Home Visiting Nurse- Family Connects (Monmouth County)
About The Position
A Family Connects Home Visiting Nurse provides home visits to families with newborns in Ocean County. The role supports and assesses family needs across 12 domains of physical and psychosocial wellbeing and facilitates referrals and connections to community agencies. The nurse follows Family Connects home-visiting and scheduling protocols, conducts health and physical assessments of mothers and babies, and documents observations, assessments, and program information in real time using a computerized record system. The nurse builds trusting relationships with families and works with them to develop support plans that address family strengths and needs. The position works collaboratively with a nurse supervisor and the Family Connects team, connects families with community resources, and may act as a family advocate and liaison. The nurse maintains eight open visit slots, conducts and documents at least six home visits per week, and schedules visits flexibly to respond to client needs. The role includes weekly team meetings, clinical supervision, staff meetings, and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- An associate degree in nursing with a state-level RN license and at least one year of relevant nursing experience; or a bachelor's degree in nursing with a current RN license; or a bachelor's degree in another field with a current RN license.
- Current or compact licensure in the state of New Jersey.
- Current CPR certification.
- Ability to work with clinical and non-clinical staff and culturally diverse populations.
- Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Office 2007, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word.
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Valid driver's license and proof of ongoing automobile insurance coverage.
- Ability to use a personal vehicle for reimbursable local and statewide travel.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge and experience in nonprofit work, maternal and child health, and education are strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Follow the Family Connects home-visiting protocol and keep records of client observations and activities.
- Document family assessment and program evaluation information in real time using an in-home computerized record system.
- Follow the Family Connects scheduling protocol and visit target-area hospitals as needed to schedule home visits for new mothers.
- Provide health and physical assessments of mothers and babies in the home.
- Assess family needs across 12 domains of physical and psychosocial wellbeing, including depression, substance abuse, and domestic violence, and apply clinical judgment.
- Establish trusting relationships with families and develop family support plans with goals, objectives, and activities addressing strengths and needs.
- Work with the nurse supervisor to implement practice improvement and clinical development plans.
- Coordinate referrals and connections to community resources and assist parents with making and attending appointments.
- Serve as a liaison between families and community agencies and advocate for families as needed.
- Apply knowledge of parent-child interaction, maternal and child health, child development, and child abuse and neglect to support parenting skills, parenting support, stress reduction, and family needs.
- Assist in creating a health plan for the 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.
- Attend weekly team meetings, clinical supervision, staff meetings, and other required meetings.
- Work cooperatively as an active team member and support the development of staff and the Family Connects Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
