Family Connects Nurse Home Visitor- $2500 Sign On Bonus!

Hiring Range: $41-$47/hr

*Bilingual employees who successfully pass an assessment will receive a $1 per hour pay differential.

Schedule: Generally Monday through Friday between the hours of 8am-5pm, 30 hours/week that are flexible.

This position is eligible for Eagle County benefits! $2500 sign on bonus!

Applicants are encouraged to apply by Feb 12th, however, the job will be posted until filled. 

Job Summary:

The Family Connects Nurse Home Visitor (NHV) is a member of the Healthy Families team at Eagle County Public Health and Environment. This role works specifically with the Family Connects program but will collaborate across the Healthy Families team to achieve the goals of Eagle County Public Health and Environment and Eagle County Government. The NHV provides in-home visits for families across Eagle County, utilizing the evidence-based Family Connects model. The NHV collaborates with clinical and non-clinical staff to address system-level needs for families in the community.

Background on Family Connects:

The Family Connects model is an evidence-based and successfully demonstrated program that connects parents of newborns to the community resources they need through postpartum nurse home visits. The model was developed in 2008 through a partnership with Duke University, the Center for Child &Family Health (CCFH), and the Durham County Health Department. As a community-based program, Family Connects supports new parents in caring for their newborn(s), offers physical assessments of the mother and the baby, addresses questions about caring for the newborn(s), identifies parents’ needs, and helps to identify community services or resources that can meet those needs. In addition, through this connection to resources, Family Connects helps to identify gaps in critical community-wide resources with the goal of working toward increasing needed services locally.

Expectations for Everyone at Eagle County Public Health and Environment:

Ability to demonstrate an understanding of health equity and work towards a common goal of advancing and achieving health equity in Eagle County. Health equity is achieved when every person has the opportunity to “attain their full health potential” and no one is “disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances.” (CDC). Eagle County Public Health and Environment strives to create opportunities for individuals to meet their health potential.

Eagle County Public Health and Environment is committed to the diversity of its staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services that help reduce inequities in Eagle County. We welcome and encourage applicants from all diverse backgrounds and abilities to apply for positions within the agency.

Eagle County aspires to conduct its work in accordance with its core values:

Creativity – Anticipating challenges and opportunities and taking innovative action
Respect – Accepting diversity and our individual differences makes us stronger together
Engagement – Inclusion of staff and community will yield greater success
Accountability – Taking responsibility to one’s decisions and actions
Team – Thinking beyond individual departments and working collectively as a County
Excellence – Going the extra mile to produce the best service to our community
Service – Striving to exceed the community’s expectations

Essential Functions:

• Follow the Family Connects home-visiting protocol. Keep records of client observations and activities as required. Document information for family assessments and program evaluation.
• Follow the Family Connects scheduling protocol. Visit target area hospitals as needed to schedule home visits for new mothers.
• Provide a health and physical assessment of mother and baby in the home to determine well-being.
• Assess family needs in 12 domains of physical and psychosocial well being, 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.
• Work with the team to ensure appropriate referrals and connections to community resources as needed. Work in a team to assist parents in making and attending appointments for doctors, social service agencies, etc. Act as a liaison between families and other community agencies, serving as family advocate as required.
• Apply working knowledge of parent-child interaction, child-maternal 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 health plan for entire family.
• Maintain eight open visit slots and conduct and document at least six home visits per week, depending on FTE.
• Work cooperatively as an active member of the Family Connects team by attending weekly team meetings, clinical supervision, staff meetings, and other meetings as required. Support and encourage development of other staff and of the Family Connects program.
• Use a health equity and trauma-informed lens in all work. Act as a public health role model to exemplify the principles of social justice, increase cultural competence, and work to close gaps in health outcomes that impact populations disproportionately.
• Observe safety and security procedures, use equipment and materials safely and report potentially unsafe conditions.
• Collaborates with the Healthy Families team to provide additional programming support as necessary based on community needs.
• Programming will focus on the perinatal population and be tied to the Public Health priorities of Increasing Social Connectedness and Increasing Access and Quality of Physical and Mental Health Care.
• Serve the community by demonstrating Eagle County Government mission and core values and following relevant policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned, including support of public health measures benefiting the community at large.

Qualifications:

Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification, or Registration:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or Associate’s degree in nursing is required.
  Current Registered Nurse licensure to practice in the State of Colorado is required. Nurses with compact licensure must meet all licensure requirements set forth by the Colorado Board of Nursing within ninety (90) days of employment.
• Three years of recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting or mental/behavioral nursing preferred OR any combination of education, training and nursing experience to meet the needs of the position.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English is required. The ability to read, write, speak and understand Spanish is preferred.
• Ability to express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to provide services to assigned caseload and complete paperwork in a timely manner.
• Ability to stay current with basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated skill in working together with others through idea-sharing and collaboration.
• Ability to perform basic physical and mental health assessments.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate and neat records.
• Self-motivation and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to modify own behavior and work activities in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• Ability to exercise sound reasoning and analytical thinking to understand and solve workplace problems.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle in various weather conditions.

Culture & Benefits 

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Why is Eagle County recognized as a Best Place to Work in 2022? Culture of flexibility and support for mental health/wellness. Check out more awards here.
Purpose! A modern, values-driven workplace with more than 550 employees embracing a welcoming culture, supportive leaders, and an organization focused on our mission: Creating a Better Eagle County for All. 
Learning organization focused on professional development opportunities, FREE CMC classes, and Tuition reimbursement. 
Future focused with our Strategic Plan on improving housing, climate change, and more.
As a certified healthy workplace, our culture recognizes the importance of individual needs and enjoying life outside of work. Other perks may include flexible work arrangements, paid volunteer time, and daytime fitness classes/bike rides.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

The County is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive for a healthy and prosperous community that promotes all people having equitable access and opportunity. This starts with our internal practices and work. All employees of the County have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during work, at work functions on or off the work site, and at all other County-sponsored and participative events 

Great benefits! See the details 

• Comprehensive and low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance (as low as $85/month for employees only)
• Wellness program where you can earn cash or extra days off
• 12 paid holidays
• Paid time off (starting at 12 days) and additional medical leave 
• Paid volunteer hours
• 8% (dollar-for-dollar match) retirement plan
• Free classes at Colorado Mountain College
• Eagle County University classes (internal training) 
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• Bilingual Pay Incentive
• Free bus pass and more

Eagle County is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Working in a diverse, respectful and inclusive environment is essential for our employees to be successful in serving our community. We do not discriminate with regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. 

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