Truman Medical Centers, a two-hospital, 600-bed, not-for-profit healthcare system, is the largest and most comprehensive safety net healthcare provider in Jackson County and Kansas City, Mo. TMC serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy.
Our Hospital Hill campus is located in the UMKC Health Sciences District: a premier academic health district engaging in cutting-edge biomedical research and entrepreneurship, delivering state-of-the science health care, and educating the next generation of health care professionals. Recognized as a critical area resource for advanced specialized healthcare, TMC is constantly working to deliver the best possible medical care for our patients. Quality, innovation, teamwork and attention to detail are at the heart of all we do. TMC’s tagline is: “Better. For Everyone.” It is a simple statement, but it has profound significance. It is what we stand for, it is the focus of our work, and it is our promise to our patients.
The Community Health Nurse is responsible for identifying healthcare obstacles in the community, provide health education and promotes healthy habits; to encourage community members to take charge of their own health. Develops new models of healthcare delivery; reducing barriers to care through dynamic partnerships with a focus on health maintenance and illness prevention.
This position is also responsible for providing medical/health expertise to the Maternal and Child Health Coalition’s (MCHC’s) Kansas City Healthy Start (KCHS) program. This role will work to identify women at high risk for maternal mortality and infant mortality and those with gaps in care in order to assist in navigating them to the care needed to deliver a healthy baby. This specific role is grant funded, should funding for the grant cease, this position will be terminated.
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