SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64082758

State of Florida • Fort Pierce, FL

38d

About The Position

This is a Senior Community Health Nursing position functioning as a Registered Nurse within the Maternal Child Health team in St Lucie County. This position will focus on implementing activities within the Infant Mortality Workplan to reduce chronic diseases and conditions, to include developing and managing interventions that modify behavioral risk factors in diet, physical activity, early prevention screenings, and healthy weight management during pregnancy in an effort to mitigate poor pregnancy and birth outcomes. This includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating services to meet the needs of the identified population. Performs work in an area geographically removed from direct supervision, i.e. Home, hospital, doctor’s office, clinic settings, labs, etc. This position requires local travel using the state and county vehicles to do outreaches, home visits, medical provider office visits, WIC visits, and other field visits as needed to meet the client’s needs.
This position requires program development skills, marketing, community engagement with providers and agencies, case management and home visitation skills. This position requires a working knowledge of computers, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS, as well as a working knowledge of pregnancy, diabetes, and hypertension, etc.
Serves as the RN in the One Fit Mama Program. Recruit community-based agencies & OB medical providers to participate and refer into the program. Deliver the approved curriculum & related education in-person to pregnant women with BMI >40 and/or those with Type I, Type II or Gestational Diabetes. Providing nursing consultation to pregnant women & their families, other team members and the community, regarding management of the health needs of the patients, assuring continuity of care. Providing education and support to clients to increase their capacity to improve their health literacy.
Conducts and/or monitors health screenings, such as BMI/weight, blood glucose, A1C, blood pressure, Hgb, iron, etc., Provides comprehensive case management, home visitation and wrap around services to pregnant women. Create and follow plan of care in collaboration with OB, MFM, and WIC, including field trips to grocery stores. Refer pregnant mothers to community-based programs related to healthy cooking, physical activity, and healthy lifestyles. Ensure mothers are educated on and linked with family planning, primary care and/or endocrinology post birth. This RN will be required to drive to these above-mentioned locations as part of case management, education and follow up responsibilities. Utilizing state and county car to see clients
Complete training to become a NDPP Lifestyle Coach or training to become a Certified Diabetic Educator.
Participates in Healthy St. Lucie Coalition, St. Lucie Diabetes Coalition, and other job-related community coalitions. Participates in community outreach events with staff and partners that raise awareness about modifiable behavior risks to prevent chronic diseases.
Enter services & data into HMS. Document in medical record at the time of service. Maintain and update the One Fit Mama spreadsheets.
Complete weekly assignments schedules, monthly case management reports. Maintains a file for each client with required documentation as per DOH guidelines. Completes all case management documentation, EARs, etc. within approved DOH guidelines.
Participates in all assigned staff meetings, community meetings related to chronic disease & pregnancy. Attends outreach events as directed.
Maintains nursing licensure. Performs other related duties as assigned, including, but not limited to disaster preparedness activities. Attends all required DOH and other meetings/trainings. Apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Performs related work as required and other added duties.

Requirements

• RN license
• BSL certification
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and clients
• Ability to bend and twist
• Walk up to ½ mile
• Able to lift to 50 pounds
• Sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to conduct nursing/job duties in field settings to include all areas of all neighborhoods, including those that are socially/economically deprived and/or predominantly minority
• Valid Florida Driver’s License
• Willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency
• Valid Driver's License, if out of state a valid Florida Driver's License is required with 30 days of hire
• Current, active Florida Registered Nursing License or a multi-state Registered Nursing License from another compact state
• At least one year hospital experience working with people living with diabetes or gestational diabetes
• Hold a current BSL/CPR certification

Nice To Haves

• One year hospital RN experience with one-year public health/community health experience, and maternal child health experience
• Bilingual in Creole

Responsibilities

• Implementing activities within the Infant Mortality Workplan to reduce chronic diseases and conditions
• Developing and managing interventions that modify behavioral risk factors in diet, physical activity, early prevention screenings, and healthy weight management during pregnancy
• Assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating services to meet the needs of the identified population
• Recruiting community-based agencies & OB medical providers to participate and refer into the One Fit Mama program
• Delivering the approved curriculum & related education in-person to pregnant women with BMI >40 and/or those with Type I, Type II or Gestational Diabetes
• Providing nursing consultation to pregnant women & their families, other team members and the community, regarding management of the health needs of the patients, assuring continuity of care
• Providing education and support to clients to increase their capacity to improve their health literacy
• Conducting and/or monitors health screenings, such as BMI/weight, blood glucose, A1C, blood pressure, Hgb, iron, etc.
• Providing comprehensive case management, home visitation and wrap around services to pregnant women
• Creating and following plan of care in collaboration with OB, MFM, and WIC, including field trips to grocery stores
• Referring pregnant mothers to community-based programs related to healthy cooking, physical activity, and healthy lifestyles
• Ensuring mothers are educated on and linked with family planning, primary care and/or endocrinology post birth
• Completing training to become a NDPP Lifestyle Coach or training to become a Certified Diabetic Educator
• Participating in Healthy St. Lucie Coalition, St. Lucie Diabetes Coalition, and other job-related community coalitions
• Participating in community outreach events with staff and partners that raise awareness about modifiable behavior risks to prevent chronic diseases
• Entering services & data into HMS
• Documenting in medical record at the time of service
• Maintaining and updating the One Fit Mama spreadsheets
• Completing weekly assignments schedules, monthly case management reports
• Maintaining a file for each client with required documentation as per DOH guidelines
• Completing all case management documentation, EARs, etc. within approved DOH guidelines
• Participating in all assigned staff meetings, community meetings related to chronic disease & pregnancy
• Attending outreach events as directed
• Maintaining nursing licensure
• Performing other related duties as assigned, including, but not limited to disaster preparedness activities
• Attending all required DOH and other meetings/trainings
• Applying applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Performing related work as required and other added duties

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees