Community Health Nurse I

Garrett County • Garrett, MD

11d • Onsite

About The Position

These full-time and part-time contractual positions assist the Garrett County Health Department in fulfilling its mission of promoting, protecting, and improving the health of county residents. The roles involve providing in-home support services to families through intensive nurse home visiting and supporting non-nursing staff working with families through the Healthy Families America home visiting program. The objective is to improve birth outcomes, strengthen families, cultivate nurturing parent-child relationships, promote child health and developmental outcomes, promote family stability, build foundations for strong family functioning, and promote positive parenting practices. These positions enable individuals to maintain independence and well-being, assist in preserving family structure, promote functional home environments, and teach clients how to access and utilize available community resources. With guidance from the Community Health Nurse Supervisor, these positions work to improve parenting skills, reduce family stress, and meet the ongoing needs of the family unit to achieve optimal functioning. They promote family and child health through nursing assessment and planning, education, and linkage to other resources. Collaboration with other health professionals and community agencies is essential to support families' and children’s health, nutrition, safety, and development. Additionally, these positions support paraprofessionals working with families and provide childbirth education to expectant parents in accordance with Prepared Childbirth Educators Certification.

Requirements

• Current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State Board of Nursing.
• Possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland (if assigned duties requiring vehicle operation).
• Provide a telephone number at which they can be reached.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with maternal and infant populations.
• Experience conducting home visits.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home support services to families through intensive nurse home visiting.
• Support non-nursing staff working with families through the Healthy Families America home visiting program.
• Improve birth outcomes, strengthen families, and cultivate nurturing parent-child relationships.
• Promote child health and developmental outcomes, family stability, and strong family functioning.
• Promote positive parenting practices.
• Enable individuals to maintain independence and well-being.
• Assist in preserving family structure and promote functional home environments.
• Teach clients how to access and utilize available community resources.
• Improve parenting skills and reduce family stress.
• Meet the ongoing needs of the family unit to achieve optimal functioning.
• Promote family and child health through nursing assessment and planning, education, and linkage to other resources.
• Collaborate with other health professionals and community agencies to support families' and children’s health, nutrition, safety, and development.
• Support paraprofessionals working with families.
• Provide childbirth education to expectant parents in accordance with Prepared Childbirth Educators Certification.

Benefits

• Subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents (contractual employees working 30+ hours/week or 130+ hours/month may be eligible).
• 25% premium cost for medical and prescription coverage (State of Maryland subsidizes 75%).
• Option to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance (full premium cost paid by employee).
• Leave may be granted to contractual employees who have worked 120 days in a 12-month period, accruing at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree