What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Home Visitor position at Nurse-Family Partnership?
NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) REGISTERED NURSE
A Nurse Home Visitor provides comprehensive nursing services to pregnant women and their children eligible for the NFP Program. The nurse adheres to the NFP model and guidelines while educating, connecting with, and providing referrals and resources to clients.
Essential Functions/Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Nursing Services 60%
Welcomes patient/family, establishes rapport and answers any questions regarding treatments, immunizations, beneficial health practices, disease prevention, or care plans. Responds to patients questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner. Accommodates language or literacy barriers and special needs of patient/parents to make them feel comfortable and informed about procedures.
Provides case management and health education services to patients and their families in the community, their homes, personal care homes, or specialized programs.
Makes initial patient evaluation visit and assessment, including taking patient medical histories. Performs regular follow-up assessments of patients’ status and adjusts treatments as necessary. Maintains documentation such as clinical and progress notes, vaccine records, treatment plans, and maintains other appropriate records.
Informs the primary medical provider of any changes in patient’s condition or needs and coordinates any modifications in treatment with other appropriate personnel.
Assesses and determines the physical, social, and environmental needs of clients and develops a plan of treatment with other team members.
Provides skilled comprehensive nursing care and implements health care plans, immunizations, and treatments for patients. Maintains all sanitary and aseptic techniques throughout procedures.
Administers prescribed oral and injected medications as directed by a licensed medical provider and Dispenses medication to patients as required.
Participates in discharge planning for patients and/or reviews comfort measures and after care instructions with patient/parents.
Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interagency operations and activities. Participate in program quality improvement projects
Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
Nurse Family Partnership 35%
Conducts unaccompanied home visits at client/family residences or other public settings on routine basis.
Adheres to NFP model for visiting schedule, education, and client interactions.
Provides skilled comprehensive nursing care and implements health care plans for clients.
Provides referrals to community resources.
Provides on-going emotional support and acts as an advocate for clients with other community support services and organizations.
Assesses and determines the physical, social, and environmental needs of clients.
Coordinates with primary care provider on behalf of client when needed.
Prepares progress notes and maintains other appropriate records.
Non-Essential Functions/Other duties as assigned 5%
Perform other duties as assigned in support of the organization’s mission and goals.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Wage Range: $29.98 to $42.26 hourly; plus an additional $2/hr pay add-on for case management; depending on number of years of transferrable experience and internal equity
Salary : $30 - $42
