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Riverside Community Care Maternal Child Health Nurse in Somerville, Massachusetts
Maternal Child Health Nurse will work within Riverside Early Childhood Services for Cambridge and Somerville, which is home to three programs: Early Intervention, Early Intervention Parenting Partnership, and the Early Years Project. All three programs share our guiding statement: Riverside Early Childhood Services creates relationships, experiences, and environments which empower and promote positive development. We are committed to clinical excellence, collaboration, and the process of continual learning. We meet all people where they are, recognize and nurture strengths, and attend to challenges. As a staff we value our differences, flexibility, and autonomy, and show up for one another with kindness, support, and direct communication. The Early Intervention Partnership Program (EIPP) is a home visiting program which provides support to people who are pregnant through the baby\'s first year of life. Eligibility factors include social determinants of health, poor previous birth outcomes, and difficult pregnancy for those who are pregnant or have a baby up to three months old who live in Cambridge or Somerville. The team consists of maternal child health nursing, mental health, social work and community health staff. We work with in person translators and/or use a language app as needed. Our work is grounded in deep respect for program participants, with whom we form a collaborative partnership. We embody cultural humility to meet every family where they are, to understand and respect their perspectives, beliefs, values, and routines. We partner with families to identify their concerns and priorities as we support them through the pregnancy and postpartum period. Our goal is to maximize the potential for a healthy pregnancy, mental wellness, empowering birth experience, a healthy baby, secure attachment, and meeting developmental milestones, while connecting families to needed community resources. Schedule: Part Time - 2 - 5 hours per week; Flexible hours Required Skills Bilingual (English and either Spanish or Portuguese) preferred Required Experience Current licensure as RN by Massachusetts Board of Registration, Division of Professional Licenses Must heave either a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from an accredited program and at least three years clinical experience in prenatal, newborn, infancy, or maternal services OR a Master of Science degree in Nursing/Maternal/Child Health, Family Health, or Community Health or related specialty and two years of clinical experience in prenatal, newborn, infancy, or maternal services. Must have either previous or on-the-job training in the following areas: Advanced family planning methods and counseling Neonatal behavior assessment and/or teaching points with parents re: infant development and behavior Advanced training in breastfeeding support Safety and injury prevention Mood disorder symptoms and postpartum depression Observation of mother, infant, and family Assessment of parent and infant attachment Assessment of parenting skills Understanding of emotional and psychological needs and changes during pregnancy Benefits include: Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options Flexible Spending Accounts - both medical and dependent care Eleven paid holidays Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner?s fee