Nurse Visitor with Nurse Family Partnership

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based community health nurse program that results in significant improvements in the health and lives of first-time families impacted by economic inequality. By offering trusted nursing care, resources, education, and support during the first 1000 days (from pregnancy until age 2yrs), families can achieve the future they want for themselves and their children. The Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office is a nonprofit organization that provides service to communities in implementing and sustaining this program.

Halifax Community College provides guidance and oversight for the Northeastern North Carolina Nurse-Family Partnership Program.

• Enroll, coordinate services, and provide comprehensive nursing care via in-person and/or virtual visits to a caseload of 25-30 NFP families. Visits may include nursing assessments, education, guidance, and support to families in their homes, locations of their choice, or via telehealth.
• NFP nurses utilize self-reflective practices individually, during case conferences, and weekly self-reflection meetings with NFP supervisors or peers. Therapeutic relationships with NFP families are established utilizing the concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing.

• NFP nurses partner with NFP families and other programs and community agencies to improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development, and improve economic self-sufficiency.
• NFP nurses attend and complete any in-person or virtually required NFP and/or HCC-related education, training, and outreach events.
• The additional time 5%, will be duties and follow‑up as assigned.

• NFP nurses actively participate in continuous quality improvement activities.
• Review and analyze data reports to determine outcomes and improvement achievements.
• Data forms are completed accurately and recorded in the Clinical Information System (CIS).

• Employees’ work and decision-making could have a substantial impact on NFPfamilies served,especially since this nurse may be the only health professional to encounter clients in the field when providing advanced nursing services.

• Daily and weekly work is self-planned.
• NFP Nurses at HCC work from various locations to meet the needs of NFP families
• Modality and location of NFP visits are completed based on collaboration between the nurse and the NFP family.

• Nursing standards and policies as outlined by professional practice agencies.
• HCC policies and procedures
• NFP policies, procedures, guidelines
• HIPAA privacy practices and confidentiality.

• Work is reviewed by a nurse supervisor.
• Onboarding process that includes NFP-required education and mentorship.
• Joint NFP visits with the nurse supervisor are completed at least every four months.

• Other disciplines that employees will have contact with include, but are not limited to, physicians, social service providers, community members, and stakeholders.

• NFP at HCC nurses represent NFP and HCC’s vision, mission, and model in actions and verbally with indirect and direct relationships.
• Assists in creating a positive work environment that promotes understanding, productivity, mentoring, teamwork, and cooperation and recognizes accomplishments.
• NFP nurses honestly communicate effectively, openly, and consistently with their families, colleagues, stakeholders, supervisors, and coworkers.
• Creates, maintains, and supports a safe environment for discussions with NFP families and coworkers.

• Considerable knowledge, skill, or experience in the following nursing fields: maternal child nursing, pediatric nursing, newborn care, or community health nursing.
• Ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and utilize the nursing process along with Nurse-Family Partnership Guidelines.
• Ability to deal tactfully with others and to…