Pediatric Nurse - PPW

Description

• Provides direct healthcare screening and maintenance services to children of chemically addicted parents.
• Treats common childhood illnesses.
• Follows up with medical providers when children are referred for care, and integrates any prescribed and/or recommended treatment regimen into the child's treatment plan.
• Educates parents on proper health precautions and maintenance for their children.
• Maintains confidentiality and patient rights., regarding all patient personnel information.
• Conducts self in a professional manner in compliance with unit and facility policies.
• Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., CPR, protects patients from injury).
• Maintains patient care supplies, equipment, and environment.
• Maintains patient documents and medical records.
• Works toward family reunification whenever possible.
• Assists in marketing program, identifying appropriate new linkages, and maintaining existing linkage relationships.
• Takes part in training offered by Haymarket Center in order to remain current with treatment practices with pregnant and postpartum women and their families.
• Perform duties that are part of the program guidelines or have been requested by the Clinical Director.
• Respond to all facility code blues.
• Track key milestones in the course of each infants PPW involvement.
• Provide daily nursing assessments to enrolled children and link them to age appropriate immunizations, FASD screening and health care provided by Haymarket's Health Center.
• Provide development screening and parent coaching, and assist with child care.
• Provide healthcare services to infants and comprehensive two-week and one-month checkup.
• Administration of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire at one month and each subsequent month thereafter in addition to a six month developmental screening. This assessment guide determines the developmental status of enrolled children.
• Will utilize Creative Curriculum Learning Games curricula used to improve cognitive and social development for children ages 3-6 and strengthen mother and child relationships.
• Responsible for medication and methadone administration.

• Registered Nurse or licensed practical nurse
• Preferred degree from accredited pediatric nurse program
• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Must be trained in reversing an opioid overdose;
  Nonviolent Crisis Intervention;
  Mental Health First Aid; CPR