Carolina Health Centers Inc.
Greenwood, SC
Nurse-Family Partnership
Job Description:
I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Nurse Home Visitor is responsible for providing comprehensive, in-home community health nursing services to women and their families enrolled in the Nurse-Family Partnership program in accord with program goals, objectives and visit guidelines.
The Nurse Home Visitor will report to the Nurse-Family Partnership Nurse Supervisor.
II. REQUIREMENTS:
All employees of Carolina Health Centers, Inc. are expected to perform the duties of their job and behave in a manner consistent with the Corporate Philosophy which supports the values of: honesty, integrity, openness, the pursuit of individual and collective excellence, and unwavering mutual respect and appreciation.
In addition, this position requires:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Work Experience:
Minimum two years professional work experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting or mental/behavioral nursing preferred
Licensure and Certification:
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license required (in good standing)
Skills:
Able to read, write, and communicate effectively orally and in writing
Great interpersonal and organizational skills
Proficient in use of computer and keyboard
Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships
Knowledge of HIPAA and ability to maintain confidentiality
Able to manage self and environment calmly and appropriately in stressful situations
Must have valid driver’s license and safe driving record
Must be able to establish interpersonal relationships with women and families from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
Ability to speak Spanish is preferred and highly desirable
Must be able to work overtime and flexible hours as needed
Physical Abilities:
Able to push, pull and reach, sit, stoop and stretch
Have full range of body motion
Have the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity needed to operate a computer, telephone, copier, and medical equipment
Required to talk and hear
Vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Work Environment:
This position involves exposure to customer/patient elements. This job also operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard Office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Work assignments will involve travel throughout designated area to multiple locations, including government and private agencies and partners.
III. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides home visits to women and their families eligible for the NFP Program
Carries a caseload of up to 25 clients
Adheres to nursing process and the NFP model of home visitation
Assesses physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to health and life course development
Assists women and their families to establish realistic goals and measurable outcomes for promoting their health and life course development
Provides counseling and instruction to assist women and their families in attaining targeted goals, in areas including prenatal and postpartum care, nutrition, parenting, child health care, family planning, and special health problems
Evaluates women and families’ progress toward targeted goals; revises plan of care as appropriate
Develops a working relationship with women and their families that promote problem-solving competence
Promotes involvement of other family members in the pregnancy, birth, and early childcare
Links women and families with community resources that are relevant to their specific needs
Consults and collaborates with any other professionals involved in providing services to the women and families in his/her caseload
Records nursing activities in a timely manner and in accord with project Visit Guidelines
Provides feedback for revising Visit Guidelines related to program implementation
Assumes responsibility for ongoing learning in relation to program implementation
Performs related duties as assigned or required
IV. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:
Responsible to: Nurse-Family Partnership Nurse Supervisor
Workers supervised: None
Interrelationships:
Works in cooperation with staff and effectively serves patients/customers
This job description is not designed to cover or contain an exhaustive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
Benefits & Perks:
Full benefits offered, contact Vivian Poroj at 864-388-0301 EXT # 68245 for more information about CHC employee benefits
How to Apply:
External applicants may visit the CHC website or CHC Indeed page
https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Carolina-Health-Centers,-Inc.
https://www.carolinahealthcenters.org/careers
Position Closing Date: 09/30/2025
Position Contact: Shelly Nicholson, snicholson@carolinahealthcenters.org, 8649926921