RN - Registered Nurse - Home Visitor - Community Based

Position Details

You'll assess physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of women and their families. Providing guidance and instructions to mothers and significant others regarding pregnancy, infants, and toddlers based on the standardized approach of the Nurse Family Partnership. Provides overall coordination of care and home visitation for families enrolled in the Nurse Family Partnership. Implements Telehealth per National service office guidelines and agency policy. Assesses physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to the Nurse Family Partnership domains. Initiates a plan of visitation based on the standardized protocols of the Nurse Family Partnership. Assists women and their families in establishing goals and outcomes. Provides anticipatory guidance and instruction to mothers and significant others regarding pregnancy, infants and toddlers based on the standardized protocols of the Nurse Family Partnership. Provides education, support, and referral resources in assisting women and their families in attaining their targeted goals. Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of visitation and the outcome of each visit. Completes and submits all appropriate documentation forms within 48 hours. Provides for discharge planning. Educates referral sources and the public about the Nurse Family Partnership. Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals. Completes all required Nurse Family Partnership education and orientation. Develops therapeutic relationships, utilizes concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing with women and their families in a home visiting environment. Participates in review and analysis of reports and other reports available through Nurse Family Partnership for achievements and areas for improvement. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education

• Bachelor's
• Degree-Nursing (Preferred)
• Experience:
• Minimum of 2 years-Clinical (Preferred)
• Certification(s) and
• License(s): Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of
• Pennsylvania
• Skills:
• OUR
• PURPOSE &
• VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
• Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.