Principal Function: The Maternal Health Nurse/Care Coordinator is responsible for coordinating care from pregnancy through postpartum and infant care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Assist with the implementation and refinement of the Maternal Women's Health program (NEST).
- Coordinates care from pregnancy through postpartum and infant care.
- Track and monitor abnormal results, missed care, and referrals through the full follow-up cycle.
- Identify system changes that close gaps and improve outcomes for historically underserved maternal and neonatal populations.
- Track every patient handoff until the patient receives the service and the care teams know the results.
- Define and track imaging/ultrasound workflow, who responds to urgent findings, how staff obtain specialist advice, when and where a patient is transferred, how communication is documented, and how quality is reviewed.
- Translate registry findings into actionable strategies for improving protocols, resource allocation, and maternal/infant health policy.
- Develop and disseminate tailored reports and dashboards.
- Attend community meetings to build relationships with hospitals, health departments, WIC, and other maternal infant partners.
- Assist with the development of patient education material no fetal development, labor signs, newborn care, and postpartum mental health.
- Measure access and completed care: track how early prenatal care begin, whether recommended prenatal visits are completed; postpartum planning and visits, completion of ultrasounds and laboratory testing, and completed referrals.
- Improve access and follow-up. Reduce referrals that do not reach completion, shorten the time from pregnancy identification to the first visit, and test the handoff from pregnancy care to postpartum and infant care.
- Complete a maternal safety review by checking abnormal results, urgent situations, transfers, missed visits, medication reviews, interpreter use, and follow-up to make sure the approved process was followed.
Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school. Previous experience in obstetrics or women's health is desired. Additional required licenses and certification include:
- Current Indiana license for Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Certification or the ability to obtain and maintain a certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. (CPR)
No supervisory responsibilities.
Hours 8 am to 5 pm Monday- Friday
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