Outreach Coordinator - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

This position is accountable, under the supervision and oversight of the Director and Medical Director for the Neonatal Service line at Valley Children's Healthcare, to develop neonatal outreach program. Requires knowledge of neonatal and perinatal care practices and standards, participation in education to community, liaison with referring facilities and regional cooperative agreements. The position provides outreach to the regional cooperative agreement facilities and referring facilities in the area of: joint education and training of perinatal health professionals; and joint development of guidelines for obtaining consultation by perinatal, neonatal and other specialty disciplines as necessary; and joint development of guidelines for maternal and neonatal patient referral and transport to and from each facility/NICU; and joint identification, development and review of protocols, policies and procedures related to the care of the high risk obstetric and neonatal patient, at least every two (2) years; and joint review of outcome data, based on CCS requirements.

Position Details

Status: Part Time Benefitted, Non-Exempt					FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.8 FTE (64 hrs)
Shift: Day					Shift Length: 8
Pay Range: 47.50 - 70.60					Location: Madera, CA 93636 USA

About Us:

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Valley Children’s Hospital is Central California’s only Regional Level IV NICU - the highest level of medical care available for premature and critically ill newborns. With a focus on family-centered care, our patients have access to a full range of pediatric and surgical specialists that treat potentially life-threatening illnesses due to extreme prematurity, congenital defects, injury, chronic illnesses and more. Our NICU patient ratios are 1:1 or 2:1 in the ICU and 1:3 in Intermediate Care. Collectively, our NICUs provide specialized care for more than 1,400 fragile babies and nearly 25,000 patient days a year. Our team supports a network of NICUs throughout Central California, providing services for Madera County, Merced County, Fresno County, Kings County and Tulare County. Our level II and level III satellite NICUs (Fresno, Merced & Hanford) are staffed with Valley Children’s team of experts to provide patients the opportunity to receive treatment closer to home. The nurses in these satellite units are trained to attend high-risk deliveries and resuscitate babies in the delivery room if needed. Our NICU is ranked as one of the best children’s hospitals in Neonatology by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-2024- the seventh such ranking for our NICU. Our expert team consists of more than 250 neonatal nurses, constantly striving to innovate and improve patient care so babies have the best outcomes.

Valley Children’s Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum ten (10) years perinatal/neonatal or related field as well as outreach experience preferred

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• College degree - 4 year required
• California Driver’s License (CDL) with a satisfactory DMV record required
• Car Insurance with minimum limits as required by state law required
• California Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.