RN NFP - PT Days - WH Nurse Family Partnership

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: Exempt Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) nurse home visitor is responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to women and their families eligible for the NFP Program. The nurse home visitor is responsible for maintaining the highest standards in clinical nursing practice and adherence to the NFP model, and to policies, procedures, NFP Visit-to-Visit Guidelines and standards of NFP and of the lead agency. The nurse home visitor reports to the NFP Nurse Supervisor.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing required

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred

• Current RN license (in good standing) in Texas.

• Current CPR required.

• Valid Driver’s license and insured automobile required

• Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

• Good written and verbal communication skills required.

• Some evening or weekend work will be required

• Bilingual – English/Spanish.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Two (2) years recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting or mental/behavioral nursing preferred.
• Home visiting experience preferred.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills with families in crisis.
• Knowledge of State, Federal, and JCAHO regulations.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices.
• Provides home visits to women and their families eligible for the NFP Program
• Formulates nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment and client goals and NFP outcomes.
• Actively engages in professional development to meet all NFP Nurse Home Visitor competency requirements.
• Evaluates client progress toward stated goals and NFP outcomes.
• Adheres to nursing process and the NFP model of home visitation.
• Carries a case load of up to twenty-five (25) clients.
• Schedule joint home visits with NFP Nurse Supervisor every four (4) months.
• Attend and participates in bi-weekly case conferences.
• Attend and participates in bi-weekly team meetings
• Provide information to support staff for timely and accurate data input.
• Supports policies, procedures, NFP Visit-to-Visit Guidelines and standards of NFP and the lead agency.
• As requested/required, participates in community coalition in support of NFP.
• As requested/required, promotes public awareness of NFP.
• Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals
• Stays informed of current health care developments to provide safe, quality nurse home visiting services.
• Develops therapeutic relationships, Utilizes concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing with women and their families in a home visiting environment.
• Performs home visiting in accordance with the NFP into nursing practice.
• Assesses physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to the NFP domains.
• Provides education, support and referral resources in assisting women and their families in attaining their target goals
• Other duties as assigned.

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:

(Chain-of-command)

1. RN NFP Supervisor 2. ACNO

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.