Community Health Nurse

• Location 7054 32nd Ave. S.,Seattle, WA, 98118,United States
• Base Pay $43.97 - $48.83 / Hour
• Job Category Child Development and Education and Community Services, Regular, 30 hours per week, 12 months per year
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

Description

At Neighborhood House (NH), our vision is a healthy, diverse, and welcoming community, free of poverty and racism, where all people thrive. We serve nearly 13,000 individuals in Seattle/South King County in the areas of early learning, youth development, citizenship, employment, health, housing, resource navigation, and aging adults. In addition to direct services, we use our experience and deep connection to our communities to advocate for equitable access to services, and policy changes that advance equity for all.

When one of us succeeds, we all succeed!

Neighborhood House is on a mission to becoming a multi-cultural, anti-racist agency. We are achieving this by sharing power, listening to and learning from each other and our communities, and working to repair past inequities. We are building a culture where equity is the foundation, inclusiveness is the default, and access for marginalized communities is the norm.

Our Agency Values include Community, Equity, Integrity, Relationships, and Sustainability. More information about our Agency Values can be found here .

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The Community Health Nurse is supervised by the Community Health Nurse Manager and works closely with the communities served by Neighborhood House across King County to promote entire family wellbeing, dignity, and health. This position supports the mission framework and strategic plan of Neighborhood House in both the Child Development (CD) department, and the Education and Community Services (ECS) departments. Within the CD department, the Community Health Nurse contributes to the school readiness and positive physical outcomes of low-income children in our Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Within the ECS department, the position contributes to client well-being by providing nursing assessments and case management services to elderly and/or disabled clients enrolled in our Medicaid waiver long term care programs.

This position will be work at many sites including our Head Start and Early Head Start Neighborhood House locations in Seattle, Burien, Tukwila, and includes home visits to clients in King County.

At Neighborhood House we have a deep commitment to our employees’ and clients’ diverse experiences and backgrounds that guides our work for a more equitable future. We are seeking a team member that represents our dedication to service, equity and inclusion, to join our diverse team.

Program Planning, Design and Implementation (20%)

• Support Managers and Supervisors in determining whether the program is able to achieve compliance and quality benchmarks.
• Complete all required program reports accurately and in a timely manner.
• Anticipate future trends and articulate credible visions that enable innovative and appropriate program planning. Design, implement and evaluate program development strategies.
• Support staff in reviewing, analyzing, and utilizing the health services delivery data in Child Plus for the purpose of planning health initiatives, training, and support for families.

Promote and Support School Readiness and Family Engagement (50%)

• Review health records of enrolled children; determine whether children are up-to-date on a schedule of preventive and primary health care when a physician has not made this determination.
• Determine whether there is a need for further medical or dental follow-up for children and assist families in scheduling care.
• Assist the program in obtaining further diagnostic testing, examination, and treatment for individual children.
• If applicable, meet with or conduct a phone interview with parents regarding health findings and assist families in understanding medical information and the need to complete prescribed treatment plans.
• Use pertinent health records and parent communication to develop and implement Individualized Health Plans.
• Maintain awareness of current health services available in the community and work with physicians and other local health care providers to meet the needs of enrolled children.
• Complete site visits to observe children who have been referred for health concerns.
• Collaborate with Managers to ensure classroom and socialization modifications are in place to meet the needs of individual children.
• Provide and arrange for appropriate trainings for staff, including how to conduct hearing and vision screenings as needed.
• Provide training to staff to assist them in understanding how to include children with unique health needs in classroom or home-based activities.
• Plan and lead the Health Services Advisory Committee, scheduling regular meetings.
• Work collaboratively with the Registered Dietician, Mental Health Consultants, and other staff who support the delivery of…