Public Health Nurse - Nurse Family Partnership Downtown Public Health
- Summary
Summary:
The Department of Public Health has an opening for a Public Health Nurse (PHN) to join our Downtown Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) team to meet the current needs in our community. Nurse-Family Partnership is a National evidence-based Community Health program that supports families to transform their lives beginning when they are pregnant with their first child by implementing and maintaining fidelity to the NFP model. The relationship between mother and nurse provides the foundation for strong families. Components of the program include a caseload of 25 families per PHN, home visits with families from pregnancy until their child turns 2 years old, and weekly reflective supervision sessions with the supervisor and active participation in weekly team meetings. If not currently trained, the selected candidate for this project will participate in a weeklong training on the Nurse-Family Partnership Program in Denver, CO. *(Training during the current Pandemic will be conducted via Live Stream).
Responsibilities include independent fieldwork providing home visits to clients and their families, caseload management, assessment, care planning, documentation, collaboration with the community to help to reduce barriers to access, patient education, using culturally respectful and client-centered practice. This may include services to infants with special health care needs, abused/neglected children, new refugee and immigrant families and families with complex and multifaceted social concerns.Application requirements:- NEOGOV/Government Jobs on-line
- Letter of interest
- Completion of supplemental questions
- You may attach multiple documents
Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the standard information in the application. Providing information only in a resume or a cover letter will not be considered a complete application. Responses such as "see my resume" or "see my cover letter" will not be considered a complete application.
Work location: Downtown Public Health Clinic located at 2124 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. This is a Field Position that covers all of King County.
Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position is subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Please note that this position may be work outside of this schedule based on operational needs.
Contact: For questions about the application process or the position, contact Amy Curtis, BSN, RN, Healthcare Recruitment Manager at amy.curtis@kingcounty.gov
Examples of duties:
- Obtain and document health history and make nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment.
- Documentation requires electronic charting: EPIC, and in an NFP database.
- Provide expertise regarding public health nursing scope, practice and policy at many levels.
- Provide support services to the client that links/refers, to other Health Department staff and community providers/partners, while assuring access and continuity of care.
- Provide program planning, monitoring local work plans and progress toward program goals.
- Participate in quality assurance activities to meet laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Provide training, orientation and education to staff, clients, students and the community.
- May provide birth control and pregnancy options counseling.
Competitive candidates will have:- Committed to working with diverse populations with cultural humility
- Experience working with families experiencing housing, food and economic insecurities
- Knowledge of public health nursing principles and processes; human systems; infectious disease management and control; health care system structure and function.
- Knowledge of child and adult learning and health education techniques and principles.
- Knowledge of research techniques and principles.
- Knowledge of personal safety standards, safety techniques and principles.
- Demonstrated abilities performing comprehensive nursing assessments and successfully engaging clients in a plan of care.
- Demonstrated ability to work in homes and community settings without on-site supervision; communicating effectively with patients and their families and with other health and human services staff; developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with patients; and working with culturally and socio-economically diverse populations.
- Demonstrated ability providing reproductive health education, services, community outreach, and working with community partners and agencies.
- Demonstrated ability working in a fast-paced environment independently, multi-tasking, demonstrating attention to detail, crisis intervention and problem solving skills and effective time management.
- Demonstrated ability completing medical record documentation.
- Complex problem-solving and case management.
- Demonstrated organizational and leadership abilities.
- Experience realizing professional boundaries.
Desired qualifications:
Previous experience in Nurse-Family Partnership preferred. Maternal-child public health nursing experience and NCAST certification and lactation training preferred. Experience working with multidisciplinary, collaborative programs strongly preferred.
Requirements:- Willing to provide options counseling.
- Washington State Registered Nurse License in good standing.
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited National League of Nursing (NLN) university or equivalent.
- Proof of Current BLS CPR Certification for Healthcare Providers
- Washington State Driver's License or ability to travel within the designated territory
- Letter of interest
Supplemental information:
The selection process may include but is not limited to: evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and references. For more information on our- Selection process, please refer to http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/jobs.aspx
- Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
- Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
- Staff may be required to play an active role in the event of a public health emergency, which may include changes in responsibilities and working hours.
Necessary Requirements:- The selected candidate will be required to pass a thorough background investigation. PHN's who provide direct services in CHS under a DSHS service agreement will go through background checks every three years.
- Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law
- Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time.
UNION AFFILIATION: This position is represented by the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA).- Supplemental Information
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To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage: King County pays 100% of the premiums for eligible employees and family members
- Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
- Retirement: King County employees are eligible to participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
- Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
- 10 paid holidays each year (plus 2 personal holidays)
- Generous vacation and paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave, family and medical leaves, and volunteer leave
- Flexible Spending Account
- Wellness programs
- Onsite gyms and activity centers
- Employee giving program
- Employee assistance programs
- Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
- Training and career development programs
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
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01Have you ever been subject to review, challenges, and/or disciplinary action, formal or informal, by an ethics committee, licensing board, medical disciplinary board or related professional association?
- Yes
- No
02Have you ever been involved, as a health service provider, in a malpractice claim or suit?- Yes
- No
03Have you ever had your license to practice nursing in any jurisdiction revoked, denied, suspended, reduced, or relinquished?- Yes
- No
04Are you willing to provide pregnancy options counseling to women and possibly administer Plan B?- Yes
- No
05Seattle & King County Public Health has a strong commitment to equity and social justice. All staff are given training in Equity and Social Justice (ESJ) as well as Trauma Informed Care (TIC). Please describe why working for an agency that values ESJ and TIC is important to you.06Do you possess BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers? If so, please attach documentation of your current BLS/CPR certification. If you do not, please describe how you would obtain certification by time of job offer. Failure to obtain this BLS/CPR certification will result in job offer being delayed or rescinded.07Are you bilingual? If so, what language(s) are you proficient in reading, writing and speaking?08Do you have previous experience providing guidance in a community-based program, and/or community health nursing experience? If so, please provide details.09Are you applying to this position as an eligible Current or Previous King County Employee Priority Placement Program Participant AND Is this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff AND Do you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?- Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my role at King County AND I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. AND The position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
- No.
10If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided: 1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice 2. The department you worked in 3. The effective date of your layoff11Provide your credential number and issuing state.Required Question