Maternal Child Job Description
Maternal child
provides the highest quality of care and are in compliance with The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.
Maternal Child Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective maternal child job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included maternal child job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Establishes and facilitates multidisciplinary and interdepartmental quality improvement programs/committees
Coordinates and facilitates resolution of the implementation of new systems which respond to quality improvement outcomes
Implements, wherever appropriate, cost effective alternatives which promote quality improvement
Provide staffing coverage when necessary (vacation, sick calls)
Collaborating with case managers, discharge planning personnel, utilization review and insurance case managers to facilitate safe discharge
Maintaining relationships with hospital personnel
Providing information, education and marketing agency services
Coordinate patient care activities based on established priorities, including teaching, rounding, counseling, and discharge planning, and appropriately direct/delegate to members of the health care team
Providing safe practices for patients in all aspects of patient care activities for Maternal Child Health
Provision of patient / family centered Maternal Child Health care services from admission, stabilization, operative interventions, and discharge processes
Maternal Child Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Maternal Child
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CPR, AHA, CNA, PALS, ALCS, NRP, CA, ACLS, IBCLC
Education for Maternal Child
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the maternal child job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Nursing, Health Care, Education, Science, School of Nursing, Public Health, Registered Nursing, Health, Social Work, Healthcare
Skills for Maternal Child
Desired skills for maternal child include:
State
Nursing Practice Act
Staffing
Clinical care delivery processes
Quality improvement
Budgeting
Joint Commission and other federal
Local regulatory requirements
Nurse Practice Act
Joint Commission
Desired experience for maternal child includes:
Working familiarity with NICU/ Experience with OB Complex Case Management
7-10 years’ experience leading a Maternal Child Team
Creative and Visionary
Experience working in a telephonic environment
Demonstrate ability to lead and manage through influence and change
Minimum one (1) year of labor and delivery experience within the last three (3) years
Maternal Child Examples
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Maternal Child Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a maternal child. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for maternal child
- Labor and Delivery patients
- Mother/Baby couplet care
- High Risk Antepartum care
- Circulating in the Operating Room
- Newborn Nursery Care
- Help acclimate new staff to the unit
- Keep staff updated on clinical protocols
- Assist in continuous edication
- Performing clerical duties related to admission, discharge, and documentation of patient information while prioritizing and organizing work assignments based on changing needs and situations in the department
- Greeting patients and families
Qualifications for maternal child
- Knowledge of performance improvement activities
- Experience in public speaking and education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing is highly preferred
- 2 years med/surg RN experience required
- 1 year maternal child services experience preferred
- Prior experience in critical care or step down preferred
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Maternal Child Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a maternal child. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for maternal child
- Provide expertise on best practices in MCH models and services
- Provide grant writing to support existing and new MCH programs
- Identify and develop new MCH initiatives to better meet the changing needs of the community
- Collaborate with other community based organizations to assure a continuum of MCH services in Sunset Park
- Assure ongoing staff development and training for above program staff
- Liaison with public and private MCH program funders
- Assure that programs are addressing necessary objectives and fulfilling contract requirements
- Assure implementation of programs through integration with FQHC clinical services
- Supervise program coordinators/directors of above programs
- Develop program design, policies and procedures in collaboration with clinical leadership
Qualifications for maternal child
- Certification in Case Management strongly preferred
- Minimum 1 year experience as a Case Management Coordinator or as a Utilization Management Coordinator
- Minimum 1 year OB/Maternal Child experience preferred
- Ability to move between company work stations and departments
- ACLS preferred, must obtain within 6 months upon hire
- NRP preferred, must obtain within 6 months upon hire
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Maternal Child Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of maternal child. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for maternal child
- Oversee training of all new and existing employees to ensure successful completion of all orientation checklists for pediatrics and OBGYN
- Supervise daily clinical operations for staff
- Identify and resolve work problems to maintain quality patient care
- Verify accuracy of vaccination documentation in Touchworks and WEBIZ
- Manage the pMTCT clinic at the hospital
- Ensure quality programming through standardized use of guidelines and industry recognized protocols, including quantitative and qualitative assessments
- Build capacity of Maban County Hospital staff through trainings, and supportive supervisions
- Write and submit reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- Conduct daily ward rounds in maternity, manage the patients, perform ultrasounds and be on call to respond to medical and obstetric emergencies within the hospital
- Review patients referred from other peripheral health facilities
Qualifications for maternal child
- Candidate must be able to drive to Philadelphia or Pittsburgh Office
- Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree in Nursing preferred
- At least five years experience in Maternal-Child Services
- ACLS preferred, within 6 months
- Inpatient Obstetrics and/or External Fetal Monitoring Certification is a plus
- In collaboration with Director of Health Outcomes, establishes and maintains standards and procedures for accreditation and quality reporting and documentation and communicates areas of strengths opportunities for improvement to the Quality Enterprise Committee
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Maternal Child Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a maternal child. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for maternal child
- Documentation – Appropriate and complete documentation of individual plan of care in EMR and case management documentation system
- Metrics - Accountable to job specific goals, objectives and dashboards which contribute to the success of the organization
- Participates in organizational improvement activities including patient satisfaction, Six Sigma committee, department and/or divisional teams and community activities
- Register patients upon arrival to the labor and delivery unit for either in-patient or out-patient service
- Interview patients to secure current demographic information and preparing necessary documents
- Assign rooms and/or directs patients to the appropriate area
- Perform clerical and reception duties
- Five years of professional work experience at the national level in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of technical cooperation programmes related to Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health (MNCH)
- Background/familiarity with Emergency and gender sensitive programming desirable
- Outreach to high risk members to assess their needs, develop a plan of care, coordinate benefits and services and monitor progress and any other identified needs throughout the members’ pregnancy and post - partum period
Qualifications for maternal child
- Knowledge of the relationship between NICU and Prenatal care
- Identify and partner with local community agencies, advocacy groups, to develop relationships, enhance care coordination and improve health outcomes of pregnant members and infants and drive improved birth outcomes
- Monitor and demonstrate impact of initiatives on HEDIS rate attainment by evaluating pre- and post-intervention data with providers
- Prior Pediatric and PICU nursing experience
- ACLS preferred, obtain within 6 months
- At least 1year RN experience or active HMH Nurse Resident
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Maternal Child Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of maternal child. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for maternal child
- Carry out prenatal and post-partum home visits to well and sick mothers and infants
- Infant bilirubin lab draws
- Photo-therapy visits
- Lactation consultation
- Cesarean related wound care including wound vacs
- Provide nursing services in accordance with the treatment plan signed by a physician
- Teach, supervise and counsel clients and their families regarding home nursing procedures
- Coordinate discharge planning by communicating with other health professionals on the interdisciplinary team
- Submit accurate electronic documentation within 24 hours of home visit
- Assure home visits are authorized and reimbursable
Qualifications for maternal child
- ACLS preferred, must obtain within 6 months
- NRP preferred, must obtain within 6 months
- Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required
- Minimum 3 years experience in clinical obstetrics, childbirth education, and lactation consultation
- Basic computer skills (Word, Power Point, Excel)
- Basic fetal monitoring course within four (4) months of hire if not L&D trained and have advanced fetal monitoring currently