Nurse Family Partnership - Home Visiting Nurse - Tiered Sign On Bonus Up To $5,000
Wake County Government
- Raleigh, NC
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Monitors the client's progress, intervening as necessary and appropriate to ensure that the plan of care and services provided are client focused
- Facilitates postpartum/prenatal depression screening/counseling with clients and makes referrals for ongoing services as appropriate
- Stays informed on current health care developments to provide safe, quality nurse home visiting services
- Completes all required NFP education
- Actively engages in skill building to meet all NFP Home Visitor competency requirements
- Maintains knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws and guidelines that impact nursing practice
- Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals
- Conducts community outreach of potential program clients
- Collaborates with all multidisciplinary team members and with a patient focus to implement the identified plan of care and facilitate and maximize client health care outcomes
- Consults and collaborates with the Nurse Supervisor and the NFP team during case conferences in the interest of providing optimal client services
- Maintains a positive relationship with physicians, nurses, other health providers, social workers, clients and their families to ensure that each client receives optimum care
- Interacts with other members of Nurse Family Partnership program team in ongoing program development implementation and evaluation
- Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing
- No specific experience required
- RN - Registered Nurse - North Carolina Board of Nursing or Compact state
- BPT - Bloodborne Pathogens Training
- CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation
- AED - Automated External Defibrillator
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) strongly preferred
- Experience working with high risk pregnant patients
- Spanish language proficiency
- Ability to identify problems, determine possible solutions, and actively work to resolve the issues
- Ability to provide counseling on an individual basis to achieve individual service plan goals
- Ability to make decisions without regard to that personal prejudices, biases, and experiences
- Ability to use appropriate interpersonal skills and methods to reduce tension and resolve conflict
- Ability to actively participate as a member of a team to move toward the completion of goals
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of applicable policies and procedures. Ability to maintain conditions that ensure a healthy and safe working environment