Community Health Nurse - WIC

Harvey County•Newton, KS

20h•$30 - $33

About The Position

This part-time position, scheduled for 32 hours per week, provides direct nursing services to clients in open and satellite clinics and coordinates the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. The nurse assesses, educates, and evaluates clients—including pregnant and postpartum women, infants, reproductive health clients, and children age five and younger—through home visits, clinic or office visits, and phone calls. The role develops nursing care plans, coordinates care, conducts physical examinations, makes referrals, and addresses clients’ health, psychosocial, and environmental needs. The position supports WIC breastfeeding services and outreach, including policy development, breastfeeding promotion, program documentation and reporting, caseload management, and compliance with state and local requirements. It also maintains client records, collaborates with community partners, participates in quality improvement, and provides surge capacity for public health emergency and epidemiology work. The position works under general supervision for some assignments and independently performs recurring duties according to established procedures. It has no supervisory responsibilities. The work takes place in office and clinic settings, may involve exposure to adverse environmental conditions and bloodborne pathogens, and may require specialized personal protective equipment. The employee must be able to work allocated hours and respond after hours as needed.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license in good standing with the Kansas Board of Nursing.
Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Three years of work experience in general nursing practices.
Maintain CPR certification.
Valid Kansas driver’s license.
Ability to work the allocated hours of the position and respond after hours as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Fluency in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Assess, educate, and evaluate pregnant and postpartum women, infants, reproductive health clients, and children age five and younger through home visits, clinic or office visits, and phone calls.
Develop nursing care plans and coordinate care.
Assess clients’ acute and chronic health conditions and psychosocial and environmental needs, and refer them to appropriate resources.
Conduct physical examinations and assess the health of infants, children, and adults.
Complete referrals to physicians and other medical services as needed.
Participate in developing and updating local breastfeeding policies and procedures, including providing breast pumps to WIC clients.
Assist with the breastfeeding action plan for the Nutrition Services Plan.
Help ensure the clinic environment supports and encourages breastfeeding.
Collect documentation and data for quarterly reports; assist with quarterly reporting and the annual clinic Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (BFPC) program self-monitoring form.
Participate in Kansas Department of Health and Environment-sponsored BFPC and WIC trainings.
Coordinate and facilitate WIC breastfeeding community outreach and promotion activities.
Develop and interpret health department and nutrition policies, procedures, and protocols.
Assist in monitoring compliance with WIC and Health Department policies and procedures, including state policy requirements and WIC contract terms.
Develop and oversee caseload management to provide services to as many eligible people as possible.
Assist in coordinating at least two annual outreach efforts with community programs to maintain caseload capacity.
Support positive publicity and effective distribution of WIC outreach materials.
Help the community understand WIC program goals and objectives and share program successes using statistics and non-specific case histories.
Prepare, update, and maintain client records using electronic health record systems.
Facilitate and participate in community coalitions and collaborate with community partners on outreach and education.
Participate in quality improvement projects and apply quality improvement principles.
Provide surge capacity to Public Health Emergency and Epidemiology for investigative work and community containment during a public health emergency or severe outbreak.
Perform other duties as assigned.