About the role
Description
- Part of a staff team for Family-Centered Treatment of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Haymarket's Mater Hall and PPW programs who will provide healthcare services and developmental screenings of children whose mother's occupy Mater Hall.
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provides direct healthcare screening and maintenance services to children of chemically addicted parents.
- Treats common childhood illnesses.
- Follows up with medical providers when children are referred for care, and integrates any prescribed and/or recommended treatment regimen into the child's treatment plan.
- Educates parents on proper health precautions and maintenance for their children.
- Maintains confidentiality and patient rights., regarding all patient personnel information.
- Conducts self in a professional manner in compliance with unit and facility policies.
- Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., CPR, protects patients from injury).
- Maintains patient care supplies, equipment, and environment.
- Maintains patient documents and medical records.
- Works toward family reunification whenever possible.
- Assists in marketing program, identifying appropriate new linkages, and maintaining existing linkage relationships.
- Takes part in training offered by Haymarket Center in order to remain current with treatment practices with pregnant and postpartum women and their families.
- Perform duties that are part of the program guidelines or have been requested by the Clinical Director.
- Respond to all facility code blues.
- Track key milestones in the course of each infants PPW involvement.
- Provide daily nursing assessments to enrolled children and link them to age appropriate immunizations, FASD screening and health care provided by Haymarket's Health Center.
- Provide development screening and parent coaching, and assist with child care.
- Provide healthcare services to infants and comprehensive two-week and one-month checkup.
- Administration of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire at one month and each subsequent month thereafter in addition to a six month developmental screening. This assessment guide determines the developmental status of enrolled children.
- Will utilize Creative Curriculum Learning Games curricula used to improve cognitive and social development for children ages 3-6 and strengthen mother and child relationships.
- Responsible for medication and methadone administration.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse or licensed practical nurse
- Preferred degree from accredited pediatric nurse program
- At least 2 years of relevant experience
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Must be trained in reversing an opioid overdose; Nonviolent Crisis Intervention; Mental Health First Aid; CPR