The Registered Nurse (RN) Senior is fully trained in the Family Connects home visiting protocol and conducts home visits, communicates regularly with internal APH Programs, United Way and other local partners for cases, referrals outreach and recruitment. The RN Senior keeps records of client observations and activities, provides health and physical assessment of mother and baby in the home, assesses risk factors for family, establishes family support plan, assists parents in making appointments, works with team to ensure referrals and connections to community resources are appropriate and warranted, and responds to client needs through flexible scheduling of home visits.
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- This position will be implementing the evidence based Family Connects home visiting protocol. The Family Connects Home Visiting Nurse provides home visiting to all families with newborns in Travis County (conducting at least six home visits per week). The home visit includes a health and physical assessment of mother and baby in the home. The goal 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.
- Successful applicants will have demonstrated ability and/or work experience establishing 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.