Public Health Nurse II - Nurse Family Partnership - Part-Time, Cowlitz County

  • Clark County
  • Cowlitz County, WA
  • Jan 15, 2021
Part time Government

Job Description

Job Summary

Clark County Public Health is seeking a part-time (24 hours per week) Public Health Nurse for the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) program.   This is a home visiting, relationship-based program for low-income pregnant women and teens.  Clients enroll during pregnancy and visits continue until the child turns two years old.  Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the NFP website for additional information:  www.nursefamilypartnership.org   

The nurse in this position will be stationed in Cowlitz County, and will work out of an office in Longview, Washington.  Due to current COVID-19 restrictions the work is primarily home-based at this time.

This position is expected to carry a caseload of 15 or more pregnant and parenting women.  The nurse selected for this position will receive special training in the Nurse Family Partnership model.

Qualifications
This position will be stationed in Cowlitz County, working out of an office in Longview, Washington. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

  • Home visits and implementing the NFP model with fidelity
  • Planning/implementing nursing case conferences and care plans
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of interventions and modifying care plans as needed
  • Linking/referring families to health care and social services
  • Educating pregnant and parenting women and families regarding the importance of prenatal care and preventive health measures
  • Flexible work schedule that may, on occasion, include evenings and weekends as client’s needs and home visitor’s discretion dictate. 

The first month with NFP includes self-study (Unit 1) and a week of virtual training (Unit 2). 

Organizational responsibilities include understanding and promoting the public health mission of the department; providing courteous, respectful, efficient customer service to all Public Health clients; honoring diversity of all Public Health employees and constituents; participating in Public Health department training; striving for personal excellence in public health work.

Education and Experience:  Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of increasingly responsible work experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the position.  The degree must have been conferred by an institution of higher education and have National Recognition of Accrediting Agencies by the U.S. Secretary of Education, and official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.  New graduates with passion for public health nursing and maternal-child health population may be considered.

An online application is required.  For complete job announcement, application requirements, and to apply on-line, please visit our website at:

https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county 

Salary Grade: Local 335.391 ($30.28 - $39.53) per hour

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Local 335.391 ($30.28 - $39.53) per hour