Public Health Nurse - Home Visiting

Job description

Overview We are seeking a self-motivated nurse to join our Coos Health & Wellness team dedicated to providing high quality home visiting services to pregnant and postpartum individuals, infants, children, and youth with special health needs and their caregivers living in Coos County, Oregon. This position requires fluency in Spanish speaking, writing and reading. Sign on bonus $3000 Possible relocation reimbursement We offer generous benefits including the possibility of working a 4 x 10 schedule, no weekends or on-call schedules, excellent health insurance benefits, merit and longevity increases, sick/vacation/holiday/floating holiday leave, employer paid 6% PERS retirement contribution, deferred comp, Employee Assistance Program and no cost Wellness Coaching, on-site pharmacy, county cars for work related travel, on-going professional development, annual employee wellness/education benefit, and the State Loan Repayment Program (for nurses working in a health professional shortage area) . Located on the southern Oregon coast, Coos County offers a temperate environment and is one of the most scenic areas on the Oregon Coast, with miles of beaches, tide pools, and ocean cliffs to explore as well as miles of forested and beach trails to hike, horseback ride, mountain bike or motor bike on. Coos County also offers a wide range of outdoor recreational activities including: Fishing, crabbing, clamming, hiking, ATVing, camping, all types of water sports (kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding), storm and whale watching, world class golfing, weekly Farmers Markets, multiple festivals such as the South Coast Music, Cranberry and Blackberry Festivals, and the Prefontaine Run. We hope you’ll consider joining our talented and experienced team! Experience and Education o Must have a valid Oregon Driver’s License with a good driving record. o Must have a current unencumbered Oregon RN license. o Must successfully pass a criminal background check. o Must speak, read, write fluently in both English and Spanish. Prefer candidates with at least two years of knowledge/experience related to home visiting, early childhood development, psychology, sociology, infant mental health, or teaching fields. Purpose: The nurse home visitor provides personal nurse visits to: 1) pregnant people; 2) children from birth up to age 5 years, 3) children & youth ages birth up to age 21 years who have special health needs; and 4) caregivers of children enrolled in the Babies First! or CaCoon nurse home visiting programs. In this role, the nurse: 1) completes comprehensive nursing assessments and periodic reassessments; 2) provides prenatal, postpartum, pediatric and parenting education and support to families; 3) conducts caregiver and child growth and development screens and assessments; 4) serves as a case manager to develop, implement and monitor care plans, 5) refers/links clients to needed resources, and 6) documents encounters in the client chart, EMR and data collection systems that include: nursing assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.