Nurse Home Visitor

Calling maternal and child health nurses! We are looking to fill a fulltime Nurse Home Visitor position with our Nurse-Family Partnership Program. This position works with at-risk, first-time mothers from pregnancy until the child reaches age 2. You will serve as a trusted advisor, offering the support new moms need to deliver healthy babies, become confident parents, and provide a better future for themselves and their children.

Essential Functions:

* Assesses physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to health and life course development

* Assists women and their families to establish realistic goals and measurable outcomes for promoting their health and life course development

* Provides counseling and instruction to assist women and their families in attaining targeted goals, in areas including prenatal and postpartum care, nutrition, parenting, well-child care, family planning, and special health problems

* Evaluates client’s and family’s progress toward targeted goals; revises plan of care as appropriate

* Develops a working relationship with clients and their families in order to promote problem-solving competence

* Promotes involvement of other family members in the pregnancy, birth and early childcare

* Links women and families with community resources relevant to their specific needs

* Consults, communicates and collaborates with other professionals involved in providing services to women and families in the caseload

* Records nursing activities in accordance with documentation protocols

* Assumes responsibility for ongoing learning and professional development in relation to program implementation

* Performs other duties as assigned

The qualifications for the position are:

• BSN required
• Registered Nurse licensed in the State of New Jersey
• Two years recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting or mental/behavioral nursing preferred
• Culturally competent experience working with diverse populations
• Basic computer skills necessary
• Ability to communicate well with consumers and providers
• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize work requirements
• Must have transportation and valid driver's license and insurance
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Successful candidates for employment by SNJPC must undergo a criminal background check and driver's license review.

Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative (SNJPC), a nonprofit maternal/child health agency providing programs/services to improve perinatal/pediatric health. SNJPC offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

It is SNJPC's policy to make every practical effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities to execute the crucial functions to the job. EOE