Nurse Home Visitor - Nurse Family Partnership (Bilingual)
Location: Paterson New Jersey
Description: Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is looking of Nurse Home Visitor - Nurse Family Partnership (Bilingual) right now, this vacancy will be placed in New Jersey. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference for first time mothers and their c! hildren by joining the e Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey: Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Program . The NFP is a nationally replicated nurse home visitation program that has been rigorously evaluated for more than 25 years. The program has demonstrated significant improvements in pregnancy outcomes, parenting skills and family self-sufficiency. Home visiting begins during pregnancy and continues until the child's second birthday.
As a member of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) team you will provide prenatal and early childhood case management through regular home visits for first time mothers, carrying a caseload of no more than 25 families (per full time RN). A nurse home visitor (NHV) assesses the medical and social needs of high-risk pregnant women and infants; NHV's utilize a set of evidence based guidelines to manage and evaluate the clients assigned to the nurse's caseload.
Qualifications - For Nurse Home Visitor ! Position: Registered Nurse (BSN or higher degree) with a m! inimum of two years nursing experience in OB/GYN, Maternal Child Health, Pediatrics, Community Health or Family Practice. Position for full time employment includes health & dental insurance, mileage reimbursement & other benefits.
Bilingual (Spanish, Arabic, Bengaly, Creole/French, Italian, Polish or other); Enthusiastic and committed to community health and social change; must demonstrate respect for individuals and diversity; be nonjudgmental, understanding and compassionate. Applicant must be able to work in low-income communities; have strong advocacy and teaching skills, has organizational and time management skills; is able to utilize nursing processes and clinical expertise; builds therapeutic relationships. Independently motivated as well as able to work with a team of health care professionals. Applicant must be able to travel to home visits by personal car. Must have a valid driver's license and personal vehicle with up to date registration & insurance. ! Must be available to travel for one week of NFP education.
Position includes comprehensive insurance benefit package for full time employment.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey.
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This vacancy starts available on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:21:06 GMT
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