Job Summary

The OB Navigator serves as a dedicated advocate for expectant mothers, ensuring they receive the education, care, and support needed throughout their pregnancy and postpartum journey. This role includes coordinating prenatal care, addressing patient concerns, and connecting patients with necessary resources. The OB Navigator supports patients from early pregnancy through 1 year postpartum, facilitating a seamless healthcare experience and promoting maternal and infant health.

 

Responsibilities

Patient Support:Serve as the primary point of contact for pregnant patients, providing guidance and support from the first prenatal visit through postpartum.Educates patients on prenatal care, labor and delivery options, postpartum care, and newborn care, ensuring patients understand their care plans.Address patient concerns, questions, and barriers to care in a timely and compassionate manner. Care Coordination:Maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, midwives, pediatricians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to ensure a holistic, team-based approach to patient care.Assist in the identification and management of high-risk pregnancies, ensuring appropriate referrals and resources are available. Resource Connection:Link patients to necessary resources such as nutrition services, mental health care, social services, maternal opioid services, in home services and breastfeeding support.Facilitate enrollment in programs such as Medicaid, WIC, and other local support services as needed. Education and Outreach:Provide educational materials and classes on prenatal and postpartum care, infant safety, breastfeeding, and other relevant topics. Follow-Up Care:Provide ongoing postpartum follow-up to ensure proper recovery, addressing mental health, breastfeeding support, and infant care.

Work Environment:

The OB Navigator may work in a clinical setting, hospital, or office setting. There may be an occasional evening or weekend work requirement for patient education classes or outreach events.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods.Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

atient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact)

The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.

Competency Statement

Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist.

Common Duties and Responsibilities
(Essential duties common to all positions)

1. Maintain and document all applicable required education.
2. Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
3. Comply with the company's attendance policy.
4. Participate in the continuous, quality improvement activities of the department and institution.
5. Perform work in a cost effective manner.
6. Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
7. Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization.
8. Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable.
9. Perform related duties as assigned.

 

Education 

• Bachelor's Degree

 

Credentials 

• Registered Nurse (Required) CurrentCurrent
• Basic Life Support (Required) o BLS, PSI and Childbirth Certification within 1 year.o BLS, PSI and Childbirth Certification within 1 year.

 

Work Schedule: Days

Status:  Full Time Regular 1.0

Location: Women & Children's Hospital

Location of Job: US:WV:Charleston

Talent Acquisition Specialist: Lauren R. Lane lauren.lane@vandaliahealth.org