Job Description

Children's Home Society of Florida

Since opening our doors in 1902, CHS became a part of Florida's history.

CHS has been committed to growing and evolving to provide the right services and solutions to address the needs of children and families throughout the changing times. Every day, our team works with parents and kids to empower them and encourage them. With innovative technology solutions and a dedicated, experienced team throughout the state, we’re changing the face of foster care and positively impacting children and families’ lives for generations to come.

Join our team to continue to do good and create history serving Florida's children and families!

The Nursing Advisor is accountable for providing clinical guidance, advocacy, and building external relationships to promote the Family Connects program. Overall, the Nursing Advisor contributes to CHS’s strategic objective of reimagining what HOME means by creating spaces where every child and family is supported and has access to the opportunities they need to pursue their dreams.

WHY JOIN CHS?

• Uplifting mission-driven work culture
• Make an impact in your community and become a part of Florida's history!
• Growth and professional development opportunities
• Great benefits package, including generous paid time off and holidays

Primary Job Functions

1. Provide clinical guidance, advocacy, and external relationship building to promote the Family Connects program with colleagues.

Clinical Guidance

• Develop clinical guidelines, including criteria for normal vs. abnormal assessment findings, and outline how nurses should respond to abnormal findings in the field.
• Review clinical guidelines annually and update as needed to reflect current evidence and practice feedback.
• Participate in case conference as available, offering clinical input to support comprehensive care planning.
• Answer clinical questions from nursing staff as needed to support clinical decision-making and confidence in the field.

Advocacy

• Advocate for high-quality, equitable healthcare on behalf of patients and nurse home visitors, ensuring family needs are centered in care delivery.
• Advocate for systems-level change based on program data, Community Advisory Board input, and reports from nurses and families.
• Use frontline insights to identify barriers and recommend policy or practice improvements that support better maternal and infant outcomes.

External Relationship Building

• Enthusiastically recommend the Family Connects program to hospital and outpatient clinical staff to increase awareness and engagement.
• Promote best practices in program marketing and scheduling within hospital and outpatient settings to ensure consistent and efficient referrals.
• Build strong external relationships by serving as a positive representative of the program in meetings, outreach efforts, and partner communications.
• Clinicians with expertise in infant health will need to consult with clinicians who have expertise in maternal health and vice versa, required.

2. Contribute to a positive, engaging work environment.

• Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on job-related issues, best practices, and trends.
• Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, as well as the quality process.
• Comply with CHS’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and other obligations.
• Assist with training other team members and providing back-up when necessary.
• Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.

Job Qualifications

Education, Licenses & Certifications:

• Master’s degree in Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant from an accredited University, required.
• Florida Driver’s License within 30 days from hire with daily access to a reliable and insured vehicle, required.

Experience:

• Infant health expertise and knowledge collaborating with maternal health providers, preferred.
• Specializing in Pediatrics, obstetrics, family medicine, or midwifery, preferred.
• Clinical Guidance, Advocacy, and external relationship building, preferred.

Competencies

Knowledge of/Awareness of:

• Community resources and networks to enhance client experiences and results.
• Early Childhood & Family Development Family Connects general principles, practices and performance standards.
• General confidentiality requirements and ethical standards in handling sensitive client-related and other data and information.

Skills/Ability to Demonstrate CHS Core Behaviors

• Caring – Demonstrate active empathy, kindness and compassion in every interaction, while setting healthy limits and boundaries with clients.
• Client-Focused - Provide high levels of customer service, exercising discretion/diplomacy while acting to protect clients when necessary.
• Curious – Exhibit willingness to explore/reframe problems as opportunities, using good judgement to solve practical problems.
• Committed – Manage multiple priorities while taking initiative to achieve to desired results and outcomes.
• Accountable – Meet critical deadlines, while maintaining high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient – Undertake job duties with minimal supervision, using general office tools, including MS Office Suite and Teams.
• Resourceful – Accomplish tasks with available resources, stewarding CHS resources appropriately.
• Team Player – Collaborate and work well with colleagues, contributing to positive morale and spirit within the team.
• Coalition Builder – Establish internal and external connections to collaborate on shared goals.
• Inclusive – Interact effectively with others, being sensitive to differences in attitudes, styles, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Excellence-Driven – Is present and prepared, delivering high quality work.
• Leader - Exhibit a professional presence, demonstrating strong interpersonal and communication skills with unwavering Respect, I ntegrity and Dedication to the CHS mission.

All applicants are subject to background screening through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). For more information, visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Together, good can be done.