The Public Health Nurse Home Visitor for Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is responsible for providing comprehensive community health nursing services to women and their families eligible for the NFP Program and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed and supervised under Public Health Nurse Supervisor for NFP. The normal work schedule includes Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5 pm with flexible hours to equal 40 hours per week are permitted as necessary to meet the demands of the NFP grant.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Nurse Home Visitors will spend a minimum of 75% of their time in the following roles: Enroll and coordinate services to a caseload of twenty-five first-time, low-income, expectant mothers. Work requires specialized knowledge in the Nurse-Family Partnership mission, vision and visit guidelines. Nurses independently manage complex families primarily, in their homes, and require strong patient assessment and critical thinking skills to incorporate a strength-based approach to service delivery. The Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office mission is to provide service to communities in implementing a cost-effective, evidence-based nurse home visiting program to improve pregnancy outcomes, child health and development, and self-sufficiency for eligible, first-time parents - benefiting multiple generations. The vision of Nurse Family Partnership is to set the service standard for excellence, Nurse-Family Partnership transforms lives through the power of relationships, serving every eligible family, in every community. The Visit Guidelines used during the home visits are the primary tool for providing skills needed to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers; Family and Friends focuses on helping clients deal with relationship issues and enhance support for their own goals and management of child care; Health and Human Services addresses linking families with community services for which current family resources are not adequate; Spend the majority of the time using the nursing process and other theoretical underpinnings, and the Nurse-Family Partnership Visit Guidelines to encourage the client to make behavioral and /or perceptual changes that affect their lives and their families. The additional time 25%, will be duties and follow-up as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Considerable knowledge of and skill in the application of nursing theory, practices, principles, and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs; considerable knowledge of and ability to apply the principles and practices of public health; considerable knowledge of available resources and organizations and the ability to coordinate these as needed; general knowledge of current social and economic problems relating to public health. Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute Nurse-Family Partnership Guidelines; ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making decisions; ability to secure the cooperation of clients, to elicit needed information, and to maintain effective working relationships; ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions. Employees have contact with low-income, first-time expectant mothers, their children, other family members in their home and via telehealth who may not be familiar with public health standards and programs, and with other disciplines and community leaders including physicians, social service providers, community members and stakeholders with a vested interest in the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of the client. Work requires that employees collaborate with, encourage, motivate, and influence clients to cooperate with the agency, physician, and care plans and involves the nurses' linking families with community services which include but is not limited to emergency services (food bank, transportation, shelter), mental health services, sources of and payment for healthcare needs, WIC, etc., for which current family resources are not adequate. Daily and weekly work is self-planned. Nurses will frequently have to make short-range plans and changes to meet client and program needs.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:
Graduated from a four-year college or university with a B. S. Degree in Nursing and one year of Nursing Experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Physical effort includes but is not limited to carrying supplies, walking, standing, driving, sitting, listening, visual and talking. Ability to accurately interpret visual cues, utilize psychological and emotional competence to manage and efficiently and effectively implement the Nurse Family Partnership program with fidelity.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A current unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the N. C. Board of Nursing. Valid Driver's License. Unless previously completed, upon hire must complete training in the Nurse-Family Partnership Core Education Sessions and Partners in Parenting Education. Also, must complete training and maintain competence in the Dyadic Assessment of Naturalistic Caregiver-Child Experiences.
This position is a part of a Health and Human Services Department. By General Statue 166A-19.3, Departments of Health and Human Services are agencies that are a part of the State Emergency Response Team for occurrences or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made accidental, military, paramilitary, terrorism, weather-related, public health, explosion-related, riot-related cause, or technological failure or accident, including, but not limited to, a cyber incident, an explosion, a transportation accident, a radiological accident, or a chemical or other hazardous material incident. In the event that the State Emergency Response Team is activated, this position will be required to participate if deemed necessary.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Cleveland County application must be submitted to the Cleveland County Human Resources Department online at www.clevelandcounty.com.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Selection will be by structured interview. Applications will be reviewed to select the best qualified applicants for admission to a structured interview.
Cleveland County is a Equal Opportunity Employer