Public Health Nurse-Trauma Informed Approach Home Visiting Program-Spanish-Speaking Req-Limited Term

Full Job Description

San Mateo County Health - Family Health Services is seeking two Public Health Nurses (PHN) -Limited Term to support the Trauma-Informed Approach Public Health Nurse Home Visiting Program.

The Trauma-Informed Approach in Public Health Nursing (TIA PHN) program is a home-visiting public health nursing model that supports families with children (0-18) who may be experiencing trauma, stress, or social challenges.

The PHN home visitors are responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to children and their families using an evidenced-informed home visiting program.

The PHNs will work to promote the health of families and their young children, strengthen parent-child relationships and support a healthy environment for the entire family.

The PHNs will make referrals to community and other agencies, coordinate care with hospitals and medical providers, educate and counsel parents.

The PHN home visitors are responsible for maintaining the highest standards in clinical nursing practice and adherence to policies, procedures, program visit guidelines, and standards.

While the primary assignment will be in the TIA PHN Program, successful hires may support other Family Health Services programs and activities based on departmental needs.

Responsibilities include:

• Acts as primary case manager and performs monthly in-person home visits with enrolled families at minimum.
• Counsel, teach, and coordinate health and social services provided to client/family.
• Completes initial and periodic health and social assessments (at enrollment and at minimum every 6 months); thereafter, screens adults' caregivers for mood disorders and intimate partner violence (IPV) and ensures that all enrolled children complete a developmental screen.
• Initial assessment, periodic review(s), and exit/closure visits for all enrolled family members.
• Provides information about ACEs, initiates ACEs conversation, and delivers the TIA PHN curriculum to enrolled primary caregivers.
• Address, track and record model outcome measures through enrollment and at closure.
• Collaborate with other team members to provide services, referrals and health education as appropriate based on their scope of practice, including providing nursing consultation for children and families as assigned.
• Promotion of positive family health practices through nursing education.
• Utilize trauma-informed care when supporting and visiting families and children.
• Support of Parent/Child dyad through the use of relationship-based child development curriculum and activities.
• Incorporate a strengths-based approach to develop therapeutic relationships with families.
• Apply motivational interviewing concepts to support behavioral change.
• Timely documentation in multiple EHR systems for nursing practice and data collection for evidence-based programming.
• Attend & participate in-person mandatory team meetings and case conferences as well as Reflective Supervision, 1:1 meetings with the Public Health Nurse Supervisor., and HV All Staff Meetings.
• Adhere and follow the Family Health Expectations and the County Employee Expectations.
• Adhere to the nursing process as indicated by the CA Board of Registered Nursing.

Currently, there are two limited-term, full-time vacancies.

The ideal candidates would possess the following:

• Proven ability to establish interpersonal relationships with individuals and families from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong background in normal child growth and development and parent-child relationships with children from birth to 18 years old.
• The ability to engage families from a family-centered, strengths-based model.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn and practice supportive parenting and relationship promotion between parent and child.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and adverse childhood experiences.
• The ability to perform health and developmental assessments for adults and children.
• Flexible in case assignments in various areas of San Mateo County.
• Excellent case management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills, electronic health record experience preferred.
• High degree of autonomy and flexibility. Ability to impose structure throughout the workday, both in between and during visits while also being flexible with changing work requirements or client needs.
• Understand, support, and coach others in the Family Health’s Mission of Committed to advancing equity, we partner with families at the earliest opportunity to achieve their goals toward optimal health and brighter futures.
• Assist in creating a positive work environment that promotes mentoring, teamwork, and collaboration.
• Fluent in Spanish (ability to speak, read and write) is required.

This position requires the possession and maintenance of a valid Class C California driver's license, or the ability to provide suitable transportation (including public transportation), as approved by the appointing authority.

NOTE: These are limited-term, at-will positions. Limited Term Employees are assigned to assignments not to exceed three years. They receive medical and dental benefits, similar to regular employees, and a defined contribution retirement plan.

Requirements

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assess client's health status through history taking, observation and screening tests.
• Develop care plan including goals and time frames.
• Counsel, teach, and coordinate health and social services provided to client/family.
• Inform high risk group of resources and make referrals as appropriate.
• Document services and client's response to services.
• Provide limited therapeutic nursing care; administer medication and treatments, teaches self-care when appropriate.
• Participate in defining and addressing community health needs through consultation, recruitment of providers and development of resources.
• Participate in organizing clinics, staff and manage clinics; perform physical assessments and screening tests.
• Participate in developing instruction materials.
• Keep statistical records, write reports.
• Assist with orientation instruction and guidance of community workers, and related personnel.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Licensure/Certification:

• California license as a Registered Nurse.
• California Certificate as a Public Health Nurse.

Education and Experience:

• Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of public health nursing, with emphasis on field and clinic activities.
• Problem solving through nursing process.
• Technical nursing procedures.
• Health and social services resources.
• Collaborative health planning with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skill/Ability to:

• Teach and counsel.
• Perform technical nursing procedures.
• Assess physical, psycho-social and nutritional needs.
• Assess community health needs.
• Teach and guide other health personnel and volunteers.
• Motivate people in positive health attitudes and behavior.
• Work effectively with multi-problem families.
• Problem solve.
• Make independent judgments and ability to work autonomously.
• Assume a leadership role in community health programs.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and orally.
• Be culturally sensitive.
• Be flexible to adapting to a changing environment.
• Organize communities regarding health matters.

Additional Information

This is a Limited-Term recruitment. Anyone may apply.

Thorough and detailed responses to the supplemental questions must be submitted in addition to the standard San Mateo County employment application.

A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for the required employment application and supplemental questionnaire.IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online.

If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to https://jobs.smcgov.org to apply.

About the County

San Mateo County is centrally located between San Francisco, San Jose, and the East Bay. With over 750,000 residents, San Mateo is one of the largest and most diverse counties in California and serves a multitude of culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse communities.

The County of San Mateo as an employer is committed to advancing equity to ensure that all employees are welcomed in a safe and inclusive environment.

The County seeks to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community. We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

Eighty percent of employees surveyed stated that they would recommend the County as a great place to work.

The County of San Mateo is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community.

We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

Analyst: Debbie Kong (12042025) (Public Health Nurse - F040)