Registered Nurse – Family Advocacy Nurse (FAN)

Medical/Healthcare Fairbanks, Alaska


Description

Location: Fairbanks, AK (on-site)
 
Position offers:
  • 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
Requirements:
  • BSN
  • Registered Nurse (any state)
  • 2+ years community health or child-related medicine
Summary:
We seek 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. Requirements: Bachelor’s in Nursing, 2+ years of relevant experience, and BLS certification. Join us in making a difference for military families. Apply today!
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About the Role:       
  • We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) with experience in Maternal/Public Health to fill the role of the Family Advocacy Nurse (FAN)       
  • 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.
  • Provide supportive services and guidance in couples' communication, parenting education, parent-child interaction, bonding, and problem-solving skills.        
Daily duties include:       
  • 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
Requirements:       
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
  • 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. In-home visitation experience is a plus
  • BLS Certification (required to obtain prior to beginning employment)   
 
About CICONIX: CICONIX LLC is a Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in business advisory and technical assistance for military health programs. We value exceptional people, unwavering integrity, inclusive collaboration, and enduring impact.
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CICONIX, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. We E-Verify all employees.