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Registered Nurse, Welcome Baby

Department: Medical

Reports To Title: Associate Director of Maternal, Child, Sexual and Reproductive Health

Location: Davis, CA

Schedule: Part Time; 20 hours per week

Pay Range: $55.73 to $68.13 hourly

About CommuniCare+OLE: Established in 2023, CommuniCare+OLE is the result of a union of two health centers with deep roots in their respective communities and reputations for providing high-quality primary care to all, regardless of insurance or ability to pay: OLE Health of Napa and Solano Counties and CommuniCare Health Centers of Yolo County. Building on a legacy established by both organizations in 1972, CommuniCare+OLE is a network of federally-qualified health centers with 17 sites across Napa, Solano, and Yolo Counties. It offers comprehensive care, including medical, dental, behavioral health and substance use treatment, nutrition, optometry, pharmacy, care coordination, referrals, and enrollment assistance to more than 70,000 individuals, and no one is turned away due to lack of insurance, immigration status, or ability to pay. Many services are offered outside of its sites, including mobile health, home visiting, and community and school-based programs.

Benefits: Not benefit eligible at 0.5 PTE

Job Summary/Overview

The Welcome Baby: Road to Resilience (WB:R2R) Registered Nurse (RN) provides in-home nursing care to postpartum Yolo County residents and their babies, including physical assessments, screenings, education, and connection to primary healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and community resources. The WB:R2R RN provides telephone follow up for WB:R2R clients as needed. The WB:R2R RN is trained as a primary care RN with specialty training to perform WB:R2R RN home visits, and fills-in as a primary care RN at CCOLE as needed and assigned. The WB:R2R RN works as a team with the perinatal health coordinator, other WB:R2R staff, and CommuniCare+OLE clinic managers, providers, and support staff to provide quality, coordinated care to WB:R2R and CommuniCare+OLE patients.

CommuniCare+OLE provides an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and life experience.

CommuniCare+OLE encourages people of all backgrounds to apply including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous Peoples, people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, veterans, individuals of all ages and religions, and individuals who have been affected by the legal system. You are welcome here.

Minimum Position Requirements: Education, Experience, Skills/Training

Education: Completion of an accredited RN Program. Current California RN license and good standing with the Board of Registered Nurses required. CPR Certification required. Bachelor's of Science in Nursing or higher degree preferred.

Experience/Lived Experience: At least one year of experience working with perinatal populations required. At least one year of experience working with low-income populations in a clinic setting strongly preferred.

Special Skills/Training: Current lactation certification (CLC/CLE or higher) and/or ability to achieve lactation certification within 6 months of hire. Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred. BLS Certificate Required. Drivers License Required.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Knowledge of nursing process, scope of practice and standards of care.

2. Provides and manages patient care for WB:R2R clients in their homes under the direction of the Associate Director of Maternal, Child, Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and staff medical providers, including physical evaluations, assessments, and diagnoses as appropriate for WB:R2R clients and their baby(s). Consult with staff medical providers as needed for clinical concerns; accepts and correctly transcribes verbal or telephone orders from clinicians.

3. Provides and manages patient care for CommuniCare+OLE primary care patients in clinic settings under the direction of staff medical providers and the CommuniCare+OLE Director of Nursing.

4. Utilizes the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation) in patient care and daily activities.

5. Provides patient education to WB:R2R clients on essential topics, including but not limited to infant care (feeding, sleeping, cues, bathing, umbilical cord care, etc.), immunizations, postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, sexual activity and birth control, when to call a medical provider, and babywearing.

6. Participates in lactation training (as needed) and maintains lactation certification throughout employment. Provides lactation assistance to WB:R2R clients. Partners with CommuniCare+OLE IBCLC and other resources to provide ongoing lactation support.

7. Schedules WB:R2R clients for postpartum and well-baby follow up appointments.

8. Processes clinical patient information and WB:R2R data collection requirements in patient electronic health records (EHR).

9. Participates in quality improvement projects as assigned by perinatal health coordinator and/or Associate Director of Maternal, Child, Sexual and Reproductive Health Services.

10. Assists with coordination of specialty care for WB:R2R clients as needed.

11. Assists with meeting the needs of patients with complex medical problems, including facilitating referrals and follow-up care as needed.

12. Assists WB:R2R clients with coordination of care to other healthcare services, including dental care, behavioral health, diabetes education, etc.

13. Performs independent face-to-face or telephone triage using written triage protocols, for current/past WB:R2R clients and CCOLE patients with concerns related to postpartum and newborn care.

14. Attends WB:R2R, clinic and general CommuniCare+OLE meetings as required.

15. Performs other duties as assigned.