Public Health Nurse - Nurse Family Partnership Program

Public Health Nurse (PHN) – Nurse‑Family Partnership

The Department of Public Health has an opening for a Public Health Nurse (PHN) to join our Nurse‑Family Partnership (NFP) Team at the Kent Public Health clinic. Nurse‑Family Partnership is a community health program that partners a pregnant client with a registered nurse. The nurse provides home or community visits from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday, offering support, information, and resources to help clients build the lives they want for themselves and their children.

The program includes home‑visiting services to a caseload of 25 families per PHN, weekly reflective supervision sessions, and weekly team meetings.

• Obtain and document health history and make nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment.
• Document electronically using EPIC and the NFP database.
• Provide expertise regarding public health nursing scope, practice and policy at many levels.
• Provide support services to the client that links or refers to other Health Department staff and community providers/partners, assuring access and continuity of care.
• Provide program planning, monitoring local work plans and progress toward program goals.
• Participate in quality assurance activities to meet laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Provide training, orientation and education to staff, clients, students and the community.
• Provide birth control and pregnancy options counseling to clients as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing science or a graduate level nursing degree of MSN, DNP or PhD from an accredited school of nursing
• Current Washington State license as a Registered Nurse or Multi‑State Licensure
• Documentation of current BLS‑CPR for Health Care Providers. CPR/AED Heart Saver courses do not meet this requirement
• Washington state driver’s license
• Pass background and credentialing

This is a 1.0 FTE, fully‑benefited, career service position with a typical work schedule of Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. May work outside typical days/hours to meet operational needs. The position is subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is overtime eligible. This is a field‑visiting program and telework is not allowed.

Kent Public Health located at th Ave SE, Kent WA, 98042. Will work in various locations throughout King County.

This position is open to all minimally qualified nurses, including new to practice and re‑entry nurses.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

Amy M. Curtis, BSN, RN, Nurse Recruitment Manager tis