Family Centered Specialist
Children's Mercy KC•Kansas City, MO
•$28•Onsite
About The Position
The Family Centered Specialist provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments to families enrolled in Healthy Families Children's Mercy. The specialist also provides ongoing home-based parent education, support, and care coordination services to selected pregnant and postpartum women and their families, as assigned by the program. Home-based support may occasionally involve transporting families to health-related appointments, court appearances, treatment centers, and other service agencies in the specialist's staff-owned and insured vehicle. This position is onsite and is not eligible for remote work.
Requirements
- Master's degree in a human services field.
- 1–2 years of experience.
- Willingness to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine as a condition of employment.
- Willingness to provide immunization records and, if found non-immune or lacking the specified vaccination evidence, receive MMR, varicella, and/or Tdap vaccination, subject to medical or religious exemptions.
Responsibilities
- Conduct psychosocial assessments.
- Provide care management and supportive services.
- Mobilize resources and advocate for families.
- Participate as a member of the team.
- Provide home-based parent education, support, and care coordination to assigned families.
- Occasionally transport families to health-related appointments, court appearances, treatment centers, and other service agencies.
Benefits
- Benefits plans designed to meet the changing needs of employees and their families.
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Job Type
Full-time
