We're looking for a Nurse Home Visitor for our Nurse Family Partnership. In this position, you will assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the options and services required to meet the mother and baby's needs related to health, psychosocial well-being, and economic self-sufficiency.

Provides comprehensive ongoing in person case management services to Health Plan members by coordinating and managing care of high-risk members to meet multiple service needs across the continuum of care, ensure optimal member outcomes that address quality, service, customer satisfaction and cost effectiveness.

Assists the member/member's family in coping with the transition from pregnancy to motherhood and parenting by optimizing the member's/family's self-care abilities and supporting their consumer rights.

This is a Road Warrior position.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities:
• Assesses, develops, implements, and monitors a comprehensive care plan including goal setting with the team and member/family in internal and external settings.
• Proactively identifies first time mothers /members in need of case management through state reports, internal reports, community referrals and other internal referrals.
• Comprehensively assesses members (and the members child's) medical, behavioral, and non-medical drivers of health needs and benefit eligibility.
• Participates in planning and coordinating services across the continuum of care and documents this plan in designated systems.
• Ensures for the provision of continuity of care needs as required and serves as advocate on behalf of members and families on an ongoing basis across the continuum of care.
• Collaboratively identifies problems/barriers/opportunities for intervention.
• Facilitates goal setting, resolution, and revision of plans on an ongoing basis.
• Routinely assesses members status and progress; if progress is static or regressive, determine the reason and proactively encourage appropriate adjustments in the care plan, providers and/or services to promote better outcomes.
• Performs all necessary communication and documentation functions.
• Collaborates with community health education/outreach organizations and providers to provide for the overall health promotion of members.
• Participates in professional development activities.
• Prepares and monitors outcome data to assist in identification of improvement activities/opportunities.

Skills & Requirements:
• Required Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Required Licenses/Certifications RN - Lic-Registered Nurses Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact
• DL ANY - DRIVER'S LICENSE ANY STATE INSURANCE - Auto Insurance Current automobile insurance
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support American Heart Association
• Current personal motor vehicle insurance
• Required 3 years clinical or public health experience, preferably in Maternal-Child Nursing, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Community HealthFounded in 1996, Texas Children's Health Plan is the nation's first health maintenance organization (HMO) created just for children. We provide STAR/Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to pregnant women, teens, children and adults in Houston and surrounding areas. Currently, the Health Plan has more than 375,000 members who receive care from our network of more than 1,100 primary care physicians, 3,200 specialists, and 70 hospitals. Texas Children's Health Plan is also the largest combined STAR/CHIP Managed Care Organization in the Harris County service area.

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Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.