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Public Health Home Visitor Orientation Checklists
Hello and welcome to Nurse Home Visiting in Oregon!
This document is meant to help guide you as you begin your role as a
home visitor for the Babies First! and/or CaCoon program(s). During the
first month, it is recommended that you focus solely on orientating to
the program(s). Do not plan on taking on any clients during your first
month.
There is a lot of information throughout this orientation; be kind to
yourself and take it slow. Ask questions when you have them.
The first month has the most learning to complete; we recommend not
enrolling clients on your caseload during this time. Month two and
month three will build on the first month orientation.
Remember that learning does not stop after you complete this
checklist. Plan regular and reoccurring time in your schedule to stay
up to date on best practice, and plan to attend the monthly
community of practice meetings.
Home visiting is important work that can change the course of a life. We
are excited to have you as part of the team and we thank you for making a
commitment to children and families in Oregon!
The sections are color-coded for easy reference.
Month One
Month Two
Month Three
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Month One
Foundations
Ensure your supervisor has updated new staff here: submit your workforce updates.
Review the Babies First!/CaCoon Manual
Reach out to your State Nurse Consultant to get signed up for:
o Basecamp
o B1st!/CaCoon Orientation Webinar Series (December or June)
Sign up for The Essentials of Home Visiting by filling out this form.
Complete Self-Assessment of Learning Needs
Locate and Review Resource Materials:
o Your local Employee Handbook
o Nursing Clinical Guidelines
o Documentation Checklist
o Your local Home Visiting Safety Protocols
Review Oregon Home Visitor Core Competencies
Review the CHW Guidance (Babies First Manual, Appendix D)
If planning on entering directly into THEO
o Download and complete the THEO User Account Request
o Email this form to THEO support: [email protected]
Shadow at least one home visit for each program in which you work
Babies First!
Complete Home Visiting During Pregnancy Self-Paced Course
Complete ASQ Best Practice Self-Paced Course
CaCoon
Review the CaCoon Program Standards
Read this overview about children and youth in Oregon with special health care needs
Email occyshn@ohsu.edu to request free access to the Supporting Families:
Navigating Care and Services for Children with Special Health Needs Course
This course provides the fundamentals of partnering with Oregon families so they can get what they
need for their children’s health and development, and completing it is a critical part of the CaCoon
orientation. It may take 8+ hours to complete. Please make sure to download the Resource Guide after
completing the course for future reference
Read the Disability Etiquette Guide
Read this article on Disability Justice and Anti-ableism
Safety
Watch the Home Visitor Safety video
Review the Oregon Home Visitor Safety Guide
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Family Centered Care
Complete Building Relationships with Families Self-Paced Course
Read The Changing Role of the Modern Day Father
Equity
Sign up and take this free Cultural Competency Course
Watch the video Implicit Bias, Ethics Unwrapped
Read Racial Equity and Public Health
Take The Racial Bias Test
Read How Unexamined Biases in Decision-Making Processes in Clinical
Interactions can Contribute to Health Care Disparities
Create a NCTSN Account and take Learning Center Course: Attachment Vitamins:
Interactive Course on Early Childhood Attachment, Stress, and Trauma - Lesson 9:
Cultural Considerations When Working with Early Childhood Mental Health
Local
Get to know these resources in your community. Consider visiting in person and/or calling so
you can see what it is like for your clients to visit/call.
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Alcohol and drug recovery
Childcare Services
Coordinated Care Organization(s) (CCO)
Dental Providers
Developmental Disabilities Services
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special
Education (EI/ECSE)
Employment assistance
Food Stamps/WIC/Food Pantries
Housing/Rent Help
Labor & Delivery/Birth Centers
Medicaid transportation and other transportation
options (bus, etc.)
Mental Health Services
Obstetrics Providers
Other Home Visiting Programs (Health Families,
Family Connects, Head Start etc.)
Other Public Health programs (Addictions
Services, HIV Alliance, etc.)
Parenting Classes/Teen Parent Services
Pediatric Providers
Primary Care Providers
Resale/thrift stores (Habitat for Humanity, etc.)
Social Security Office
School Nurse(s)
Smoking cessation services
(Tobacco Quit Line)
Specialty Providers
Speech and Occupational/Physical Therapy
Providers
Support for those experiencing Intimate Partner
Violence
Vision Providers
Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Violence, Abuse, Substance Use
Read Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women
Watch the Mandatory Reporting video
Review “What can you do about child abuse?”
