Gift of Life Foundation is pleased to announce an exciting and wonderful career opportunity for nurses that have a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Imagine a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging, and focuses on the power of personal relationships in delivering proven, effective maternal and infant outcomes. Imagine a career that allows you the flexibility to get out of the office during the work day, and into the community you want to serve. Imagine a career in nursing that allows you to see tangible results and improvements among your clients, right before your eyes.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
- Provides home visits to women and their families eligible for the NFP Program.
- Adheres to nursing process and the NFP model of home visitation.
- Carries a caseload of up to 25 clients.
Working Conditions
- Able to complete duties under stress, deadlines, and while attending to multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Prolonged computer-related exposure, as well as sitting and standing at workstations for long periods of time.
- Work assignments will involve travel throughout designated area to multiple locations, including client homes, government and private agencies, and other community partners.
Skills
- Written and Verbal Communication- NHVs need to communicate effectively, openly and consistently with their families, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Time Management- NHVs can flexibly schedule and reschedule a day’s activities based on multiple factors.
- Listening- interactions between NHVs and clients depend on the NHVs ability to listen attentively and accurately to the client’s current experience.
- Ability to impose structure- in between and during home visits, NHVs must be able to create structure in moments of confusion, disorganization, or crisis.
Values and Beliefs
- Self-reflection- Successful NHVs actively work to understand and address their personal reactions to clients, welcome feedback non-defensively, and make good use of the reflective supervision provided.
- Teaching- NHVs fundamentally enjoy teaching or contributing to the betterment of another person’s wellbeing.
- Optimism and Hopefulness- We want NHVs who believe people can change and improve their lives. We refer to this as a “growth mindset” about people vs. a “fixed mindset” about people. NHVs with a growth mindset believe that people can learn, change, grow, and improve.
- Relationship- NHVs often feel passionate about building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients, over a period of time.
- Contribution to Public Health- Successful NHVs often describe their commitment to serving the greater good of their communities and appreciate the public health implications of this work.
Job Qualifications
- BSN required.
- Current RN license (in good standing) required.
- Current CPR required.
- Two years recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting, or mental/behavioral nursing preferred.
- Home visiting experience preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic computer skills.
- Valid driver’s license and insured automobile required.
- Able to travel by air to Denver, CO for face-to-face education session
Nurse home visitors report to the NFP Nurse Supervisor.
*Russell County and surrounding counties*
Flexible work from home options available.
