Registered Nurse- Nurse Family Partnership (Carroll / Tippecanoe Counties)

Job Description

Are you looking for a nontraditional nursing career that supports and empowers first-time parents in your own community? Do you desire a flexible career that is salaried and has no regularly scheduled weekends or holidays?

This position will serve clients in the Carroll / Tippecanoe County areas, so ideal candidates will live in or around these areas for travel purposes. The general salary range for this position is $54-$60K.

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a maternal and early childhood home visiting program, fosters long-term success for first-time parents and their babies and seeks to address some of the serious systemic problems affecting our community. Building on this research, NFP along with Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana addresses the fragmented structure of the social services industry by taking a holistic, whole-family approach. More information can be found at : www.nursefamilypartnership.org.

Beginning with nurse home visits that occur during pregnancy and continue until the child is age two, Nurse Home Visitors provide coaching and care to first-time expectant clients. The nurse develops therapeutic relationships and utilizes concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing with parents and their families in a home visiting environment modeling client-centered, strengths-based, and solution-focused approaches. The Nurse Home Visitor maintains the highest standards in clinical nursing practice and adherence to the NFP model, as well as to policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards of NFP and of the lead agency, Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana. The Nurse Home Visitor will be on a team that includes other Nurse Home Visitors and a Nurse Supervisor.

Example Duties and Activities

Clinical

• Plans and performs home visits to clients and their families in accordance with the NFP model and guidelines. Carries a caseload of 25 or more clients.
• Assesses physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of clients and their families as they relate to the NFP domains.
• Assists clients and their families in establishing goals and attaining outcomes by providing education, support, and referral resources.
• Coordinates access to community resources provided by NFP Guides, Goodwill staff, and partners with other outside professionals involved in providing services to clients and families.
• Formulates nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment and client goals and evaluates client progress toward stated goals and NFP outcomes.

Professional Learning and Team Development

Documentation, Reporting, and Quality Improvement

Community Relations

Required Competencies

Preferred Competencies

Other Requirements

Benefits : Full-time employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes :