Health Care CFNP Management; Registered Nurse Ocean North; Toms River, NJ

Position

Health Care Child and Family Nurse (CFN) – Ocean North (Toms River, NJ)

The School of Nursing is one of eight schools of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. As part of the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences division, the School of Nursing (Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood) offers unique opportunities in education, research, and practice at a leading national research university which is the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education.

Innovative academic offerings include bachelor's, master's, post-master's, DNP and PhD programs that are preparing nurse leaders of today and tomorrow at campus locations in Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood, NJ.

Rutgers School of Nursing provides unparalleled opportunities in teaching, scholarship, clinical practice and multidisciplinary collaboration. Innovative academic offerings include bachelors, masters, post-master and doctoral degree programs that are preparing nurse leaders of today and tomorrow.

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university-wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state–Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Health Care Child and Family Nurse for the Child Health Program/Child and Family Nurse Program within the School of Nursing. The Child and Family Nurse (CFN) functions to support the Department of Children and Families (DCF)/Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) in meeting the health care, protection and well‑being needs of children residing with their biologic parents.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Case conferences all Consultation Requests received with CP&P casework staff to determine appropriateness of referral to the CFN, clarify nursing needs and to inform CP&P of the CFN’s scope of involvement.
• Assesses child and family health care status and needs by reviewing New Jersey Spirit (NJS), New Jersey Immunization and Information System (NJIIS), Health Focus, and available medical records, and interviewing healthcare providers and biologic parents.
• With parental agreement completes joint home visits with caseworker. Attends pediatric subspecialty appointments as indicated.
• Supports the health plan developed by the primary medical home in collaboration with specialists, biologic parents, other community service providers and DCF/CP&P.
• Assist the division to understand strengths, barriers to care and impact of medical mental health of caregivers on their ability to support child's medical health plan with multifaceted, interdisciplinary recommendations to address deficits.

• Case conferences and collaboration with CP&P casework staff.
• Assess child and family health status, review records, and conduct interviews.
• Participate in joint home visits and pediatric appointments.
• Support development of health plans in partnership with…