Registered Nurse RN - Home Visitor - Part Time

Job Summary

As a nurse with Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), you will play a critical role in the lives of young mothers and their children. By visiting the families in their homes and helping moms and their partners through their pregnancies and until their children are 2 years old, you will become a trusted advisor, providing the support they need to deliver healthy babies, and become relaxed and confident parents. You can help them identify their personal strengths and guild them to achieve a bright future for themselves and their children. The successful candidate in this RN Home Visitor role will support NFP on a part time basis, 20 hours weekly, typically from 8 am to 4:30 pm with the needed flexibility to work occasional evenings to accommodate clients’ needs. You’ll meet with participants in their homes, or in-person within the community throughout Mifflin and Juniata Counties at settings like a library or park. Find more of what you need to create your best work life here at Geisinger!

Job Duties

Geisingercares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one 
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents  
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)  
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage  
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions  
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly  
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year  
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive  
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.  
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance  

RN - Home Visitor - Part Time – Community Based

Hours:  Part Time hours weekly, Days.  Typical hours are 8AM-4:30PM with the flexibility to work occasional evenings to accommodate patient needs. This position requires travel to and from home visits throughout Mifflin and Juniata Counties.

Weekends/Holidays: Weekends typically every 3 to 4 weeks.

Experience:  Two (2) years of RN work experience is highly preferred.

Experience in Maternal/Child Health, Labor/Delivery, Pediatrics, Home Visiting, Behavioral Health, or Public Health is preferred.

Education: BSN is preferred.

RN - Home Visitor - Part Time – Community Based

• Provides overall coordination of care and home visitation for families enrolled in the Nurse Family Partnership.
• Implements Telehealth per National service office guidelines and agency policy.
• Assesses physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to the Nurse Family Partnership domains.
• Initiates a plan of visitation based on the standardized protocols of the Nurse Family Partnership.
• Assists women and their families in establishing goals and outcomes.
• Provides anticipatory guidance and instruction to mothers and significant others regarding pregnancy, infants and toddlers based on the standardized protocols of the Nurse Family Partnership.
• Provides education, support, and referral resources in assisting women and their families in attaining their targeted goals.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of visitation and the outcome of each visit.
• Completes and submits all appropriate documentation forms within 48 hours.
• Provides for discharge planning.
• Educates referral sources and the public about the Nurse Family Partnership.
• Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals.
• Completes all required Nurse Family Partnership education and orientation.
• Develops therapeutic relationships, utilizes concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing with women and their families in a home visiting environment.
• Participates in review and analysis of reports and other reports available through Nurse Family Partnership for achievements and areas for improvement.