Public Health Registered Nurse
About Organization
Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) assists close to 50,000 parents, children, and child care providers each month in Northern Los Angeles County and the entirety of San Bernardino County serving a total area of 22,500 square miles. Since 1976, CCRC has been managing programs to assist with issues such as finding and selecting child care, child care financial assistance, school readiness, home visiting, and research and program evaluation. Children and families benefit from these programs, allowing parents to go to work and attend school, contribute to the economy and strengthen their families and the community. CCRC's early care & education specialists offer parents and child care professionals assistance ranging from finding child care and child development ages & stages to marketing child care businesses and CPR training and certification.
CCRC operates and oversees Head Start Birth-5 programs for a total of 3,312 children. These programs promote school readiness and family engagement to ensure a healthy development of children and their families. Children benefit from a high-quality preschool education as well as medical and dental exams. Through CCRC’s literacy campaign “What a Difference a Book Makes,” we have collected 800,000 age-appropriate books. It is the agency’s belief that the cognitive benefits of literacy are immeasurable and have a large impact on the ability of an economy to generate and sustain wealth. Mission: CCRC cultivates child, family and community well-being.
Job Details
The Public Health RNs will be responsible for visiting families during home visits after discharge from the hospital. The Public Health Nurse is responsible for supporting families, conducting maternal and newborn assessments, and providing parent education in the areas of postnatal care, breastfeeding, parent-infant attachment, home safety, and other maternal and child health related topics. They will also help identify client strengths, needs, barriers and risks and will provide community resources for those needs. The Public Health RN will also provide and model empathetic support and feedback when working with new moms, babies, and family members. The Public Health Registered Nurse will be responsible for supporting clients in the priority population (pregnant individuals with known histories of substance use, pregnant individuals with current substance use, and parents of substance-exposed infants). The Public Health Registered Nurse will use a trauma-informed approach by providing linkages to community resources to alleviate the risks of substance exposure and maltreatment to infants. Program participants may be experiencing the following: history/current substance use, substance-exposed infants, domestic violence, homelessness, mental health issues, coping with a special needs diagnosis, and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) involvement.
General Responsibilities
- Conducts home visits with postpartum clients after their hospital discharge. During these visits, completes the following as required by contract (50%):
- Attends and participates in all staff meetings, bi-monthly group reflective supervision, and weekly individual reflective supervision with Clinical Program Manager. (10%)
- Completes all needed paperwork for each client in a timely and organized manner, including clear and well written progress notes. Maintains a system of confidentiality for all data, records, and information regarding children and families. (10%)
- Works closely with other navigators, supervisors, and administrative staff to provide a continuum of services. Adheres to all program guidelines, policies and protocols, and actively works toward achieving the goals of the program. (10%)
- Participates in periodic trainings, webinars, and conference calls, and program meetings. (10%)
- Provide guidance and medical oversight to the Licensed Vocational Nurse as needed/required by contract, agency, and best practice standards. (10%)