nurse home visitor

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Job Summary
As a community-based program, Family Connects supports new parents in caring for their newborn(s), offers physical assessments of the birthing parent and the baby, addresses questions about caring for the newborn(s), identifies parents' needs, and helps to identify community services or resources that can meet those needs. In addition, through this connection to resources, Family Connects helps to identify gaps in critical community-wide resources with the goal of working toward increasing needed services locally.

A Family Connects Nurse Home Visitor provides home visiting to enrolled families with newborns within Mesa County. The goal is to support and assess family needs in 12 domains of physical and psychosocial well-being and facilitate referrals and connections to community agencies to support families in these areas. The home visiting nurse will work in a team environment of clinical and non-clinical staff in order to schedule, visit, and support families in the community using the evidence-based Family Connects home visiting protocol. The ability to communicate effectively with others is essential. Experience in maternal/child health, home visiting, lactation education, and fluency in Spanish desired. Duties are performed within the scope of practice designated by the Colorado Nurse Practice Act.

Family Connects Colorado program website:

Essential Job Functions
*The following duty statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other non-essential or marginal duties that may be required.*

• Follow the Family Connects home-visiting protocol. Keep records of client observations and activities as required. Document information for family assessments and program evaluation. Record information in real time via in-home use of computerized record system.
• Follow the Family Connects scheduling protocol. Visit hospitals as needed to schedule home visits for new mothers.
• Provide a health and physical assessment of mother and baby in the home to determine well-being.
• Assess family needs in 12 domains of physical and psychosocial well being, including depression, substance abuse, and domestic violence. Exercise clinical skills in appraising situations and making decisions.
• Establish a trusting relationship with families during in-home visits and engage the family to establish a family support plan with goals, objectives, and activities that address family strengths and needs.
• Work with a team to ensure appropriate referrals and connections to community resources as needed. Work in a team to assist parents in making and attending appointments for doctors, social service agencies, etc. Act as a liaison between families and other community agencies, serving as family advocate as required.
• Apply working knowledge of parent-child interaction, child-maternal health, child development, and child abuse/neglect to help families improve parenting skills, increase parenting supports, reduce stress, and address needs of parents; assist in creating a health plan for entire family.
• Maintain eight open visit slots and conduct and document at least six home visits per week. Respond to client needs through flexible scheduling of home visits, including occasional home visits during evening or weekend hours.
• Apply effective time-management skills, organization, and multitasking skills. Documentation to be completed immediately following each encounter.
• Work cooperatively as an active member of the Family Connects team by attending weekly team meetings, clinical supervision, staff meetings, and other meetings as required. Support and encourage development of other staff and of the Family Connects program.
• Collabora e with other care providers as needed.
• Actively participate in and promote programs within community coalitions, advisory boards, councils and MCPH events.
• Act as a public health role model and exemplify the principles of social justice, increase cultural competence, and work to close gaps in health outcomes that impact populations disproportionately.
• Participate in program orientation of students and new Family Connects nurses.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite and electronically generated nursing documentation.
• Support public health measures as needed to benefit the community at large.

Non Essential Job Functions

• Participate in emergency planning and response activities.
• Participate in agency-wide activities that may include strategic planning, quality improvement, and/or staff development, as appropriate.
• Complete necessary training through FEMA, including Incident Command Structure (ICS) courses.
• Work as part of a National Incident Management System (NIMS) if a local declaration of emergency or disaster is declared by County leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) required
• Preferred skills include (a) Spanish language proficiency, (b) Data utilization, and (c) Certified Lactation Educator or Consultant.
• Preferred experience includes (a) Working with culturally diverse populations, (b) One or more years of clinical experience in maternal / pediatric health, public / community health, behavioral health or any other nursing specialty to meet the requirements of the job, and (c) Making independent practice decisions.

Licensees And Certifications

• Have and maintain an active Colorado Registered Nurse license
• Have and maintain a current CPR certification
• Have and maintain a valid Colorado Driver's License and a personal vehicle for use in making home visits

Computer And Technology Knowledge

• Knowledge of and experience with Google and Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficiency in using a laptop as part of in-home assessments and interventions.

Physical Requirements And Working Environment

• Able to complete duties under stress, deadlines, and competing priorities.
• Visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend

written/verbal/non-verbal communication.

• Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity, which includes lifting up to fifty pounds; extensive bending, standing, walking, or sitting.
• Ability to perform client visits in various settings, including in client homes that may contain pets.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations within Mesa County.
• May be exposed to communicable diseases and infections

In Compliance With The Equal Pay For Equal Work Act The Following Items Can Be Used As a Determining Factor In The Starting And Ongoing Wage Of An Employee Working In This Position

A seniority system that rewards employees based on length of employment.

A merit system that rewards employees for exceptional job performance.

Education, training, or experience to the extent that they are reasonably related to the work in question.

Another factor related to job performance or business operations, such as paying a shift differential to workers on less popular shifts

This position includes is eligible for the Mesa County benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• Paid Sick Leave & Vacation Leave
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability

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Agency

Mesa County

Address

544 Rood Ave

Grand Junction, CO 81501

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