Maternal Child Health Nurse, Per diem

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Hartford, VT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maternal Child Health Nurse manages a caseload of antenatal, postpartum, newborn, and pediatric home care patients. The nurse completes the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using a family-centered and developmentally appropriate approach. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, health care providers, and community services to meet patient needs and use services effectively, and provides clinical oversight of LPNs and LNAs in the home as needed. The nurse develops a plan of care under the direction of the patient’s physician and in collaboration with the patient and their family or primary caregivers. The nurse periodically reviews and recertifies the plan as appropriate, initiates referrals for interdisciplinary services, and communicates with other disciplines in a timely manner. The role includes ongoing assessment of patients’ clinical, functional, and mental status; reporting significant changes to the physician and clinical manager as appropriate; following agency policy for mandatory reporting; and providing relevant nursing interventions and education. The nurse reinforces education provided by other health care providers and may be assigned specialized procedures, work with patients in other programs such as Home Health and Hospice, or precept students and new staff. Other related duties may be assigned to meet organizational needs. This is a per diem, day-shift position serving the Upper Valley surrounding area, onsite. Dartmouth Health Home Care provides nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and personal care services across more than 70 towns.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Hold at least one active, unencumbered RN license in Vermont or New Hampshire at the time of hire.
Maintain active, unencumbered RN licenses in both Vermont and New Hampshire within 30 days of the hire date.
Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
Current car insurance that meets minimum standards.
BLS certification within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience in maternal or pediatric care in a home health care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of antenatal, postpartum, newborn, and pediatric home care patients.
Complete assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation using a family-centered and developmentally appropriate approach.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, health care providers, and community services to meet patient needs and support effective service utilization.
Provide clinical oversight of LPNs and LNAs in the home as necessary.
Develop patient plans of care under the physician’s direction and in collaboration with patients and their families or primary caregivers; review and recertify plans as appropriate.
Initiate referrals for interdisciplinary services and communicate with other disciplines in a timely manner.
Assess patients’ clinical, functional, and mental status on an ongoing basis and communicate significant changes to the physician and clinical manager as appropriate.
Follow agency policy when mandatory reporting is required.
Provide relevant nursing interventions and education, and reinforce education provided by other health care providers.
Accept assignments involving specialized procedures or patients in other programs, including Home Health and Hospice, and precept students and new staff as needed.
Perform other related duties as assigned to meet organizational needs.