Obstetric Safety and Quality Clinician – Registered Nurse

Overview
One of the top and most well known hospitals located in Brooklyn, NY, is currently seeking and experienced Obstetric Safety Clinician to join their amazing and dedicated team. This role is Mon- Fri and comes with a very strong compensation and benefits package. Please apply for more details! 

JOB SUMMARY
We seek an Obstetrical Safety and Quality Clinician to assume a leadership role in promoting a culture of patient safety and quality with adherence to national clinical standards. You will assure that the Medical Center is in compliance with all State and Federal regulatory agencies, including DOH, JCAHO, ACOG and AWOHNN. In addition, you will participate in the education of staff related to the patient safety initiatives; coordinate, monitor and analyze data for departmental performance improvement review and serve as a visible and recognized advocate for patient safety in perinatal clinical areas both inpatient and ambulatory.

Responsibilities

• Co-Lead the quality committee within the department in collaboration with the Vice Chair for Quality
• Develop and implement obstetrical patient safety programs in inpatient and ambulatory settings  
• Ensure compliance with state/federal regulations (DOH, JCAHO, ACOG, AWOHNN, & Leapfrog)
• Manage monitoring systems and maintain data dashboards to track safety metrics and identify risks
• Implement best practices through departmental policies, procedures, and quality assurance programs
• Monitor national benchmarks and recommend new safety standards
• Lead root cause and apparent cause analysis and coordinate improvement plans
• Liaison with organizational-wide quality and safety committee, Chief Quality Officer, nursing leadership, clinical IT, Risk Management, and Performance Improvement teams
• Attend and present department specific data at quality meetings.

Qualifications

• Current NYS licensure: MD, BSN, MS or MSN required.  
• Masters degree is required. PhD is preferred.
• Competency in Performance improvement tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis is preferred.  
• Knowledge of EPIC or other EMRs is required.
• Knowledge of RLDatix or other incident reporting systems is required.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical experience.
• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience
• Candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work across teams of clinicians.

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