Supervisor, Registered Nurse (RN) - MO Family Connects

Company: Advocates For A Healthy Community Inc.
Location: Springfield
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Description:
Supervisor, Registered Nurse (RN) - MO Family Connects Full Time, 36 hours per weekSalary PositionWe offer competitive salary, benefits (including medical, dental, vision), retirement, PTO, and recognize 9 paid holidays.If you are a compassionate professional who provides exceptional quality care, Jordan Valley is for you! We are Missouri's largest Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 2003 and we serve 75,000 patients each year. The mission of Jordan Valley is to improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and accessible medical, dental, and behavioral health services to Southwest MO. We're collaborative and believe in always going above and beyond as part of our commitment to deliver excellent care to our community!Supervisor, Registered Nurse (RN) Job Overview:The Supervisor, Registered Nurse manages the nursing staff who provide home visits to families with newborns, as well as the administrative staff who support the MO Family Connects program. The Goal of Family Connects home visits is to support and assess family needs in 12 domains of physical and psychosocial well-being and facilitate referrals and connections to community agencies to support families in these areas. Family Connects Overview: The Family Connects model is an evidence-based program that supports parents of newborns through postpartum nurse home visits and connections to community resources. A community-based program, Family Connects supports new parents in caring for their newborn(s), offering physical assessments of mother and baby, addressing questions about infant care, identifying family needs, and providing appropriate resources. Family Connects helps to identify gaps in community resources with the goal of working toward increasing needed services locally. Duties:

• Keep records of client observations and activities as required. Document information for family assessments and program evaluation. Documentation should be completed in compliance with state guidelines, ideally within 24 hours of the encounter.
• Provide a health and physical assessment of mother and baby in the home to determine well-being.
• Assess risk factors for family, including depression, substance abuse, and domestic violence. Exercise clinical skills in appraising situations and making decisions.
• Establish a trusting relationship with families during in-home visits and engage the family to establish a family support plan with goals, objectives, and activities that address family strengths and needs.
• Assist parents in making appointments for doctors, social service agencies, etc. Act as a liaison between families and other community agencies, serving as family advocate as required.
• Work with team to ensure appropriate referrals and connections to community resources as needed. Identify gaps in community services that may be addressed by local partners.
• Apply working knowledge of parent-child interaction, parent-child health, child development, and child abuse/neglect to help families improve parenting skills, increase parenting supports, reduce stress, and address needs of parents; assist in creating a family health plan. BenefitsOur benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance.
  • Health (Both HSA and FSA options and access to our Telemedicine program)
  • Vision
  • Free dental and life insurance, and long term disability. Affordable rates for family dental and life insurance.
  • 403b retirement match on the 1st of the month after 30 days.
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Day One PTO Accrual
  • 9 Paid Holidays
  • Free On Site Fitness Facility at our Springfield Tampa Clinic
    
    Requirements:
    Required Qualifications:
    • Associates degree in nursing with Missouri license.
    • Minimum 5 years of clinical experience, including supervision and management expertise.
    • Maintain current CPR certification.
    • Maintain a valid driver's license. Preferred Qualifications:
      • BSN, MSN, MPH, or other advanced degree.PI201315364

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