Registered Nurse II; A266104-1 Nurse Family Partnership

This position is grant funded. Therefore, it is solely dependent of availability of grant funds.

Provides healthcare and educational services for City residents by supporting vaccine administration, prenatal care, and other healthcare programs. Conducts home or telehealth visits, maintains patient documentation, and leads clerks and other medical staff operations.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Provides home and telehealth visits to first time mothers
• Utilizes motivational interviewing, develops care plans, refers clients to additional services, and monitors effectiveness of care plan
• Assess client/child health, provides client education, coordinates care with other providers, and addresses social determinants of health
• Maintains accurate records and documentation of home and telehealth visits
• Participates in nursing and City training activities, as required
• Reviews nursing literature and evidence-based practices on maternal and child health
• Attends community coalition meetings, participates in public health emergency response, and attends outreach events
• Integrates all public health, maternal and child health, nutrition and allied health services to ensure good prenatal, postpartum, newborn, infant and well childcare during the first 2 years of life
• Conducts nursing home health services for maternal child health services (assures prenatal care compliance and newborn, well childcare, growth and development)
• Links all appropriate health care services from primary care, well child, Immunizations, WIC (Women, Infants and Children), social services with the department and with other agencies for appropriate prenatal, postpartum, newborn well child, and positive child growth and development
• Assists medical team in tracking and follow-up care for both mother and child
• Assures newborn has all well child services and provides health education and support for the first 2 years of life (includes observation between mother and child)
• Conducts quality assurance for patient care in the home setting
• Complies with a City of Laredo policies and procedures for nursing, public health services and administrative procedures. Will assist if necessary, in maternal child health services
• Will travel for additional training
• Conducts oneself in a professional and responsible manner
• Must follow rules of telephone courtesy in all telephone communications
• Will be required to drive a City vehicle for City business use
• Performs related work as required

• Knowledge of prevention, wellness, and health promotion especially in maternal child health
• Knowledge of professional nursing techniques and basic sciences
• Knowledge of disease interviewing principles and techniques
• Knowledge of principles in public health nursing, disease control and prevention, goals and general methods of practice used by public health professionals
• Knowledge of techniques in public health promotion, teaching, and home visitations
• Knowledge of the basic principles of epidemiology and biostatistics
• Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods including computers and applicable software
• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Knowledge of prevention, wellness, and health promotion especially in maternal child health
• Knowledge of professional nursing techniques
• Knowledge of disease interviewing principles and techniques
• Knowledge of principles in public health nursing, disease control and prevention, goals and general methods of practice used by public health professionals
• Knowledge of techniques in public health promotion, teaching, and home visitations
• Knowledge of the basic principles of epidemiology and biostatistics
• Knowledge of community resources

• Skill in organization and time management
• Skill in performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature
• Skill in public speaking
• Ability to apply principles and techniques of public health nursing, epidemiology, disease control and prevention
• Ability to work productively with individuals, professionals, and other groups in the community
• Ability to seek and utilize supervisory and consultative services
• Ability to speak before public groups and make presentations
• Ability to maintain good planning and organizational skills
• Ability to take and follow directions from supervisors/management and team lead disease control and surveillance activities
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations, and write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals as needed
• Ability to give directions to and gain support from assigned staff
• Ability to perform strenuous and routine…