Nurse Coordinator - Fetal Care Center

Nemours; Wilmington (NC); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, DE seeks a Fetal Nurse Coordinator to lead care coordination for NFCC patients and ensure seamless transition from prenatal to neonatal stages.

The role involves coordinating fetal imaging, exams, and communications with subspecialists, educating families, maintaining records, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifikationen

• BSN required; 3–5 years of experience in Fetal, NICU, or L&D preferred.

Aufgaben

• Coordinates and facilitates care for expectant patients and families through NFCC/ADU.
• Oversees fetal imaging and prenatal consultations with subspecialties and MFM team.
• Communicates with collaborative team and escalates critical results timely.
• Assesses patient medical, obstetric and psychosocial history; provides education on fetal/neonatal care.
• Maintains maternal records; ensures completeness of available records.
• Engages with referring providers to ensure coordinated care and follow-up.

Kenntnisse

Coordination

Communication

Patient education

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Ausbildung

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Jobbeschreibung

Nemours is seeking a Fetal Nurse Coordinator to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE.

The Nemours Fetal Care Center (NFCC) and Advanced Delivery Unit are expanding the scope of service to include comprehensive prenatal, obstetrical and postpartum care for women whose unborn child has been diagnosed with a birth defect or complex medical condition that will require immediate multidisciplinary pediatric care in the neonatal period. In addition to currently available prenatal imaging to diagnose these conditions, we are also expanding invasive diagnostics and fetal intervention procedures. The Fetal Nurse Coordinator (FNC) is the frontline associate and first contact clinician coordinating care for all patients entering the Nemours Fetal Care Center and Advanced Delivery Unit Program. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the FNC will take the lead in the coordination of a clear and concise plan for all NFCC patients in a manner that meets the needs of the patient and family first. This position will support Nemours patients and families in experiencing continuity of care within the Nemours system.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates and facilitates all care given to an expectant patient and their family referred to and cared for through the NFCC, including follow-up care
• Coordinates and oversees all appropriate fetal imaging and prenatal consultations with sub-specialties and fetal imaging in conjunction with the MFM team
• Communicates effectively with collaborative team while escalating critical results and issues in an appropriate and timely manner
• Assess patient's medical, obstetric and psychosocial history
• Provides education to patients and families regarding the fetal diagnosis, fetal and neonatal care, perinatal care course, and potential fetal interventions
• Communicates with families to ensure an understanding of the referral process and what to expect at their visit
• Oversees maternal records acquisition for all patients and ensures completeness of available records
• Manages care of complex patients utilizing proper prioritization and triaging; and delegation to appropriate staff
• Engages with referring physician office staff to ensure timely communication and coordinated care
• Assists with postnatal follow up with neonatal specialist
• Provides referral support for our partnering providers
• Facilitates communication with referring providers, patients and Nemours providers
• Participates in NFCC outreach initiatives
• Participates in program and hospital wide Continuous Improvement projects
• Participates in and represents the Team in departmental programs and meetings
• Opportunity to participate in research and educational endeavors
• Enters patient encounters and phone follow-up in EMR and NFCC database

Qualifications

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

Three to five years of experience in Fetal, NICU, or L&D.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .