Family Connect

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Join LCMC Health, and you'll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary Family Connect in Home Community RN Background: The Family Connects model was developed within the context of the Durham Family Initiative, funded by the Duke Endowment in 2002, with the primary goal of reducing community rates of child maltreatment (K. Dodge, Principle Investigator). The program centers on a theory-driven and evidence-based assessment of child and family strengths and needs, provided in an informal and family-friendly manner. 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. Position Summary: A Family Connects Home Visiting Nurse provides home visiting to all families with newborns in target area . 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 in these areas. The Home Visiting Nurse will work in a team environment of clinical and non-clinical staff in order to schedule, visit, and support families in the community using the evidence-based Family Connects home visiting protocol. Ability to communicate effectively with others is essential. Experience in maternal/child health, home visiting, lactation education, and fluency in Spanish desired. Essential Job 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. Record information in real time via in home use of computerized record system. 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 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. Respond to client needs through flexible scheduling of home visits, including occasional home visits during evening or weekend hours. Apply effective time-management skills, organization, and multitasking skills. Documentation is expected to be done and letters sent out within 48 working hours of the visit. 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. Minimum Requirements: B.S. degree in nursing with current RN license, or B.A. degree in another field with current RN license, or A.S. degree in nursing with state-level RN, and at least one year of relevant nursing experience. Must maintain current CPR certification. Must have a valid driver's license and an automobile for use in making home visits. Ability to work in a team with clinical and non-clinical staff. Ability to work with culturally diverse populations. Ability to move or lift at least fifty pounds. Ability to work with nurse supervisor to implement a practice improvement and clinical development plans. Ability to work on weekends, as required Proficient and comfortable using laptops as part of in-home assessment and intervention. Preferred skills include (a) Spanish language proficiency, (b) clinical experience related to domestic violence, substance abuse and/or depression, (c) one or more years of experience in child/maternal health, social work, or other related field, and (e) Certified Lactation Educator or Consultant This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Touro Infirmary reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Touro Infirmary is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. WORK SHIFT: Variable Hours (United States of America) LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary Touro Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments. It's where babies come from and New Orleanians are cared for. Learn more about Touro and our Leapfrog "Grade A" Hospital Safety distinction Your extras Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. 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