SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE (CARE MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH RISK PREGNANCY) - 40001084 1

Durham County•Durham, NC

17h

About The Position

The primary responsibility of this position is to provide Care Coordination for the patient’s pregnancy and postpartum period. Care coordination services include assistance with obtaining community resources; ensuring prenatal medical and postpartum services are received; providing home visits as part of case management; and referring clients to community agencies/partners. All listed efforts are intended to promote safe and healthy pregnancies, deliveries, and birth outcomes. This position will also represent the health department at community meetings and on projects involving partnering agencies.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and one year of professional nursing experience.
A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the N. C. Board of Nursing.
Thorough knowledge of, and skill in, the application of nursing theory and practice, principles and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs.
Thorough knowledge of current social and economic problems related to public health.
Thorough knowledge of governmental and community resources and organizations.
The ability to coordinate and to work well with others.
The ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making independent decisions.
The ability to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making independent decisions.
The ability to secure the cooperation of clients and team members.
The ability to maintain effective working relationships.
Function as a nurse in other departments of DCoDPH as needed.
Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) vaccination/immunity
Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chicken Pox) vaccination/immunity
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)
Tuberculosis (TB) baseline screening within the last twelve (12) months prior to employment
Hepatitis B vaccination/immunity – only required for DCoDPH employees with potential Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) exposures.

Responsibilities

Develop individualized plan of care using the Standardized Plan provided by Community Care of North Carolina.
Assist patients in locating a physician for herself and/or for the infant(s).
Assist in scheduling/rescheduling appointments.
Assist with locating resources for mother and baby.
Provide and review educational material on pregnancy, parenting, well-baby care, and birth control.
Assume the role as a liaison with the physicians, clinics, and community agencies.
Review warning signs and symptoms of preterm labor with the patient at each encounter.
Performs family and child developmental assessments as needed.
Assist with referrals to community partners for any ongoing needs during the postpartum period.
Establishes and maintains contact with area medical homes.
Follows up by phone with frequent users of the emergency departments and with high-cost users of medical care (Medicaid patients).
Makes phone contacts and/or home visits to families in the program.
Monitors outcomes of interventions for families.
Performs related work as assigned.