What You'll Be Doing
Wake County Public Health is looking for a Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Nurse Home Visitor (NHV) to join the team!
Are you passionate about supporting first-time parents, improving maternal and child health outcomes, and making a lasting impact in your community? As a Nurse Home Visitor (NHV) with the Nurse-Family Partnership program, you'll build meaningful relationships with pregnant women and their families, providing evidence-based nursing care, education, and support from pregnancy through early childhood.
In this role, you'll deliver comprehensive community health nursing services to eligible families while maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and fidelity to the Nurse-Family Partnership model. The Nurse Home Visitor reports directly to the NFP Nurse Supervisor and plays a vital role in helping families achieve healthier futures.
What you'll do as a Nurse Home Visitor:
Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals
Conducts community outreach of potential program clients
Collaborates with all multidisciplinary team members and with a patient focus to implement the identified plan of care and facilitate and maximize client health care outcomes
Consults and collaborates with the Nurse Supervisor and the NFP team during case conferences in the interest of providing optimal client services
Monitors the patients progress, intervening as necessary and appropriate to ensure that the plan of care and services provided are client focused
Facilitates postpartum/prenatal depression screening/counseling with clients and makes referrals for ongoing services as appropriate
Maintains a positive relationship with physicians, nurses, other health providers, social workers, clients and their families to ensure that each client receives optimum care
Interacts with other members of Nurse Family Partnership program team in ongoing program development implementation and evaluation
Maintains knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws and guidelines that impact nursing practice
Stays informed on current health care developments to provide safe, quality nurse home visiting services
Completes all required NFP education
Actively engages in skill building to meet all NFP Home Visitor competency requirements
Why Join Wake County Public Health?
This is an opportunity to make a direct and lasting difference in the lives of mothers, children, and families throughout Wake County. You'll be part of a supportive, mission-driven team dedicated to advancing health equity, strengthening families, and improving community health outcomes.
NOTE: Upon acceptance of employment you acknowledge that (i) if you work in the Health Clinics and Public Health Division, influenza immunization is a condition of initial and continued employment, subject to compliance with federal law, (ii) actively supports and participates in department emergency preparedness and response activities, which may include temporary changes in responsibilities and working hours.
About Our Team
At the heart of the Wake County Public Health department is a dedicated team of professionals committed to protecting and improving the health of our community. We bring together expertise in communicable disease control, environmental health, health education, school health, clinical services, and population health to deliver responsive and equitable services. With a shared mission of promoting wellness, preventing disease, and ensuring access to essential services, we work collaboratively with partners and residents to build a healthier, more resilient community for all of Wake County.
The Basics (Required Education and Experience)
Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing
No specific experience required
RN - Registered Nurse - North Carolina Board of Nursing or Compact state
BPT - Bloodborne Pathogens Training
CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation
AED - Automated External Defibrillator
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Equivalent education and experience are accepted
Please include ALL prior work experience on your application and resume.
Beyond the Basics (Preferred Education and Experience)
Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) strongly preferred
Experience working with high risk pregnant patients
Spanish language proficiency
Maternal and/or pediatric experience
Home visiting experience
Public Health experience
How Will We Know You're 'The One'?
Ability to identify problems, determine possible solutions, and actively work to resolve the issues
Ability to provide counseling on an individual basis to achieve individual service plan goals
Ability to make decisions without regard to personal prejudices, biases, and experiences
Ability to use appropriate interpersonal skills and methods to reduce tension and resolve conflict
Ability to actively participate as a member of a team to move toward the completion of goals
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of applicable policies and procedures
Ability to maintain conditions that ensure a healthy and safe working environment
About This Position
Location: Public Health Building Raleigh, NC 27610
Employment Type: Regular
Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:15pm
Hiring Range: 30.29-40.90
Market Range: 29.55 - 50.24
Please include ALL prior work experience on your application and resume.
Posting Closing Date: 7:00 pm on 6/28/2026
