SIPH Public Health Nurse

IdahoPTV; Pocatello (ID); Hybride; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Southeastern Idaho Public Health is seeking a Nurse Home Visitor who will support postpartum mothers with practical resources, trusted education, and ongoing clinical care during the first year postpartum. The role includes travel to families' homes across eight counties and close collaboration with the clinical team.

Educating families on nutrition, infant care, mental health, and safety, while maintaining HIPAA-compliant records, is essential.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in Idaho is required.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating public health nursing programs; typically 1 year in PHN.

Responsabilités

• Provide practical resources, trusted education, and ongoing clinical support to postpartum mothers.
• Travel by district vehicle to provide on-site home visits across eight counties.
• Educate and counsel mothers on nutrition, hydration, infant care, mental health, and safety topics.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and document vitals, findings, and assessments in the EMR with timely notes.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to achieve program goals and coordinate referrals to community resources.
• Connect mothers and infants to internal programs like WIC and PAT.

Description du poste

Posted 2 days ago | Apply before January 3, 2027

Description

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) offers a supportive, team-centered work environment. Our work is grounded in the following values:

• Accountable: acting for good, learning, ownership, transparency
• Kind: respectful, camaraderie, fun!, team-oriented, family-oriented, safe

Making a Difference in Your Community!

Join our team and make a positive difference in the lives of mothers, infants, and families in our community! In your role as a nurse home visitor, you will help postpartum mothers by providing practical resources, trusted education, and continuous clinical support to help them stay healthy throughout the first year postpartum.

Please Note

We have one Maternal Infant RN Senior position to fill, and it can be based in Pocatello, Montpelier, Blackfoot, Soda Springs, Preston, Malad, Arco, or American Falls. To streamline the application process, applicants only need to apply to one location. All applications will be reviewed and considered equally, regardless of the location applied. Location preferences will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work a Flexible Schedule

The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday, with the clinic operating hours being between 8 am to 6 pm. A consistent 40-hour schedule within these hours will be established during onboarding.

A hybrid work arrangement may be available after completion of training, based on program needs and job responsibilities.

Our Benefits Include

• Vacation and sick leave accrual beginning upon hire.
• Eleven paid holidays annually.
• Employment with this employer may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness under federal program rules.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to achieve program goals.
• Build trusted relationships with mothers and their families.
• Travel in a district vehicle throughout our eight counties to provide on-site support to mothers and families within their home.
• Connect with patients between visits either virtually or telephone.
• Perform skilled nursing services based on SIPH policies, procedures, or protocols.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and protect clinic operations by abiding with HIPAA and keeping patient care information confidential.
• Build relationships with medical providers, mental health providers, hospitals, birthing centers and community resources.
• Identify needs and coordinate referrals to medical providers/community resources for mother and infant as needed.
• Educate and counsel mothers and families on various topics including nutrition and hydration, infant safe sleep, breast or formula feeding, maternal mental health, car seat safety, etc.
• Conduct outreach to community partners to regularly inform about services SIPH's provides.
• Connect mothers and infants to internal programs such as Women Infant Children (WIC) and Parents As Teachers (PAT).
• Documents client's vitals, findings, and assessments within the electronic medical record and complete encounter note within a timely manner.
• Assists with internal data collection for program reports.

Minimum Qualifications

This position requires licensure in Idaho as a registered nurse.

This position requires experience developing, implementing, and evaluation public health nursing programs. This MQ is typically met through one year of work experience in public health nursing.

Hiring Information

Candidates who reach the final hiring stage will be required to participate in a criminal background check. Having a criminal record will not automatically eliminate applicants from consideration but may be considered as part of the hiring process.

Hiring is done without regard to one's race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information & testing, family & medical leave, marital status or family responsibilities, disability, veteran status or diagnosis, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need special accommodations through the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at [phone] or [e-mail]. In addition, qualifying veterans may receive preference.

Thank you for your interest in employment with southeastern Idaho Public Health!