Public Health Nurse - Home Visiting

Coos-Health-; Coos Bay (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4x10 schedule

No weekends

Health insurance

PERS retirement contribution

Deferred comp

Employee Wellness Program

On-site pharmacy

County cars for work travel

Professional development

Wellness education benefit

State Loan Repayment Program

Job summary

Coos Health & Wellness is seeking a self-motivated nurse to join our home visiting team serving pregnant individuals, infants, children, and youth with special health needs in Coos County, Oregon. The role requires fluency in Spanish and English.

The position offers a $3,000 sign-on bonus and possible relocation reimbursement, plus benefits such as flexible 4x10 schedules, no weekends, strong health insurance, and retirement contributions.

Qualifications

• Must be bilingual in English and Spanish (speaking, reading, writing).
• Must have a valid Oregon driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Must have a current unencumbered Oregon RN license.
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Provide prenatal, postpartum, pediatric and parenting education and support.
• Conduct caregiver and child growth and development screens and assessments.
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and periodic reassessments.
• Serve as a case manager to develop and monitor care plans.
• Refer/Link clients to needed resources and coordinate with other providers.
• Document encounters in the EMR and data collection systems.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Oregon RN license

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a self-motivated nurse to join our Coos Health & Wellness team dedicated to providing high quality home visiting services to pregnant and postpartum individuals, infants, children, and youth with special health needs and their caregivers living in Coos County, Oregon. This position requires fluency in Spanish speaking, writing and reading.

Sign on bonus $3000

Possible relocation reimbursement

We offer generous benefits including the following:

• the possibility of working a 4 x 10 schedule
• no weekends or on-call schedules
• excellent health insurance benefits
• merit and longevity increases
• sick/vacation/holiday/floating holiday leave
• employer paid 6% PERS retirement contribution
• deferred comp
• Employee Assistance Program and no cost Wellness Coaching
• on-site pharmacy
• county cars for work related travel
• on-going professional development
• annual employee wellness/education benefit
• the State Loan Repayment Program (for nurses working in a health professional shortage area)

Located on the southern Oregon coast, Coos County offers a temperate environment and is one of the most scenic areas on the Oregon Coast, with miles of beaches, tide pools, and ocean cliffs to explore as well as miles of forested and beach trails to hike, horseback ride, mountain bike or motor bike on. Coos County also offers a wide range of outdoor recreational activities including: Fishing, crabbing, clamming, hiking, ATVing, camping, all types of water sports (kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding), storm and whale watching, world class golfing, weekly Farmers Markets, multiple festivals such as the South Coast Music, Cranberry and Blackberry Festivals, and the Prefontaine Run.

We hope you’ll consider joining our talented and experienced team!

Experience and Education

• o Must have a valid Oregon Driver’s License with a good driving record.
• o Must have a current unencumbered Oregon RN license.
• o Must successfully pass a criminal background check.
• o Must speak, read, write fluently in both English and Spanish.

Prefer candidates with at least two years of knowledge/experience related to home visiting, early childhood development, psychology, sociology, infant mental health, or teaching fields.

Purpose

The nurse home visitor provides personal nurse visits to: 1) pregnant people; 2) children from birth up to age 5 years, 3) children & youth ages birth up to age 21 years who have special health needs; and 4) caregivers of children enrolled in the Babies First! or CaCoon nurse home visiting programs.

In this role, the nurse: 1) completes comprehensive nursing assessments and periodic reassessments; 2) provides prenatal, postpartum, pediatric and parenting education and support to families; 3) conducts caregiver and child growth and development screens and assessments; 4) serves as a case manager to develop, implement and monitor care plans, 5) refers/links clients to needed resources, and 6) documents encounters in the client chart, EMR and data collection systems that include: nursing assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.