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keyword(s): Fetal Care Nurse Coordinator, Perinatal Loss, Bereavement Nurse, Pregnancy Loss Support, Neonatal Loss, Fetal Care Center, High-Risk Pregnancy, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Perinatal Bereavement, Grief Counseling, Family Support, Patient Advocacy, Care Coordination, Neonatal Care, Obstetrics Nursing, OB Nurse, Women's Health Nursing, RN, Registered Nurse, BSN, Neonatology, Perinatal Nursing, Pediatrics, Compassionate Care, Patient Education, Support Groups, Bereavement Support Groups, Pregnancy Complications, Fetal Anomalies, Stillbirth Support, Infant Loss Support, Care Navigator, Case Management, Interdisciplinary Care Team, Family Counseling, Patient Follow-Up, Referral Management, Hospital Liaison, Disposition of Remains, Burial Counseling, End-of-Life Care, Emotional Support, Crisis Intervention, Social Services Coordination, Spiritual Care, NICU Support, Labor and Delivery, Antepartum Care, Clinical Coordination, Healthcare Administration, Quality Improvement, Database Management, Data Collection, Medical Documentation, Physician Relations, Community Outreach, Women's Services, Children's Hospital, Patient Experience, Healthcare Communication, Family-Centered Care, Trauma-Informed Care, Nursing Leadership, Independent Practice, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, High-Stress Environment, Healthcare Coordination, Perinatal Programs, Neonatal Programs, Supportive Care, Compassion, Empathy, Advocacy --s-p-m1--. See Mercy Terms & Conditions at https://www.mercy.net/about/legal-notices/ and Privacy Policy at https://www.mercy.net/about/legal-notices/ and SonicJobs Privacy Policy at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/privacy-policy and Terms of Use at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/terms-conditions.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | St. Louis, MO |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1986 |
| Website | https://www.mercy.net/ |
Description
Find your calling at Mercy!
OverviewIn collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the Fetal Care Nurse Coordinator is responsible for providing complete, coordinated services caring for pregnant women carrying a fetus with an anomaly. Responsible for coordinating all aspects of Fetal Care Center from the patient's initial referral through the patient/family experience and ultimately post-delivery/treatment follow-up of the both the mother and infant. The Nurse Coordinator is also Mercy Heartprints Perinatal Loss Bereavement Program
Part-Time | 8-16 Hours per Week | Days
A Calling for Compassionate Nursing Professionals
This is not an easy job.
The Fetal Care Nurse Coordinator serves families facing some of the most difficult moments of their lives, including pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal loss, and complex fetal diagnoses. We are seeking a highly compassionate, emotionally resilient nurse who can provide support, education, advocacy, and guidance to patients and families during times of profound grief and uncertainty.
Through Mercy's Heartprints Perinatal Loss Bereavement Program and Fetal Care Center, this role combines bereavement care, care coordination, patient advocacy, and family support. The ideal candidate is someone who can offer both clinical expertise and genuine empathy while helping families navigate difficult decisions, hospital processes, and ongoing healing.
Position Details:
Position Overview
In collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, the Fetal Care Nurse Coordinator provides comprehensive, coordinated services for pregnant women carrying a fetus with an anomaly, as well as families experiencing pregnancy or neonatal loss.
This role coordinates the patient journey from initial referral through delivery, treatment planning, bereavement support, and long-term follow-up. The coordinator serves as a trusted resource to patients and families, providing education, emotional support, care coordination, and advocacy during highly sensitive circumstances.
Key Responsibilities
Bereavement & Family Support
- Provide compassionate support and counseling to patients and families experiencing pregnancy or neonatal loss.
- Guide families through burial, cremation, and disposition processes related to fetal or neonatal remains.
- Maintain knowledge of hospital policies and procedures regarding pregnancy and neonatal loss.
- Conduct follow-up outreach with bereaved families for up to one year following a loss.
- Facilitate and lead perinatal loss support groups.
- Coordinate referrals to social services, spiritual care, NICU family support, and other resources.
Patient Care Coordination
- Coordinate all aspects of care for high-risk pregnancy patients referred to the Fetal Care Center.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for patients, families, and referring physicians.
- Schedule consultations, diagnostic testing, and specialty appointments.
- Accompany patients throughout appointments and assist in navigating the healthcare system.
- Coordinate ongoing communication between maternal-fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists, pediatric subspecialists, and other care team members.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary conferences and case reviews.
Patient and Family Advocacy
- Provide education regarding diagnoses, treatment options, delivery planning, and post-delivery care.
- Assist families with travel, lodging, transportation, and hospital navigation needs.
- Facilitate tours of labor and delivery, antepartum units, NICU, and other relevant care settings.
- Help families understand complex medical information and treatment recommendations.
Program Coordination
- Maintain patient databases and collect required program data.
- Prepare monthly reports and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
- Assist with development of policies, procedures, and program protocols.
- Support outreach, marketing, physician relations, conferences, publications, and educational initiatives.
Qualifications
Required Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Licensure
- Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Missouri
Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in:
- Neonatology
- Perinatal/OB nursing
- Pediatrics
- Or a closely related specialty
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will possess:
- Exceptional compassion, empathy, and emotional intelligence
- Strong counseling and active listening skills
- Ability to support patients during grief, trauma, and crisis
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
- Strong organizational and coordination skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Advanced problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
- Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong documentation, keyboarding, and data management skills
- Knowledge of healthcare delivery systems, utilization management, and quality improvement principles
- Extensive understanding of perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric care practices
Work Environment
This position requires working in emotionally challenging situations involving pregnancy complications, fetal anomalies, stillbirth, and neonatal loss. The ideal candidate demonstrates professionalism, resilience, sensitivity, and the ability to provide calm, compassionate support during deeply difficult circumstances.
Work may occur in:
- Hospital settings
- Physician offices
- Community settings
- Patient homes
- Administrative and office environments
Why This Role Matters
The Fetal Care Nurse Coordinator becomes a steady source of support for families navigating some of life's hardest moments. Through compassion, clinical expertise, and advocacy, you'll help patients feel cared for, informed, and supported when they need it most.
If you are a nurse with exceptional empathy, strong perinatal or neonatal experience, and a heart for serving grieving families, we invite you to apply.
http://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-clinic-maternal-and-fetal-medicine-st-louis/mercy-heartprints/
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
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About Company
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.