Maternal Child Health Nurse / Welcome Family / Early Intervention Parenting Partnership - Full Time

Pay $39.00 - 41.00 / hourly

Bilingual Preferred / Spanish or Portuguese

People, Incorporated is a human service agency serving the Southcoast community, including the Greater Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton areas. As a partnership of specialized, integrated programs, we provide unique opportunities to people with life challenges. Since our inception in 1968, we have been one of the largest providers of supports and services to people of all abilities in the community. Let People, Incorporated be Your Path to Opportunity!

The employee serves as the home-visiting Nurse for the Welcome Family Fall River Program and the Early Intervention Parenting Partnership Program to ensure early identification of maternal/infant risk, provide health and safety education, and linkages to services to prevent or mitigate poor health and/or developmental outcomes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Program Specific Duties:

Welcome Family

• Schedule and conduct 90 minute visits at the family’s home or by telehealth to enrolled families who have recently given birth at Charlton Memorial Hospital, or those who reside in Fall River.
• Screen in six core areas: clinical assessment, unmet health needs, maternal and infant nutrition, substance use, emotional health, and domestic violence.
• Engage, assess, and present information in an unbiased, culturally appropriate manner, particularly related to sensitive topics.
• Assess the family’s needs and strengths related to overall health and well-being.
• Provide brief intervention and education to all families.
• Offer resources and referrals based on family’s needs.
• Conduct a follow-up contact call with all caregivers 2-3 weeks post initial visit.
• Expectation of no less than 9 visits to be completed per month (PER DIEM POSITION)

Early Intervention Parenting Partnership:

• Assess the family’s needs and strengths related to overall health and well-being to create an Individualized Family Care Plan.
• Make appropriate referrals for additional services based on families’ needs.
• Provide direct home-based services for participants.
• Maintain assigned productivity level on a monthly basis.

General Duties:

• Work collaboratively as a member of the Welcome Family and Early Intervention Partnerships Program teams to conduct outreach to community partners and referral sources, coordinate service delivery, and build program capacity.
• Complete documentation and billing according to the program and Department of Public Health standards; ensure security and confidentiality of program data and materials.
• Collect and enter data demonstrating proficiency with technology, organization, and engagement.
• Participate in ongoing supervision.
• Complete required DPH training sessions, including in-service training, MA-DPH Learning Collaborative meetings, and annual site visits.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor, division management team member, or division director.
• Participate in all staff meetings and required training sessions, including in-service training, as scheduled.
• Maintain all program and Agency required training.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Current licensure as an RN by the Massachusetts Board of Registration, Division of Professional Licensure; Associate Degree required, bachelor’s or master’s Degree in nursing preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in prenatal, newborn, infancy or maternal services with knowledge of: Community-based, public health nursing; Newborn care and women’s health issues; Recognizing the spectrum of postpartum mood disorders through assessment and observation; Understanding the dynamics of domestic violence and substance abuse; Providing culturally responsive care; Identifying the risk factors for child abuse and neglect, including the mandatory reporting laws; Infant behavior assessment, including educating parents around infant development; Motivational interviewing techniques; and Trauma-informed care.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively within the Agency and the community
• Ability to provide a current copy of all required health records( for EI).
• A qualifying criminal background check, driving record, a valid driver’s license and dependable transportation required.
• Bilingual and bicultural candidates encouraged to apply.

Why join our Team?

Come work in a rewarding and creative environment that encourages growth, collaboration and community involvement that is exploding with opportunities.

At People Incorporated you will find a path to endless opportunities and a rewarding career! We offer a supportive work environment, Employee Recognition Program, Professional Development, opportunities for growth as well as industry-leading wages and a comprehensive benefit package that includes:

**For employees working in benefit eligible positions only**

• Tuition Assistance Program
• 4 weeks accrued paid time off
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 403(b) savings plan
• Wellness Activities and initiatives
• Select employee discounts through LifeMart
• FSA
• Employee Assistance Program
• FREE Life and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance

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People Incorporated is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment. We are a proud equal opportunity employer that welcomes and strongly encourages all races, religions, nationalities, genders, the LGTBQIA+ community, and people with disabilities to apply. Our ability to attract and retain a talented and dedicated workforce that reflects the diverse backgrounds of those we serve is what drives our Agency’s success. We continue to promote an environment of continuous learning, inclusion, mutual respect, and belonging to ensure our employees feel valued, seen, and heard.

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