Job Summary

Clark County Public Health administers Nurse-Family Partnership programming and services in Clark and Cowlitz Counties. The service region for this 1.0 FTE posting is for Clark County. The Nurse-Family Partnership nurse home visitor (NHV) is responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to pregnant individuals and their families who are categorically eligible for the Nurse-Family Partnership Program. The NHV is responsible for maintaining the highest standards in clinical and public health nursing practice and adherence to the Nurse-Family Partnership model, policies, procedures, and standards of Nurse-Family Partnership and of Clark County Public Health. This position receives specific direction and assignments from, and reports to, the Nurse-Family Partnership Nurse Supervisor assigned to Clark County.

The Public Health Nurse II classification emphasizes health promotion and prevention. Job tasks and activities may be focused on the individual-, community-, or the systems-level, depending on how the issue may best be addressed to improve health outcomes.

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

This position is an onsite position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: 

·         Current Washington state Registered Nurse (RN)* license in good standing, CPR certification, and a valid Washington or Oregon driver’s license and insured automobile required.

·         BSN**, home visiting experience and two years recent experience in maternal-child health, public health, or mental/behavioral nursing preferred.

*Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) prepared RN applicants will be hired using the Public Health Nurse I (PHN I classification)

**Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) prepared RN applicants will be hired using the Public Health Nurse II (PHN II classification)

Preferred Qualifications:​

·         BSN** and home visiting experience.

·         Two years recent experience in maternal-child health, public health, or mental/behavioral nursing.

·         Bilingual or multilingual and biliterate. Candidates fluent in Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chuukese, Marshallese, Vietnamese, or other languages spoken by families in our service area are strongly encouraged to apply. Ability to conduct home visits, complete assessments, and document in a client's preferred language is highly valued.

·         Experience providing direct services to communities that experience health inequities, including multilingual, immigrant and refugee, rural, or low-income families.

·         Lived, community, or professional experience with the populations served by this program, including experience navigating health care, housing, immigration, or public benefit systems.

 

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every preferred qualification. We're interested in the full range of experience you bring.

Knowledge of:

Core functions, competencies, and essential services of public health

Life-course theory as it relates to the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and application of trauma-informed care principles.

Washington State Nurse Practice Act.

Interviewing and counseling techniques including motivational interviewing.

Local services and referral processes.

The impact of systemic and institutional racism and discrimination (including discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, mental or physical ability, religion, gender, gender expression, gender identity, veteran status, and marital status) on socioeconomic status, access to care, housing status, behavior, attitudes, values related to health, and family life course .

The role and importance of cultural, social, and behavioral factors in determining the delivery of public health services.

Cultural humility practices; awareness and importance of honoring cultural differences.

Basic computer skills – Microsoft Teams, Zoom, EMR charting experience, Excel, calendaring, Outlook.

Ability