Bilingual (Spanish) Maternal Child Nurse Home Visitor Position Available In York, South Carolina

Bilingual (Spanish) Maternal Child Nurse Home Visitor York County First Steps, Nurse Family Partnership Rock Hill, SC Bilingual Nurse Home Visitor and Outreach Position Position Description York County First Steps is seeking to hire a full-time Bilingual Nurse Home Visitor (NHV) and to begin expansion of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Program to the Spanish speaking communities in Chester, Lancaster, and York counties of South Carolina. The NFP Nurse Home Visitor is responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to women and their families eligible for the NFP program. NHVs are pivotal in transforming the lives of vulnerable babies, mother, and families by implementing and maintaining the fidelity of the NFP model. This position will also be responsible for collaborating with the Outreach Coordinator to expand and establish connections with community partners that also work to support Spanish speaking people in these counties. Our goal is that all children are healthy, families thrive, communities prosper, and the cycle of poverty is broken. Nurse Home Visitors report to the NFP Supervisor. Essential Responsibilities and Duties Provides home visits to women and their families eligible for the NFP Program Adheres to nursing process and the NFP model of home visitation Carries a caseload of 25-30 Clients Establish partnerships with community agencies that can serve as a support to the unique needs of many Spanish speaking persons provide referrals to the NFP program.

Values and Beliefs Self-Reflection:

Successful NHVs actively work to understand and address their personal reactions to clients, welcome feedback non-defensively, and make good use of the reflective supervision provided.

Teaching:

Fundamentally enjoy teaching or contributing to the betterment of another person’s wellbeing.

Optimism and Hopefulness:

We want NHVs who believe people can change and improve their lives. We refer to this as a “growth mindset” about people vs. a “fixed mindset” about people. NHVs with a growth mindset believe that people can learn, change, grow, and improve.

Relationship:

NHVs who love to stay with their work often feel passionately about building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients over a period of time. Contribution to

Public Health:

Successful NHVs often describe their commitment to serving the greater good of their communities and appreciate the public health implications of this work. Skills Written and Verbal Communication in both

English and Spanish:

NHVs need to communicate effectively, openly and consistently with their families, colleagues and stakeholders in both

English and Spanish Time Management:

NHVs who can flexibly schedule and reschedule a day’s activities based on multiple factors.

Listening:

Interactions between NHVs and clients depend on the NHV’s ability to listen attentively and accurately to the client’s current experience.

Ability to impose structure:

In between and during home visits, NHVs must be able to create structure in moments of confusion, disorganization or crisis. Job Qualifications Required— Bilingual (Spanish) Fully vaccinated against Covid-19 BSN degree Current RN License in good standing Current CPR/BLS Valid driver’s license and insured automobile insurance Basic computer skills Excellent written and computer skills Preferred— 2 Years recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting or mental/behavioral nursing Home visiting experience Working Conditions Able to complete duties under stress, deadlines, and while attending to multiple tasks simultaneously Must be able to work a flexible schedule including occasional evenings and weekends Work assignments will involve travel throughout 3 rural counties to multiple locations including client homes in various conditions, government and private agencies, and various community partners Benefits No Holiday work requirements and Few evenings and weekends required Access to SC State Employees Retirement Major Medical, Dental and Vision Plans Vacation Package State and National support for program implementation To Apply Resumes with a cover letter should be sent to: Rebecca Terry, Program Manager by E-Mail at rterry@rhmail.org Or by Mail to York County First Steps, PO Box 969, Rock Hill, SC 29731 Follow links below for More Information about our Agencies York County First Steps https://ycfirststeps.

com/ Nurse Family Partnership https:

//www.nursefamilypartnership.org/

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$60,000.00 – $68,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

Home Health Labor & Delivery Pediatrics Work Location:

On the road