RN

Are you an RN looking for an AMAZING team to join while helping babies have the best start in life? Look no further! Our family-oriented department makes coming to work fun AND we have highly integrated programming that offers families the best possible services to ensure their children are born healthy and get everything they need to succeed.

Come be part of our group! This is a full time position with our Family Connects Illinois RN Home Visiting program. No weekend / night time hours and great benefits.

See the program in action :

Family Connects IL RN works with moms immediately after delivery to :

Provide a health and physical assessment of mother and baby in the home to determine well-being.

Assess family needs in 12 domains of physical and psychosocial well-being, including depression, substance abuse, and domestic violence.

Exercise clinical skills in appraising situations and making decisions.

• Establish a trusting relationship with families during in-home visits and engage the family to establish a family support plan with goals, objectives, and activities that address family strengths and needs.
• Work with a team to ensure appropriate referrals and connections to community resources as needed. Work in a team to assist parents in making and attending appointments for doctors, social service agencies, etc.

Act as a liaison between families and other community agencies, serving as a family advocate as required.

Apply working knowledge of parent-child interaction, child-maternal health, child development, and child abuse / neglect to help families improve parenting skills, increase parenting supports, reduce stress, and address needs of parents;

assist in creating a health plan for entire family.

REQUIREMENTS : An individual licensed as a professional nurse under the IL Nursing Act who can provide proof of current registration with the IL Department of Professional Regulation

Job Type : Full-time

Salary : $25.73 per hour

The Stephenson County Health Department program actively recruits, employs, and promotes qualified personnel and administers its personnel practices without discrimination based upon age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, nationality, political affiliation, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, disability or handicap, genetic information, pregnancy, family medical history, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws of the individual under consideration.