Community Health Nurse - WIC

Harvey County•Newton, KS

10h

About The Position

This position is responsible for work involving direct nursing services for clients in open and satellite clinics, including coordinating the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.

Requirements

Registered Nurse License in good standing with the Kansas Board of Nursing.
Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing with three (3) years’ work experience in general nursing practices.
Must maintain CPR certification.
Valid Kansas driver’s license

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish preferred.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct client services:
Assesses, educates, and evaluates client needs (pregnant and postpartum women, infants, reproductive health clients children age 5 and below) via home visits, clinic/office visits, or phone calls.
Develops nursing care plans and coordinates care.
Assesses, educates, and evaluates clients regarding acute and chronic health conditions, psychosocial, and environmental needs and refers to appropriate resources.
Conducts physical examinations, assesses health of infants, children, and adults.
Completes referrals to physicians and other medical services as needed.
Participates in development and updating of local breastfeeding policies and procedures including provision of breast pumps to WIC clients.
Assists with the breastfeeding action plan for the Nutrition Services Plan.
Ensures a breastfeeding-friendly clinic environment that fosters a positive attitude toward breastfeeding.
Assists in collecting documentation records and data as needed for quarterly reports.
Assists in completing quarterly reports and yearly clinic Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (BFPC) program self-monitoring form.
Participates in Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) sponsored BFPC and WIC trainings.
Participates in the coordination and facilitation of WIC breastfeeding community outreach and promotion activities.
Develops and interprets health department and nutrition policies, procedures, and protocols.
Assists in monitoring compliance with WIC and Health Department policies and procedures.
Ensures all local policies and procedures are compliant with State Policy and Procedure Manual, and the terms of the WIC contract.
Develops and oversees caseload management to ensure that services are provided to the greatest numbers of eligible persons.
Assists in coordinating a minimum of two (2) outreach efforts annually with appropriate community programs to ensure caseload at capacity.
Provides for positive publicity and the effective distribution of WIC outreach materials.
Assists the community in understanding the goals and objectives of the WIC Program.
Helps disseminate through statistics and non-specific case histories, information that highlights the success of the WIC program in the community.
Prepares, updates, and maintains client records, utilizing various electronic health record systems.
Facilitates and participates in community coalitions, and works with community partners to provide collaboration, outreach, and education.
Participates in quality improvement projects and incorporates quality improvement principles.
Provides surge capacity to Public Health Emergency and Epidemiology for investigative work and community containment in a public health emergency or severe outbreak.
Other duties as assigned.