Child Passenger Safety Specialist

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

To implement and deliver Child Passenger Safety and Injury Prevention Education programs to families/care providers and staff. To proactively support the efforts that ensures delivery of safe patient care and services. To promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect. https://careers.choa.org/lp/What%20to%20Expect/2895392d3ba166e6/?locale=en_US

Requirements

• No minimum experience required
• Currently Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPS)
• Special Needs and Wheelchair Certification required within one year of hire
• Current and valid Georgia state driver’s license
• Demonstrated success in program implementation and delivery
• Demonstrated interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of computers and computer software programs such as Outlook, Access, and Microsoft Word
• Ability to deal with a very high volume of work; Must possess a high energy level for a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

• Two years experience as a Certified Passenger Safety Technician (CPS)
• Five years related work experience in program implementation and delivery
• Bi-lingual, English/Spanish

Responsibilities

• Implements and delivers quality patient and staff education following the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Child Passenger Safety Technician standards and the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines.
• Remains current on CPS issues, including conventional and special needs devices and vehicle occupant restraint systems.
• Correctly identifies medical conditions and procedures requiring special transportation devices.
• Contributes to developing and implementing hospital-wide safe transportation policies.
• Develops and distributes current, accurate patient education materials to families that are written at the appropriate reading level.
• Communicates and collaborates with Special Needs program staff and all other hospital staff as needed.
• Responds to discharge needs of families in a timely manner.
• Processes paperwork and enters data into the databases correctly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees