Nurse-Family Partnership Public Health Nurse Home Visitor

PHMC is proud to be a leader in public health. The Nurse-Family Partnership Public Health Nurse Home Visitor (NFP NHV) is responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to first-time pregnant people and their families eligible for the NFP Program in Philadelphia.

We are looking for compassionate and motivated nurses to work with families towards our shared goals.

Job Overview:

The Nurse-Family Partnership Public Health Nurse Home Visitor (NFP NHV) is responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to first-time pregnant people and their families eligible for the NFP Program in Philadelphia. The NFP NHV maintains the highest standards in clinical practice and adheres to the national Nurse-Family Partnership model. NFP succeeds by having specially educated nurses regularly visit first-time parents, starting early in the pregnancy and continuing until the child’s second birthday.

NFP NHVs are pivotal in supporting families to meet their life goals. Our goal is that all children are healthy, families thrive, communities prosper, and the cycle of poverty is broken. The NHV reports to the NFP Nurse Supervisor and works in collaboration with other nurse home visitors, administrators, and senior staff to build and improve the strengths-based, client-centered culture.
The Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership is a program of the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC), a nonprofit organization working to strengthen community health through quality, compassionate, and collaborative nurse-led care. NHVs split their time between NNCC’s West Philadelphia office (4601 Market Street) and field work in the homes and communities of families served.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Completes all required NFP and NNCC education, including but not limited to the STAR Framework.
• Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) training, Ages and Stages Developmental and Social Emotional Assessments (ASQ-3, ASQ-E).
• Partner In Parenting Education (PIPE), Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) trainings, Cultural Consciousness training, Dyadic Assessment of Naturalistic Caregiver-child Experiences (DANCE), and regional and state education sessions.
• Provides regularly scheduled in-home visits and telehealth visits with clients, working up to 36-40 visits per month once at full caseload.
• Builds and maintains a caseload of 25 active clients within 9-12 months of employment.
• Develops therapeutic relationships with clients utilizing concepts and processes from motivational interviewing, reflective listening, and Facilitating Attuned Interaction (FAN).
• Plans home visits in accordance with client goals and NFP outcomes and documents all work appropriately.
• Supports the achievement of client-identified goals through one-on-one education, active listening, screening, and referral processes to community resources.
• Supports the policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards of NFP and NNCC.
• Adheres to ANA and PA nursing process and standards, code of ethics, HIPAA confidentiality standards, and the NFP model of home visitation.
• Contributes to and participates in clinical case conferences and professional development meetings, including weekly team meetings, NFP All Teams meetings, organizational all staff meetings, and regional, state, and national NFP education sessions.
• Meets weekly with the NFP supervisor for clinical reflective supervision and utilizes the reflective process in supervisory sessions.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, and document physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of clients and their families as they relate to the NFP domains.
• Schedules joint home visits with NFP Supervisor every four months (3 times a year).
• Consults and collaborates with other professionals involved in providing services to clients and their families.
• Collaborates with outreach staff regarding community referral sources and disposition of referrals to the NFP program.
• Contributes to a positive work environment that enables all staff to function at their highest potential.
• Provides timely documentation to data entry staff for input.
• Reviews documentation and data system reports entered in state, local, and national databases for accuracy, uniformity, and completeness.
• Commitment to serving the greater good of their communities and appreciating the public health implications.
• Recognizes the role of race, income, age, immigration status, and other individualities in shaping health inequalities. Dependably advocates for more just policy results. Identifies how own identity presents in the work and uses feedback to continue learning about race, ability, and other individualities.
• Other responsibilities as needed.

SKILLS:
• Detail-oriented, ability to focus on the task at hand, and with a strong ability to identify and correct errors efficiently.
• Strong time management and self-directional skills in fulfilling job responsibilities.
• Professional verbal and writing communication skills that are adaptable and responsive to diverse audiences.
• Strong documentation and computer skills (moderate to advanced).
• Ability to work collaboratively with professionals, families, and community partners.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of clients over a period of time.
• Open to feedback, reflects on their own responses to clients and work situations, and uses supervision to grow.
• Holds a growth mindset, recognizing the capacity for individuals to learn, develop, and change over time.

HIGHLY DESIRED:
• Demonstrates commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Open and adaptive to change.
• Interest in special projects as needed.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English preferred).

Qualifications:

• Current Pennsylvania nursing licensure in good standing
• Work or student experience in public health, maternal-child health, mental health/behavioral health, or related field, such as Early Childhood services in community settings
• A new BSN nurse will be considered

Work Conditions:

• Flexible schedule, including some early evenings and weekends
• Work within the County/City of Philadelphia boundaries that include all city zip codes
• Sound physical condition and physically able to perform the job in home and community environments
• Light to moderate lifting and transport of program/client materials
• Use of personal automobile or public transit
• Work assignments involve travel throughout the designated area to multiple locations, including government and private agencies and partners
• Prolonged computer-related exposure, as well as sitting and standing at workstations for long periods of time
• Local to regional travel or as required by NSO and funders

Education Requirement:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an Accredited University
• Current CPR/BLS certification

PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.