What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse - Community Health position at Southwest Human Development Inc?
A positive future for every child
Southwest Human Development is Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development. The first five years of life are the most critical in a child’s development. At Southwest Human Development, our services improve lives and help families by supporting young children and their caregivers during this important time.
Your skills, experience, and passion are needed at one of the nation’s largest nonprofits dedicated to early childhood development. Join our team and experience a long-term career which brings joy and satisfaction in knowing you make a difference. We offer over 40 programs and services to more than 140,000 children.
Why choose us?
- Make an impact in a child’s life by promoting child health and development.
- 401(k) matching every paycheck, and generous paid time off.
- Opportunities for continued professional growth and development.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Job title: Community Health Nurse
Southwest Human Development is seeking a Community Health Nurse for the High Risk Perinatal Newborn Intensive Care Program (HRPP/NICP) working in the Southwest area of Maricopa County. The HRPP/NICP provides in-home community health nursing services to assist families and their newborns during the transition from the Newborn Intensive Care Unit to their home and community. This position is part time. This position is for a nurse to do 30 visits a month.
As a Community Health Nurse, you will work in collaboration with families and other community providers, complete developmental screenings, provide support and education on development, infant and home safety and health prevention/promotion. You will attend regular team meetings, case conferences and have regularly scheduled reflective supervision time to support you in your work.
In this role you will:
- Identifies high-risk infants and children through hospital (Levels II and Level III) and community referrals from Maricopa County.
- Participates in/facilitates the exchange of information from hospital to nurse to program family.
- Facilitates exchange of referrals to appropriate nurse.
- Explains the benefits and responsibilities of the follow-up program to families in a manner which is sensitive and responsive to individual family needs.
- Works in collaboration with families to assess their educational, social, health and economic needs, develop an intervention plan and assist them in attaining their established goals.
- Provides on-going assessments using appropriate assessment tools, observation techniques and listening skills.
- Promotes family self-sufficiency related to health issues, and measures desired participant and family outcomes.
- Provides verbal and written information to families to promote/support
o Increased understanding of growth and development norms.
o Increased knowledge of health promotion practices (including prevention).
o Importance of parent-child interaction that is age and developmentally appropriate.
- Identifies children with physical and/or developmental problems and provides appropriate referrals for evaluation and intervention.
- Identifies resource inadequacies, makes appropriate referrals for service and follows up to ensure that services are received.
- Develops and maintains a professional, non-judgmental, mutually respectful relationship that supports confidentiality and respects the privacy of individual families.
What it takes:
- Bachelor's in nursing
- At least 3 years of experience in home visiting, neonatal, pediatrics, and/or maternal-child.
- Bilingual preferred
- Possess an insured & reliable vehicle and a valid AZ driver’s license.
- Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card - OR - must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
- DES Criminal Affadavit Required
- AZ DHS Criminal History Affidavit Required
- FPC DPS Verification Required
SWHD takes the health and safety of our employees and the communities we serve very seriously. We strongly believe vaccination is a critical safety measure to protect each of us and the communities we serve. COVID vaccinations have proven to be highly effective at protecting people from getting COVID-19 or from getting severely ill from it.