Home Visiting Nurse

Center for Human Development, Inc.; La Grande (OR); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/AD&D insurance

Long-term disability insurance

401k retirement plan

Professional Development Plan

Renewal leave

Employee appreciation events

Mental Health Days

Gym discounts

Résumé du poste

Center for Human Development, Inc. seeks a full-time Home Visiting Nurse to provide case management and home visit services for pregnant and post-partum women, newborns, and children with special health care needs in Oregon. Ensures nursing services stay within scope of practice.

Responsibilities include home visits, client assessments, referrals, charting, and collaboration with family advocates. Requires an Oregon RN license and valid driver’s license, with travel between sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed by the State of Oregon as a registered nurse.
• Thorough knowledge of nursing practices and public health nursing skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and professionals.
• Ability to maintain client medical charts and service plans.

Responsabilités

• Perform home-based nursing services and case management for pregnant/post-partum women, newborns, and children with special health care needs.
• Assess clients, initiate referrals, and coordinate with primary care providers and other professionals.
• Maintain accurate charts, service plans, and documentation; attend case staffing meetings.
• Travel between offices and client homes with reliable transportation; uphold punctual attendance.

Connaissances

Nursing license

Public health nursing

Case management

Home visiting

Communication skills

Description du poste

Center for Human Development, Inc. is seeking a full-time Home Visiting Nurse who provides case management/home visit services for pregnant and post-partum women and newborn infants, children ages 0 to 4 and, children ages 0 to 21 who have special health care needs and fall into the category of established risk, and their families. Ensures nursing services are conducted within nursing scope of practice.

Essential Functions

• Perform public health nursing services at homes, schools, or other settings to clients in such areas as parent/child health, developmental screenings, family planning, nutrition, and communicable and chronic diseases.
• Perform client assessments and case management services.
• Advocate for client and maintain contact with client’s primary care provider and other professionals on behalf of the client. Initiate follow-up care and make referrals.
• Establish and maintain client medical chart, service plan, and other necessary records.
• Attend case staffing meetings with nurses and family advocate.
• Participate in program planning and coordination of services for children in regards to OCCYSHN upon request.
• Attend CaCoon and OCCYSHN sponsored in-services and trainings or designate a replacement.
• Must maintain punctual and regular work attendance.
• Must have the ability to maintain positive and professional working relationships with co-workers, clients and other agencies.

The Requirement

• Licensed by the State of Oregon as a registered nurse.
• Thorough knowledge of nursing practices, procedures, public health nursing skills, interviewing and counseling techniques.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate services with family advocates.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to associate tactfully and empathetically with clients of various ages, educational levels and developmental stages.
• Ability to use initiative, judgment, creativity and work independently.
• One year of experience in community health, public health, or maternal child health nursing preferred.
• Must possess a valid Oregon Driver’s license and be insurable for client service purposes, travel between business offices, and to attend required meeting and/or trainings.
• Must pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS 536-181.537 and in accordance with OAR 407-007-0200-407-007-0370 and drug screening.

The Benefits

Full-time position with attractive benefit package that includes paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D insurance, long-term disability insurance, excellent retirement benefit with generous contribution to 401k after orientation, Professional Development Plan, paid renewal leave, annual employee appreciation picnics and dinners, Mental Health Days, gym discounts, and more.

The Area

Tired of the rat race? La Grande, Oregon is a small town in Eastern Oregon that offers fresh air, a strong community presence, virtually no traffic, and lots of outdoor recreation in the surrounding Blue Mountains. Enjoy hiking, horseback and mountain bike trails, and ATV access at Mt. Emily Recreation Area, bird watching at Ladd Marsh, picnics along the Grande Ronde River, inland links style golf courses and more. Home of Eastern Oregon University.

The Center for Human Development, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with CHD depends solely on your qualifications.

If you need assistance please call 541-962-8881 or email [e-mail].