Adams County Government Center - Commerce City, CO
posted 3 months ago
The Nurse Support Program provides essential nurse home visitation services to families referred by Adams County Human Services. This program is designed to support families and help them stay together by providing comprehensive nursing assessments, education, support, and resources. The nurse utilizes family-centered goals to promote self-sufficiency, enhance healthy caregiver-child interactions, and reduce further county involvement. The nurse is responsible for conducting nursing assessments and interventions while meeting program goals. The Professional Public Health Nurse for the Nurse Support Program (NSP) is a unique, relationship-based public health nursing role that requires the nurse to establish and maintain a trusting therapeutic relationship with each client throughout all phases of the program. The nurse assesses the physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of the family and provides health education, referrals, and case management. This position fosters a relationship between the nurse and client as a basis for proactive change, working with families referred to the Program by Departments of Human Services. To be considered for this position, applicants must include a cover letter and resume. The Department has elected to consider a range of experience for this vacancy, and a candidate's qualifications will determine the level at which they are hired. The NSP Nurse Home Visitor PHN I is an entry-level position requiring a Bachelor of Nursing degree and up to two years of nursing practice, while the NSP Nurse Home Visitor PHN II is a mid-level position requiring more than two years of nursing experience and advanced nursing process skills.
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