Nurse Home Visitor

Essential Job Functions:
• Knows and understands the Goodwill Mission: “Strengthen communities by empowering individuals and
families through education, training and job placement.”
• Clinical
o Develops therapeutic relationships and utilizes concepts of reflection and motivational
interviewing with women and their families in a home visiting environment modeling client-centered, strengths-based, and solution-focused approaches.
o Performs home visits to women and their families in accordance with the NFP model and
guidelines. Carries a caseload of up to 25 clients.
o Follows the nursing process in implementing NFP into nursing practice.
o Assesses physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of women and their families as
they relate to the NFP domains.
o Assists women and their families in establishing goals and outcomes.
o Provides education, support, and referral resources in assisting women and their families in
attaining their targeted goals.
o Coordinates access to community resources provided by Goodwill Guides staff.
o Consults and collaborates with other professionals involved in providing services to women and
families.
o Formulates nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment and client goals.
o Evaluates client progress toward stated goals and NFP outcomes.
o Plans home visits in accordance with client goals and NFP outcomes.
o Actively engages in professional development to meet all NFP Nurse Home Visitor competency
requirements.
o Meets with NFP Nurse Manager weekly for clinical supervision.
o Utilizes reflective practice in supervisory sessions.
o Schedules joint home visits with NFP Nurse Supervisor every four months.
o Attends and participates in biweekly case conferences and staff meetings.
o Ensures timely and accurate data input to the NFP information management system (MIS).
o Participates in review and analysis of the MIS reports to identify achievements and areas for
improvement.
o Participates in quality improvement efforts.
o Maintains confidentiality of information.
o Documents appropriately. Ensures timely and accurate data input and utilization of the web-based reports and other reports available through NFP.
• Program Promotion, Team and Community Collaboration, and Quality Improvement
o Supports policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards of NFP and the lead agency.
o As requested/required, participates in community coalition in support of NFP.
o As requested/required, promotes public awareness of NFP.
o Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals.
o Understands, supports, and coaches others in the NFP vision, mission, and model.
o Represents the NFP vision, mission, and model in actions and verbally to both internal and
external customers and colleagues.
o Assists in creating a positive work environment that promotes productivity, mentoring,
teamwork, and cooperation.
o Elicits and considers differing viewpoints when analyzing issues.
o Recognizes accomplishments of team members.
o Maintains clear, effective, open, and honest communication with both internal and external
customers and colleagues.
o Creates, maintains, and supports a safe environment for open discussion.
o Seeks and responds appropriately to feedback.
• Professional Learning and Development
o Completes all required NFP education.
o Obtains and maintains current CPR certification.
o Attends and participates in NCAST Feeding and Teaching Scales training.
o Accurately assesses own learning needs and develops strategies to meet them. Utilizes computers
for distance learning.
o Stays informed of current health care developments to provide safe, quality nurse home visiting
services.
o Establishes and records progress toward annual goals