Head Nurse; PHN-- Healthy Baby Healthy Child

Nursing Leadership Position

This nursing leadership position ensures high quality nursing practice within the interdisciplinary program model of Healthy Baby/Healthy Child, by organizing clinical nursing activities and directing and evaluating the professional practice of nurses, according to established standards of care.

DUTIES:

• Ensures equitable approach to maternal and child health that incorporates BPHC racial justice principles.
• Organizes, directs, continually monitors and thoroughly evaluates the care given to patients by nurses.
• Evaluates the performance of individual nurses, utilizing regularly scheduled supervision sessions, actual observations of practice and annual written evaluations, and coaches, counsels, and corrects nursing staff work performance.
• Reviews and observes nurses' clinical practice and records that nurses are consistently meeting program standards.
• Participates in the recruitment, interviewing, orienting and retention of staff.
• Monitors the development of nursing care plans to ensure that quality nursing care is delivered in accordance with program protocols and nursing standards.
• Supports staff in identifying opportunities to enhance clinical skills and educational opportunities.
• Supports nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies.
• Participates in identifying and developing in-service training agenda and program for nursing staff and other disciplines on new and emerging topics.
• Participates in meetings and committees as assigned and acts as clinical representative to Healthy Start Systems, BPHC and external partners.
• Uses digital devices, electronic medical records, and database systems and analyzes data to manage and improve service delivery and clinical practice.
• Facilitates relationships with liaison sites including supporting and maintaining initiatives and partnerships.
• Promotes collaboration and communication among members of the HBHC team and external care providers.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship across program teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport and participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Supports program nurses and other staff during change in assignment during normal operations and during time of unforeseen events and emergencies.
• Supervises staff for successful implementation of new program initiatives.
• Supports program as appropriate in procuring appropriate equipment, supplies and educational materials for clinical practice, infection control, and program outreach.
• Provides clinical expertise on projects, assessment developments, and program protocols.
• Provides written reports for program stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) required except that twenty-five (25) or more years of relevant clinical experience may substitute for a
• Licensed to practice as Registered Nurse in
• Master's Degree in Public Health, Nursing, or related area preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical nursing
• Minimum 3 years nursing experience in maternal child health
• Minimum 2 years experience in a supervisory / management role preferred.
• Public health nursing experience required, which includes home visiting experience. Demonstrated ability to organize, direct and evaluate nurses.