintains the facility as designation requires, meeting all standards of care, quality reviews, and community education.
- Data: Ensures accurate data is accumulated for administrative reporting.
- Privacy: Assures privacy of all patient information to protect patient rights and meet HIPPA guidelines. Reports suspected violations immediately.
