What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Community Health Nurse (RN) position at CHIP of Roanoke?
Ready to use your nursing skills in a role that gives you time to build relationships with families while offering the work-life balance you’ve been looking for?
CHIP of Roanoke Valley is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join our home visiting team. Our Community Health Nurses work directly with pregnant caregivers and families with young children, providing individualized health education, support, care coordination, and connections to resources that help children and families thrive.
This is nursing outside of the traditional hospital or clinic setting. You’ll have the opportunity to get to know the families you serve, understand the challenges they face, celebrate their progress, and make a meaningful impact on their health and well-being.
WHY NURSES CHOOSE CHIP
- Monday-Friday daytime schedule
- Hybrid work environment
- No nights or weekends
- No holiday shifts
- No on-call shifts
- Relationship-based nursing with time to connect with families
- Independent, community-based work combined with the support of a collaborative team
- Opportunity to focus on prevention, education, advocacy, and long-term family health
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Community Health Nurse, you’ll manage your own caseload and work with families in their homes, in the community, and as part of CHIP’s multidisciplinary team.
Your work will include:
- Providing regular home visits to pregnant caregivers and families with children from birth through kindergarten entry
- Providing prenatal, postpartum, parenting, injury prevention, and health promotion education
- Helping families understand their child’s health and healthcare needs
- Conducting health and family assessments to identify strengths, needs, and potential concerns
- Providing asthma education and case management
- Reviewing medical information and helping families understand recommendations from healthcare providers
- Coordinating care and connecting families with healthcare providers and community resources
- Building trusting relationships with families from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Collaborating with other CHIP team members to help families identify and achieve their goals
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Starting Pay Range from $59,894-$67,956, based on qualifications and experience.
CHIP offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including:
- Medical and dental insurance with CHIP contributing toward premiums
- Vision insurance
- Paid vacation and sick leave, with each accruing at an average of 12 days per year
- Paid holidays based on the Virginia State Holiday calendar
- One paid personal day per year
- 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match after eligibility requirements are met
- $50,000 term life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by CHIP
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance paid 100% by CHIP
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
- Employee Assistance Program offering no-cost support and resources for employees and household members
- Optional supplemental insurance and additional life insurance options
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Current, valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- At least two years of related nursing experience
- Pediatric experience preferred
- Strong communication, organization, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work independently while also contributing to a collaborative team
- Commitment to providing respectful, culturally responsive care to families in the community
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English and Spanish sufficient to independently perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position, including nursing communication, client education, and language access support.
FIND A DIFFERENT KIND OF NURSING
If you became a nurse because you wanted to educate, advocate, build relationships, and make a lasting difference for patients and families, community nursing may be the change you’re looking for.
At CHIP, you can use your clinical knowledge while gaining something that can be difficult to find in traditional nursing roles: time to connect with families and a schedule that leaves room for life outside of work.
We’d love to meet you! Apply today to join the CHIP of Roanoke Valley team.
Pay: $59,894.00 - $67,956.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Roanoke, VA 24016
Salary : $59,894 - $67,956