Home Visiting Nurse - Full Time Temporary

Position Information

Job Title Home Visiting Nurse

• Full Time Temporary Department Graduate Programs, College of Nursing

• 35400 Pay Grade Job Category Temporary Job Summary

Responsible to the Nurse Supervisor for providing home visits to women and their families eligible for the NFP Program; adhering to the nursing process and the NFP model of home visitation; carrying a caseload of up to 25 clients, and other duties as assigned.

This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) Temporary position. Temporary employees are ineligible for State benefits (retirement, state insurance, annual and sick leave, and holiday pay or longevity credit). Temporary employees working on average at least 30 hours per week over a specified measurement period will be offered medical benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Essential Job Duties:

• Participates in community coalition in support of Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and promotes public awareness of NFP as requested/required.

• Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals.

• Completes all required NFP education. Attends and participates in NCAST Feeding and Teaching Scales training.

• Develops therapeutic relationships, and utilizes concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing with women and their families in a home-visiting environment.

• Performs home visiting in accordance with the NFP Model Elements and NFP Visit-to-Visit guidelines.

• Follows the nursing process in implementing NFP into nursing practice.

• Assesses physical, emotional, social, and environmental needed of women and their families as they relate to the NFP domains.

• Assists women and their families in establishing goals and outcomes.

• Provides education, support, and referral resources in assisting women and their families in attaining their targeted goals.

• Consults and collaborates with other professionals involved in providing services to women and families.

• Formulates nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment and client goals.

• Evaluates client progress toward stated goals and NFP outcomes.

• Actively engages in professional development 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 bi-weekly case conferences and team meetings.

• Provides information to support staff for timely accurate data input to the NFP performance management system.

• Participates in review and analysis of reports for achievements and areas for improvement.

• Participates in quality improvement efforts.

• Maintains confidentiality.

• Documents appropriately.

• 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.

• Assists in creating a positive work environment that promotes productivity, mentoring, teamwork, and cooperation.

• Elicits and considers differing viewpoints when analyzing issues.

• Recognizes accomplishments of team members.

• Maintains clear, effective, open, and honest communication with both internal and external customers and colleagues.

• Creates, maintains, and supports a safe environment for open discussions.

• Seeks and responds appropriately to feedback.

• Accurately assesses own learning needs and develops strategies to meet them.

• Stays informed of current health care developments to provide safe, quality nurse home visiting services.

• Establishes and records progress toward annual goals.

Secondary Job Duties:

• Performs community outreach to educate organizations about the NFP program.

• Makes presentations at local, regional, and national conferences.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

ETSU is committed to ensuring that our students, faculty, and staff are valued and work in an environment of openness and acceptance. ETSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Disclaimer: The Job Summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in this classification. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require different tasks to be performed as assigned to reflect changes in the position. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting, or mental/behavioral nursing.

• Ability to perform excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule including some evenings and weekends (per agency requirements).

• Ability to travel by air to Denver, CO for all face-to-face education sessions.

• Ability to use a computer.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Nursing.

• Current unencumbered license as a registered nurse in Tennessee or compact state at the time of hire.

• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting, or mental/behavioral nursing.

Salary

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number SS01154P Is this position subject to a criminal background check? Yes Is any part of the funding for this posting coming from a grant or outside funding source? Yes Open Date 08/19/2022 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants

Criminal Background Check Required.

Position contingent upon grant funding.