Public Health Nurse – Nurse Family Partnership

Job Description

Our Role: Want to do meaningful work that has a real impact on our community? Come join our team-oriented, family-friendly organization of over 100 talented public health professionals!

The Position: Under the direction of the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Public Health Nurse Supervisor, in coordination with the Parent Child Health Program Manager, and within state and agency policies, the incumbent provides comprehensive nursing services to clients and their families eligible for participation in the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program. Under the direction of the NFP Supervisor, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining the highest standards in clinical nursing practice and fidelity to the NFP model, and to policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards of NFP and of the agency.

The incumbent is also responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to young families residing in Kitsap County, utilizing advanced decision-making strategies such as the nursing process, combining judgment, actions, responsibility, and accountability. Duties involve extensive interaction with socio-economic and culturally diverse populations of clients, community-based agencies, medical professionals, and District staff to provide public health nursing services to clients and communities.

Hours: 36 hours per week – 90% FTE.

Status: Regular – Permanent position

Benefits: The District offers a comprehensive health benefit plan which includes medical, dental, vision, and life coverages, including several voluntary plan selections through The Standard, MetLife, and Aflac. The District contributes the following percentages of the average medical and dental insurance premium cost for full-time employees: Employee @ 100%, Employee & Spouse @ 90%, Employee & Child(ren) @ 90%, and Full Family @ 85%. Benefits include generous paid time off and twelve paid holidays per year. Employees participate in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), a defined benefit retirement plan managed by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and Social Security. Several deferred compensation retirement savings plans are also offered.

Please Note: 

• Upon hire, core training and support for implementing the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) model of care is provided by Changent.
• After an initial trial service period with sustained, satisfactory performance, generally at least three months, a limited hybrid remote work arrangement may be established as mutually beneficial.
• Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual (Spanish or Mam) preferred.

Essential Functions: 

• Provides home, office, telephone, and/or video conferencing visits to NFP Clients and their families.
• Maintains fidelity to the NFP model of home visitation.
• Carries a caseload of up to 25 clients.
• Supports policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards of NFP and of the District.
• Promotes public awareness of NFP.
• Supports program developments, assists in grant oversight including reporting and meets grant deliverables as assigned.
• Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals.
• Completes all required NFP education.
• Successfully maintains reliability with the use of the Dyadic Assessment of Naturalistic Caregiver-child Experiences (DANCE) assessment tool.
• Develops therapeutic relationships with clients and their families in a home visiting environment.
• Performs home visiting in accordance with the NFP model and guidelines.
• 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 outcomes.
• Provides education, support, and referral resources in assisting clients and their families in attaining their targeted goals.
• Consults and collaborates with other professionals involved in providing services to clients and families.
• Actively engages in skill building to meet all NFP Nurse Home Visitor competency requirements.
• Meets with NFP Nurse Supervisor weekly for clinical supervision.
• Utilizes reflective practice in supervisory sessions.
• Schedules joint home visits with NFP Nurse Supervisor every four months.
• Attends and participates in weekly case conferences and staff meetings.
• Provides information to support staff for timely and accurate data input to the NFP ETO database.
• Cooperates in review and analysis of the ETO reports for achievements and areas for improvement.
• Participates in quality improvement efforts.
• Documents nursing care using the Omaha System standardizes documentation language and the CHAMP electronic health records, Nightingale Notes, within 48 hours of the nursing visit.
• Understands, supports, and coaches others in the NFP vision, mission, and model.
• Represents the NFP vision, mission, and model in actions and verbally to both internal and external customers and colleagues.
• Supports program development and planning for pregnant clients, children, and families in collaboration with the Parent Child Health Team, other District employees, community partners, and families.

For full list of essential functions, as well as information about work environment and physical demands, please refer to the job posting.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing (BSN or MSN) with coursework that includes a community health component; or
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as public health or health education, and at least four years of public health or K-12 school nursing experience.

Licenses, Certifications, & Other Requirements:

• A valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington is required.
• Performance of job duties requires driving on an occasional basis, a valid Washington State driver’s license, proof of appropriate auto insurance, and the use of the incumbent’s personal motor vehicle on a regular basis.
• NFP is a home visiting program where specially trained nurses regularly visit clients early in their pregnancies and continuing through the child’s second birthday. The NFP position requires in-person interactions with team members, clients and their families, and medically vulnerable members of the public. As an evidence-based, data-driven nursing model, we must protect our clients, our communities, and ourselves from the risks associated with the spread of COVID-19. To ensure equal access to NFP nursing service, it is the expectation of the National Service Office that NFP nurses and supervisors alike complete their vaccination series to safely offer the in-person model.

To view the job announcement and complete the required electronic application, please visit the Careers page of our website at kitsappublichealth.org, or
go to GovernmentJobs.com.