Registered Nurse – Family Advocacy Nurse (FAN)
About The Position
CICONIX is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) with Maternal/Public Health experience to support the Air Force's New Parent Support Program, aimed at preventing family maltreatment. This role involves home-based nursing services, education on infant/toddler care, parenting skills, and collaboration with local clinics and service agencies. The Maternal/Public Health Nurse will support the Air Force in reviving and rebuilding the New Parent Support Program. The New Parent support program is a part of the Family Advocacy Program, an effort designed to address Family Maltreatment. The New Parent Support Program is a home visitation maltreatment prevention program for Air Force families expecting a child and/or with a child under the age of three, in collaboration with Family Advocacy team members. The Maternal Nurse (FAN) provides nursing home-based services to families that include case management, education, support, and anticipatory guidance in such areas as growth and development across the life span, nutrition, parenting, attachment/bonding, individual and family health-related issues, family violence dynamics, problem-solving, family communication skills and bereavement. The FAN provides prevention services focused on the prevention of family maltreatment via briefings, and educational presentations. Provide supportive services and guidance in couples' communication, parenting education, parent-child interaction, bonding, and problem-solving skills. Partner with local clinics to identify women and families needing education concerning infant/toddler care, health and development, parenting skills, and the impact of family violence in the 0-3 population as well as providing support managing military family life events. Provide home visitation services to military families concerning infant/toddler care, health and development, parenting skills, breastfeeding and the impact of family violence in the 0-3 population as well as providing support managing military family life events. Provide community interventions and educational services to enhance family functioning in collaboration with the Outreach Manager. Collaborate with other service agencies such as Airman and Family Readiness, SARC, Safe Kids in order to provide family enrichment programs to the AFB community. Establish FAN participation in Pediatrics clinic, Tricare referral management and family practice clinic in order to facilitate higher screener numbers. Assisted with the initiation of breastfeeding and lactation consulting with new mothers.
Requirements
- BSN
- Registered Nurse (any state)
- 2+ years community health or child-related medicine
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
- Registered Nurse (RN) License
- BLS Certification (required to obtain prior to beginning employment).
- Two years’ experience (within the last four years) as a Community Health Nurse and/or Maternal Child Health nursing, or direct experience in child abuse and/or domestic abuse.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
- Willingness to comply with the government vaccination requirements, reflected of CDC guidelines, for diseases including Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, influenza, and proof of a negative TB skin test. This requirement is for any Family Advocacy Program personnel working with MTFs and requires personnel to receive the annual influenza vaccination.
Nice To Haves
- In-home visitation experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing home-based services to families that include case management, education, support, and anticipatory guidance in such areas as growth and development across the life span, nutrition, parenting, attachment/bonding, individual and family health-related issues, family violence dynamics, problem-solving, family communication skills and bereavement.
- Provide prevention services focused on the prevention of family maltreatment via briefings, and educational presentations.
- Provide supportive services and guidance in couples' communication, parenting education, parent-child interaction, bonding, and problem-solving skills.
- Partner with local clinics to identify women and families needing education concerning infant/toddler care, health and development, parenting skills, and the impact of family violence in the 0-3 population as well as providing support managing military family life events.
- Provide home visitation services to military families concerning infant/toddler care, health and development, parenting skills, breastfeeding and the impact of family violence in the 0-3 population as well as providing support managing military family life events.
- Provide community interventions and educational services to enhance family functioning in collaboration with the Outreach Manager.
- Collaborate with other service agencies such as Airman and Family Readiness, SARC, Safe Kids in order to provide family enrichment programs to the AFB community.
- Establish FAN participation in Pediatrics clinic, Tricare referral management and family practice clinic in order to facilitate higher screener numbers.
- Assisted with the initiation of breastfeeding and lactation consulting with new mothers.
Benefits
- Full benefit program, including: health, PTO, & 401k + contribution
- Relocation assistance provided
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
