Nurse Visitor with Nurse Family Partnership

Halifax Community College•Nash County, NC

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based community health nurse program that results in significant improvements in the health and lives of first-time families impacted by economic inequality. By offering trusted nursing care, resources, education, and support during the first 1000 days (from pregnancy until age 2yrs), families can achieve the future they want for themselves and their children. The Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office is a nonprofit organization that provides service to communities in implementing and sustaining this program. Halifax Community College provides guidance and oversight for the Northeastern North Carolina Nurse-Family Partnership Program.

Requirements

Considerable knowledge, skill, or experience in the following nursing fields: maternal child nursing, pediatric nursing, newborn care, or community health nursing.
Ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions.
Ability to plan, coordinate, and utilize the nursing process along with Nurse-Family Partnership Guidelines.
Ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making decisions.
Ability to secure and maintain effective working relationships.
NFP nurses fundamentally enjoy practicing strength-based whole-person nursing while providing care to first-time families and their children up to 2 years old.
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Valid Driver’s license
Current, active, non-restricted nursing license in North Carolina or Compact State
Ability to accurately interpret visual cues and utilize psychological and emotional competence to manage and efficiently and effectively implement the Nurse-Family Partnership program with fidelity.

Nice To Haves

Prefer candidate lives in close proximity to the work location

Responsibilities

Enroll, coordinate services, and provide comprehensive nursing care via in-person and/or virtual visits to a caseload of 25-30 NFP families.
Visits may include nursing assessments, education, guidance, and support to families in their homes, locations of their choice, or via telehealth.
NFP nurses utilize self-reflective practices individually, during case conferences, and weekly self-reflection meetings with NFP supervisors or peers.
Therapeutic relationships with NFP families are established utilizing the concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing.
NFP nurses partner with NFP families and other programs and community agencies to improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development, and improve economic self-sufficiency.
NFP nurses attend and complete any in-person or virtually required NFP and/or HCC-related education, training, and outreach events.
The additional time 5%, will be duties and follow-up as assigned.
NFP nurses actively participate in continuous quality improvement activities.
Review and analyze data reports to determine outcomes and improvement achievements.
Data forms are completed accurately and recorded in the Clinical Information System (CIS).
NFP nurses represent NFP and HCC’s vision, mission, and model in actions and verbally with indirect and direct relationships.
Assists in creating a positive work environment that promotes understanding, productivity, mentoring, teamwork, and cooperation and recognizes accomplishments.
NFP nurses honestly communicate effectively, openly, and consistently with their families, colleagues, stakeholders, supervisors, and coworkers.
Creates, maintains, and supports a safe environment for discussions with NFP families and coworkers.