Neonatal Disease Outreach Nurse Coordinator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options

Dental/vision plan

403(b) retirement plan

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Disability insurance

Backup childcare

Nursing pay program

Job summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Neonatal Outreach organization seeks a Disease Specialty Coordinator of Neonatal Services to build a disease-specific network with community and affiliate hospitals, ensuring TJC and other accreditation requirements are met and coordinating outcomes data.

The role partners with Accreditation and Standards and Quality leaders to maintain certification, deliver education, and assure timely, guideline-driven care for the neonatal population.

Qualifications

• Experience in Neonatal and OB
• Registered Nurse with current licensure

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains a disease and/or patient population specific Network with community and outlying hospitals and referring physicians; particularly focusing on VUMC Affiliate Hospitals and/or those with agreements regulated by governing bodies.
• Assures TJC Certification/Accreditation and licensing requirements are maintained; collaborating with Leadership, Standards and Accreditations Department and Quality and Patient Safety Leadership.
• Maintains and develops protocols consistent with current national practice guidelines and support education/training for health care professionals.
• Facilitates Continuum of Care by conducting community educational activities/lectures on prevention and reduction of risk factors and assuring follow-up of patients post discharge, acting as a liaison and tracking outcomes.
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
• Participates in establishing ongoing goals and objectives for the program including executing on goals and objectives for the program as directed by Clinical Neurosciences Institute PCC leadership and Program medical leadership.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Skills

Neonatal experience

OB experience

Registered Nurse

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Neonatal Outreach organization seeks a Disease Specialty Coordinator of Neonatal Services to build a disease-specific network with community and affiliate hospitals, ensuring TJC and other accreditation requirements are met and coordinating outcomes data.

The role partners with Accreditation and Standards and Quality leaders to maintain certification, deliver education, and assure timely, guideline-driven care for the neonatal population.