Job Details Description
Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 116,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.
SALARY: Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $68,000.
We are currently searching for a full-time Nurse Home Visitor to join our Merrionette Park team!
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Create and maintain respectful partnerships with families.
Deliver health, educational, nutritional and child growth and development information to parents via meetings in the home.
Work alongside the parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow up occurs. Make referrals as needed.
Provide support in preparing parent and child activities that encourage developmentally appropriate, play based activities for the changing needs of children.
Support individual goals for children as identified in their individualized family service plans/individual education plan.
Assess individual needs, attending to special needs, specific interests, strengths and concerns.
Complete all developmental, social emotional and health screenings.
Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans, which reflect mandated elements and components, parental and cultural influences, and promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
Encourage experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and choice-making; ask open-ended questions and listen respectfully to the answers.
Participate in required parent/teacher conferences and home visits.
Maintain accurate written records, including: assessments, IEP/IFSP documentation, screening instruments, anecdotal observations, and other required forms.
Attend meetings, training and appropriate professional development activities.
Work effectively with diverse staff and service population.
Ensures the usage of agency technology equipment and time are utilized for agency business.
Ensures compliance with the agency’s code of conduct.
Ensures agency’s fiscal integrity by adhering to purchase approval requirements and procedures.
Assists in the development of the agency’s annual program self-assessment.
Ensures all data is accurately reflected in the agency’s Program Information Report within set time frames.
Participate in program recruitment efforts to maintain full enrollment.
Monitor and report child abuse/neglect.
Other duties as requested. QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university, required.
Current RN state of Illinois license in good standing, required.
Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred
Experience working with low-income families, preferred.
Good written and verbal communication skills, with a basic knowledge of computers.
Strong interpersonal and time management skills required.
Some direct service and home visiting experience preferred.
Requires mobility to work with a community-based caseload.
Ability to maintain assigned community and home base services.
Must have access to a vehicle, valid driver's license and proof of insurance to perform essential job functions, required.
Employment with MFS requires proof of vaccination or an approved Medical exemption, required.
Ability to work a flexible schedule including some evenings and/or weekends if needed.
Satisfactorily pass a health examination, fingerprint and criminal background check.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.
Dental and Vision Insurance Options
12 paid Holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Bereavement Pay
Parental Leave
Pet Insurance
401K Plan
Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning
Wellness Initiative Program
Employee Assistance Network
Qualifications
Skills
Preferred
Analytical Skills
Intermediate
Bilingual Spanish
Intermediate
Interpersonal Skills
Intermediate
Organizational Skills
Intermediate
Verbal and Written Communication
Intermediate
Education
Required
Bachelors or better in Nursing.
Experience Required
Current RN in the state of Illinois.
Preferred
Experience working with low-income families.
Licenses & Certifications
Required
Registered Prof. Nurse
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
