Maternal Child Health (MCH) Home Visiting Nurse (Public Health Nurse II)

The MCH Home Visiting Public Health Nurse (PHN) II provides home visiting services to at-risk and high-risk pregnant/postpartum women, infants, and children in accordance with the specific home visiting program model. With more than 120 years of leadership in the field, we are committed to promoting population health, protecting public health and the environment, and ensuring residents' equitable access to health services and information; protecting, promoting, and improving the health and wellbeing for all in our community.

The Fairfax County Health Department is a progressive public health leader serving 1.2 million residents from diverse ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds. With more than 120 years of leadership in the field, we are committed to promoting population health, protecting public health and the environment, and ensuring residents' equitable access to health services and information; protecting, promoting, and improving the health and wellbeing for all in our community.

Fairfax County Health Department's Maternal Child Health (MCH) Program offers two home visiting programs: MCH Field and Nurse-Family Partnership. The MCH Home Visiting Public Health Nurse (PHN) II provides home visiting services to at-risk and high-risk pregnant/postpartum women, infants, and children in accordance with the specific home visiting program model. This position helps transform the lives of vulnerable families using a multidisciplinary approach to improve pregnancy outcomes, child health and development, and family economic self-sufficiency. Applies public health nursing principles of case-finding, health promotion, anticipatory guidance and education, case management and disease prevention. Identifies, screens, and assesses clients for health risks and implements public health nursing interventions that focus on positive pregnancy and infant/child health outcomes. Provides parenting education, child health and development screening, evaluation and consultation. Possesses knowledge of community resources and refers clients as necessary. Collaborates with other professionals to ensure appropriate care is provided, coordinates multi-disciplinary services, and supports families in attaining their targeted goals. The MCH Home Visiting PHN II must maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information and professionalism in dealing with clients, families, and colleagues.

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*This position includes a sign-on bonus for fully qualified new merit county employees in the amount of $10,000 (full-time).