Watch the Nadine Burke Harris TED talk on ACES
Create an Institute for Advancement of Family Support Professionals and
Complete the Why Screen Women for Substance Use, Intimate Partner
Violence, Mental Health and Perinatal Depression? course
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Trauma-informed Care
Read Trauma Informed Care: What is it and Why it is Important
Complete Impact of Trauma Self-Paced Course
Infant Health and Nutrition/Breastfeeding
Review Stanford Medicine Newborn Education Photo Gallery
Read Skin Care for your Baby
Read Amount and Schedule of Formula Feedings
Review Current AAP Guidelines on Breastfeeding
Read Making Milk Expression Work for You
Read The Period of Purple Crying
Parent-Child Relationship
Log into your NCTSN Account and take Learning Center Course: Attachment Vitamins:
Interactive Course on Early Childhood Attachment, Stress, and Trauma Lesson 2: The
Importance of Child-Parent Relationship
Complete Foundations of Infant Mental Health Self-Paced Course
Safe Sleep
Read slide show of webinar on Safe Sleep: Safe Sleep
Read Promoting Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep Guiding Conversations with Families
Social Determinants of Health
Watch Social Determinants of Health: Claire Pomeroy at TEDxUCDavis
TCM
Watch TCM 101 Video
Reach out to your State Nurse Consultant to get signed up for TCM 201 Training
(January or July)
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Public Health Nurse only
Review the Oregon Nurse Practice Act on the Oregon State Board of Nursing Website
Review Quad Council Coalition Community/Public Health Nursing [C/PHN]
Competencies
Review ACOG Postpartum Toolkit
Watch Newborn Physical Exam (Please note this is a more in-depth assessment than
may be necessary for all clients)
For B1st!: Watch an overview of general obstetrical assessment considerations in 1st,
2nd and 3rd Trimesters
For B1st!: Review Nursing Management During Pregnancy, Chapter 12 from Maternity
and Pediatric Nursing, 3
rd
Ed.
Watch Infant Virtual Assessment Video
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Month Two
Foundations
Schedule a Zoom meeting with Nurse Consultants for Babies First! and
CaCoon to discuss ongoing training needs and continuous improvement of
your practice (optional)
Review Infant Mental Health Association Reflective Supervision Toolkit
Violence, Abuse, and Substance Use
Complete Domestic Violence Self-Paced Course
Complete Substance Abuse Self-Paced Course
Watch the Substance Use MIECHV Presentation
Equity
Watch Camara Jones’ TED Talk or read her journal article Levels of Racism: a
Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale
CaCoon
Familiarize yourself with services of and many resources available on the Oregon
Family-to-Family Health Information Center website. Bookmark webpage for future
reference.
Download and save the Birth Anomalies Support and Information for Families
Document
Read the Planning for Health Emergency: Toolkit for Families of Children with
Special Health Needs
Familiarize yourself with the HERO Kids Registry
Download the CYSHN Care Map (and print copies for families as needed)
Review the Health Related Services Guide for CCOs
Review the Accessing Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Services guide
Ensure you know how to contact the OHA Ombuds program
Review and download the Social Security Starter Kit. Families will need this to apply
for SSI Disability benefits.
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Month Three
Foundations
Sign up for a Workday Account:
o Review Job aid: Create a Local Agency Staff Workday Learning account
o Review Workday Learning webpage
o Reach out to [email protected] if you have any issues
Infant Nutrition/Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding
Complete WIC Breastfeeding Level 1 on-line modules
Maternal Mental Health
Video on Maternal Depression Screening (PHQ-9): Part 1
Video on Maternal Depression Screening (PHQ-9): Part 2
Social Determinants of Health
Watch Building Resiliency Through Co-Regulation in the Face of Human Fragility
Early Hearing Detection
Watch EHDI Video
Watch Karl White TEDTalk (2012)
Child Safety
Watch Video on Injury Prevention
Equity
Read the article Racism is Undeniably a Public Health Issue
Read the article Programs work from within to prevent black maternal deaths
Choose at least one Anti-Racism Scaffolded Resources to review
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CaCoon
Familiarize yourself with OCCYSHN’s Shared Care Planning website
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Watch the Shared Care Planning 101 Video
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Review the Shared Care Planning Handbook
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Download the Shared Care Plan Template
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Familiarize yourself with Family-Centered Shared Care Planning
Assessment (FCSCPA) Tool
Watch Shared Care Planning 102: Health Care Transition Video
Familiarize yourself with A Family Toolkit: Pediatric-to-Adult Health Care Transition
Download and save this Transition Planning Checklist
Familiarize yourself with the Sidney and Lillian Zetosch Fund
Familiarize yourself with the ACCESS program, and use the website to determine if a
team is working in your county
