Registered Nurse

SALARY IS COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

This evolving position is in the Operations Division with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The Registered Nurse in the Children First Program is responsible for providing professional nursing services by conducting a series of home visitation consultations with first-time mothers to ensure quality nursing care is provided to clients; both the mother and the baby; from prenatal care, until the baby reaches two years of age.

The Children First Program follows the guidelines of Dr. David Old's "Nurse Family Partnership Model" for nurse home visitors.

This evolving position is in the Operations Division with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The Registered Nurse in the Children First Program is responsible for providing professional nursing services by conducting a series of home visitation consultations with first-time mothers to ensure quality nursing care is provided to clients; both the mother and the baby; from prenatal care, until the baby reaches two years of age.

The Children First Program follows the guidelines of Dr. David Old's "Nurse Family Partnership Model" for nurse home visitors.

This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. All employees must maintain a commitment to the OCCHD's mission, vision, and strategic goals. This summary is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus other related activities or tasks may be assigned.

This position functions at the Program Management level (Tier
2) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals. An emphasis on the following domains is important in this role:

• Data Analytics and Assessment Skills
• Communication Skills
• Community Partnership Skills
• Public Health Sciences Skills

• Contact potential clients and complete the enrollment process.
• Performing physical and developmental examinations and assessments.
• Generating reports.
• Evaluating health history and status of client.
• Determining appropriate treatments.
• Recommends referrals to community resources.
• Counseling caregivers and clients.
• Collaborates with other professionals involved with providing services to clients.
• Assist with Community Outreach for client and referral source recruitment.
• Completes Children First Nurse Family Partnership training within program guidelines.
• Maintains records.
• Providing instructions and training.
• May serve as a preceptor for an intern
• Driving to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed.
• Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position.
• At the direction of OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer or designee, the employee will be assigned a variety of specific job duties and responsibilities as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team (i.e., Bioterrorism Response Program). Also, as a member of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team, the employee is required to complete all necessary emergency responder training and may be designated as a member of the first-responder team.
• In accordance with our designation of a PHAB Accredited health department and explicit commitment to continuous quality improvement, employees will receive Quality Improvement (QI) training deemed necessary by their supervisor.

• Valid Oklahoma Registered Nurse License required
• BSN, ADN or Diploma in Nursing
• Valid Oklahoma driver license required
• Certified in CPR
• Level 2 - No experience required
• Level 3 - One years professional nursing experience required
• Level 4 - Two years professional nursing experience required

• Skill in…