RN Nurse Home Visitor – Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)

RVNAhealth is seeking a self-motivated, compassionate RN to join our Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) team. This evidence-based, community health program transforms the lives of parents and their children by providing vital home-based nursing support from pregnancy through the child's second birthday. As a Nurse Home Visitor, you will work directly with eligible individuals and families, delivering nursing education in the home setting. You'll play a pivotal role in promoting healthier pregnancies, stronger parent-child relationships, early childhood development, and long-term family success. Position Highlights:

• Visit clients in their homes
• Work remotely between visits
• Travel required within the Waterbury/Danbury region
• Flexible schedule
• Full-Time schedule of 37.5 hour per week
• Occasional evening or weekend visits required to meet client needs (scheduled in advance by nurse; flex time provided)
• Work with diverse populations impacted by economic and health disparities
• Spanish-speaking candidates highly preferred
• Education-based nursing position; minimal hands-on nursing care
• Extensive training and support are provided

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide regular home visits to pregnant individuals and their families
• Educate clients on prenatal health, nutrition, infant care, child development, and goal setting
• Adhere to the NFP model and the nursing process
• Carry a caseload of up to 25 clients
• Participate in initial and ongoing NFP education
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners and community resources

Qualifications:

• Current RN license in good standing and CPR certification required at time of hire.
• Two years of recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, behavioral health, or home visiting preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal, and basic computer skills.
• Spanish language fluency highly preferred.
• Individual must be self-directed, enjoy flexibility, and be comfortable with variety and unpredictability in their daily work.
• Must have a valid driver's license and vehicle to travel throughout the specified area.

NFP Values and Beliefs:

• Self-reflection- Successful NFP Nurse Home Visitors actively work to understand and address their person reactions to client, welcome feedback non-defensively, and make good use of the reflective supervision provided.
• Teaching- Fundamentally enjoy teaching or contributing to the betterment of another person's wellbeing.
• Optimism and Hopefulness- We want NFP Nurse Home Visitors 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. NFP Nurse Home Visitors with a growth mindset believe that people can learn, change, grow and improve.
• Relationship- NFP Nurse Home Visitors who love to stay with their work often feel passionately about building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients over a period of time.
• Contribution to Public Health- Successful NFP Nurse Home Visitors often describe their commitment to serving the greater good of their communities and appreciate the public health implications of this work

Benefits and Special Perks: Laptop and cell phone provided. Competitive compensation, Extensive benefits, including medical and dental insurance, mileage reimbursement, a 403(b) plan with matching contributions, life and disability insurance plans; Paid vacation and holidays. Compensation: Our target pay range for this position is $86,000 to $90,480 per year. This pay range represents RVNAhealth's commitment to pay transparency and is a reasonable estimate of possible compensation for this role at the time of posting. The final salary for this role will be determined based on careful consideration of a variety of factors, such as the candidate's exact location, experience, and expertise related to the qualifications. RVNAhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. RVNAhealth is committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized. It will be a condition of employment at RVNAhealth to submit to a pre-employment physical/drug screen and background check, which may include the following: fingerprinting, verification of employment, paraprofessional certifications, designations or licenses, and educational background. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job