Amy McAfee

Plans, organizes and directs the State Perinatal Program activities so that the program is provided clear guidance concerning expectations,program operations,and progress of projects are monitored so that the regionalization system of care is efficiently and effectively provided for women and infants along the perinatal continuum.

Participates in perinatal health activities at the regional, state, and national level to identify opportunities for strengthening the program and improving perinatal care services and to create partnerships with perinatal providers and stakeholders to initiate statewide activities to strengthen perinatal care

Supervises Perinatal Program employees in a manner that allows guidance,training,observation of employee performance, and accurate appraisals and conducts meetings with regional perinatal staff to provide direction for regional perinatal and maternal mortality activities.

Serves as the state FIMR Program director ensuring program implementation statewide; insuring maintenance of FIMR guidelines, and insuring development/publication of the annual FIMR reports.

• Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
• Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
• Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
• Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
• Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
• Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
• Evaluated skills of nursing personnel and verified staff certifications for validity.
• Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
• Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
• 100 Nurses were employed in the units I Managed. High Risk, OB Triage, L & D. OR, and PACU
• Won several awards for best OB care in the state of Alabama