Registered Nurse – Family Advocacy Nurse (FAN)

CICONIX, LLC • Anchorage, AK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

CICONIX is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) with Maternal/Public Health experience to support the Air Force's New Parent Support Program, aimed at preventing family maltreatment. This role involves home-based nursing services, education on infant/toddler care, parenting skills, and collaboration with local clinics and service agencies.

The Maternal/Public Health Nurse will support the Air Force in reviving and rebuilding the New Parent Support Program. The New Parent support program is a part of the Family Advocacy Program, an effort designed to address Family Maltreatment.

The New Parent Support Program is a home visitation maltreatment prevention program for Air Force families expecting a child and/or with a child under the age of three, in collaboration with Family Advocacy team members.

The Maternal Nurse (FAN) provides nursing home-based services to families that include case management, education, support, and anticipatory guidance in such areas as growth and development across the life span, nutrition, parenting, attachment/bonding, individual and family health-related issues, family violence dynamics, problem-solving, family communication skills and bereavement.

The FAN provides prevention services focused on the prevention of family maltreatment via briefings, and educational presentations.

Requirements

• BSN
• Registered Nurse (any state)
• 2+ years community health or child-related medicine
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
• Registered Nurse (RN) License
• BLS Certification (required to obtain prior to beginning employment).
• Two years’ experience (within the last four years) as a Community Health Nurse and/or Maternal Child Health nursing, or direct experience in child abuse and/or domestic abuse.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
• Willingness to comply with the government vaccination requirements, reflected of CDC guidelines, for diseases including Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, influenza, and proof of a negative TB skin test. This requirement is for any Family Advocacy Program personnel working with MTFs and requires personnel to receive the annual influenza vaccination.

Nice To Haves

• In-home visitation experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services and guidance in couples' communication, parenting education, parent-child interaction, bonding, and problem-solving skills.
• Partner with local clinics to identify women and families needing education concerning infant/toddler care, health and development, parenting skills, and the impact of family violence in the 0-3 population as well as providing support managing military family life events.
• Provide home visitation services to military families concerning infant/toddler care, health and development, parenting skills, breastfeeding and the impact of family violence in the 0-3 population as well as providing support managing military family life events.
• Provide community interventions and educational services to enhance family functioning in collaboration with the Outreach Manager.
• Collaborate with other service agencies such as Airman and Family Readiness, SARC, Safe Kids in order to provide family enrichment programs to the AFB community.
• Establish FAN participation in Pediatrics clinic, Tricare referral management and family practice clinic in order to facilitate higher screener numbers.
• Assisted with the initiation of breastfeeding and lactation consulting with new mothers

Benefits

• Full-time/long-term position
• Regular weekly hours (0700-1600)
• No call, nights, weekends or holidays!
• Full benefit program, including: health, PTO, 401k + contribution, bonus potential
• Relocation assistance provided

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level