Newborn Screening Nurse Coordinator (Program Coordinator II)
This is a hybrid remote position with The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA (TLI). TLI contracts with the California Department of Public Health to provide case management within our designated geographic area for newborns that require follow-up on the state mandated newborn screening blood test.
- Provide case management for infants with positive and inadequate newborn screen results. Facilitate referrals for parents to physician offices, clinics, CCS Special Care Centers, or CCS-paneled specialists within our designated geographic area.
- Ensure follow-up - through phone contact with physicians, hospital staff, and parents - of necessary confirmatory testing for infants with actionable newborn screen results.
- Follow up and track verifications, inadequate screens, and early screens.
- Assist in identifying and locating infants not screened at birth and coordinating collection of newborn screens for such infants.
- Provide in-services and site visits to assigned facilities and midwives.
- Assist with development and implementation of quality assurance/improvement mechanisms for perinatal facilities and providers within our designated geographic area, as outlined in state regulations.
- Assist in the development and review of newborn screening educational materials for facilities, providers, and families.
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm with some on-call coverage on weekends and holidays
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing
- RN with at least 2 years of pediatric, maternal/child health, or neonatal experience.
- Active and valid registered nurse license in the state of California
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Professional documentation, including electronic health records (e.g., State of California electronic records system)
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines
- Ability to interact in an appropriate and professional manner
- Demonstrated cooperative behavior and positive-problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Available to work dependable, flexible shift
Responsibilites:
- Provides follow up and tracks all complex positive newborn screens; facilitates referrals for parents
to physician offices, clinics, CCS Special Care Centers, or CCS-paneled specialists.
- Provides follow up and tracks all verifications, inadequate screens, and early screens as needed,
including screens drawn post transfusion and TPN cases.
- Reviews PEP reports and evaluates needs for in-services and site visits.
Coordinates all development/educational needs for assigned hospitals/providers.
Develops corrective action plans (CAPs) for assigned hospitals/providers as needed.
Salary: $85,000 to $115,000