Early Start Nurse Specialist

Early Start Nurse Specialist

Starting Salary Range: $76,905 - $92,286

GGRC is looking to hire a Early Start Nurse Specialist to assess eligibility for Early Start Program, train and consult with families, staff, providers, public health, and community agencies to foster appropriate child development services for eligible infants/toddlers and their families.

• Eligibility Assessments
  • Review intake information to determine appropriate plan for Early Start eligibility assessment
  • Conduct eligibility assessments to comply with legally mandated requirements for infants under 12 months of age referred for Early Start services
  • Determine eligibility with interdisciplinary team members
  • Assist in the identification of service needs for infants and toddlers eligible for Early Start services
  • Complete eligibility assessment reports
• Consultative Services for Infants/Toddlers and their Families
  • Research current medical and nursing evidence-based practices
  • Research and refer infants/toddlers to community service agencies for services to meet infants/toddlers’ needs
  • Conduct ongoing home visits as needed with follow-up evaluations of infant/toddlers’ development
  • Provide parents with anticipatory guidance using age appropriate intervention activities with demonstrations and written material
  • With the social worker and the child’s family, plan for transition from Early Start program to community mainstream programs or other services based on identified needs
• Agency Involvement
  • Consult with Early Start social workers in areas of infant development, intervention activities, parent/infant bonding issues, and assist in managing services for medically fragile infants and toddlers
  • Train staff on topics related to the Early Start program
  • Update and review with Director, Clinical Services, on clinical issues relating to the Early Start program
• Community Involvement
  • Promote community awareness of factors relating to the occurrence of developmental disabilities.
  • Understand and advocate for general actions related to infants/toddlers with developmental disabilities
  • Train and consult with local agencies and medical community regarding services available under Early Start
  • Collaborate with public health and community agencies providing maternal/child health services for high risk infants
  • Participate in case conferences for high risk infant follow-up programs
  • Participate in community service meetings relevant to Early Start
  • Participate in Early Start Program training and advocacy programs
• Attend seminars and trainings to maintain skills and fulfill licensing requirements
• Participate in special projects, and assist with additional duties or tasks, as assigned
• Maintain all client information as confidential in compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Lanterman Act

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with Public Health Nursing Certificate or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification (preferred)
• 3+ years relevant experience in Pediatrics
• Valid Registered Nurse License at time of hire and ability to maintain license in good standing
• 3+ years with high risk infants in hospital/clinic/community settings required

• Applied knowledge of standardized developmental assessment tools
• Ability to develop standard business communications, using proper grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Ability to convey complex information and ideas in a clear, concise and professional manner
• Ability to operate basic office equipment, including scanners, copiers, faxes, phones
• Basic familiarity with MS Word®, MS Excel®, MS PowerPoint®, MS Outlook® or similar software applications
• Knowledge of principles, methods and procedures of current nursing health practices, epidemiology, methods of developmental assessment and intervention.
• Knowledge of state and federal legislation as related to services for High Risk Infants and their families

• Build partnerships and trust through collaboration, active listening and an openness to new ideas
• Operate with the understanding of working within the context of an interdisciplinary team
• Demonstrate sensitivity to individual’s concerns and needs;…