Health Specialist

Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc•Chicago, IL

3d•$40,000 - $40,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Specialist will assist in coordinating preventative health program/services for all children enrolled at partner sites and the ASM site. This role involves conducting routine in-person site visits, completing monitoring reports, and supporting partner site staff with data submission and referrals to community resources. The specialist will also manage first aid kits, conduct facilities checklists, assist with health action plans, and provide health and safety training. Collaboration with various stakeholders, including nurse consultants and site staff, is crucial to ensure children remain up-to-date on health requirements and that staff maintain necessary certifications and training.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Early Childhood, Special Education, or Behavioral Services from an accredited educational school.
Two years minimum experience working with infant/toddler and preschool children and families.
Transportation is required for this role.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must have a motor vehicle report acceptable to the agency’s insurance broker.
Must have verification of insurance on the vehicle.
Must be in compliance with background check requirements.
Must be in compliance with updated medical requirements.
Must be in compliance with all licensing mandates.
Demonstrates the experiences, beliefs, attitude and awareness that indicate cultural sensitivity to the client population served.
Ability to coordinate professionally and effectively with other team members, other Agency resources and outside services in addressing client needs.
Interpersonal Skills: Coordinate professionally and effectively with other team members, other agency resources, and outside services in addressing client needs.
Interpersonal Skills: Foster positive working relationships with our clients, community, funding sources and regulatory bodies.
Interpersonal Skills: Must work with other staff in a fair and honest manner while treating others with respect, compassion and understanding.
Communication Skills: Communicate effectively and clearly orally and in writing.
Communication Skills: Comfortable managing conflict across team members and delegating multiple perspectives.
Communication Skills: Provide regular supervision to staff which includes giving constructive feedback and acting as a system of support.
Communication Skills: Readiness to advocate for the needs of the children and families and other individuals served.
Organizational Skills: Ability to analyze trends, identify patterns, and suggest solutions while collaborating with a team.
Organizational Skills: Comfortable overseeing the work of other staff members and ensuring that all work is competent and completed in a timely manner.
Organizational Skills: Skilled in time management and specifically can balance one’s workload on top of monitoring the work of supervisees.
Technological skills: Skillful in navigating Microsoft Office and related technologies to communicate with team and work on paperwork and documents.
Technological skills: Willingness to learn and utilize new technologies.
Commitment to Mission: Comply with all Ada S. McKinley policies and procedures as outlined in the organizational operating procedures and human resources manuals.
Commitment to Mission: Participate in the Teamwork, Innovation, and Excellence initiative.
Commitment to Mission: Contribute to the One Ada Culture.
Commitment to Mission: Embrace and practice the concepts of a growth mindset.
Child Development & Youth Services Core Competencies: Adaptable: Adjust to new conditions, changes, challenges, and experiences.
Child Development & Youth Services Core Competencies: Communicator: Is understood by others (both verbally and in writing) and understands the ideas and perspectives of others.
Child Development & Youth Services Core Competencies: Uses a Growth Mindset: Embraces their potential to learn and grow and views successes and failures as development opportunities.
Child Development & Youth Services Core Competencies: Has Integrity: Honesty, trustworthiness, ownership, accountability, and respect are hallmarks of integrity.
Child Development & Youth Services Core Competencies: Collaborator: Cooperates and works well with peers, colleagues and team members by giving and receiving ideas, comments, and feedback with an open mind.

Responsibilities

Assist in coordinating preventative health program/services for all children enrolled at our partner sites and ASM site.
Conduct routine in-person site visits with assigned partner sites to ensure that Health & Safety components/goals are achieved twice a month and as needed.
Complete formal site monitoring reports and submit reports of any non-compliance to Director of Health & Safety as required and requested.
Support partner site staff with the submission and monitoring of all EPSDT data via CSD (electronic database/monitoring system): physical exams, well child exams, labs, dental exams, immunizations, vision and hearing screenings, etc.
Collaborate with partner site staff in referring parents and families to community partnerships to help access medical and dental homes and other resources.
Collaborate with community partners and establish partnerships for health, oral health, and WIC.
Review, replenish, and monitor center’s first aid kits.
Conduct quarterly facilities checklist in accordance with Health and Safety regulations per DFSS.
Assist with collection of referral packets and health action plans for children with health concerns. Follow up with families directly to ensure that the child has all necessary medical care and follow up care in place.
Assist in offering Health & Safety training for bus evacuations to partner sites.
Attending scheduled workshops, training’s, staff meetings, and all other work-related events.
Collaborate with ASM site, ASM staff, and Partner sites to ensure that all staff maintain a current CPR/First Aid Certification.
Provide partner sites with health and safety supplies as needed.
Collaborate with ASM staff, ASM site, and Partner sites to ensure that all staff receive annual trainings to including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Medication Administration, Bloodborne Pathogens, Mandated Reporter, and other required trainings.
Work in collaboration with nurse consultants to ensure that children remain up to date on all health requirements per EPSDT schedule.
Monitor and review child files to ensure that children are up to date by using a health tracking system and providing notices to families for expired information and/or follow up.
Provide internal/external training for health and safety as needed.
Document all incidents/accidents reported by sites and submit them to VP and Director of Health and Safety.
Ensure all partner sites have appropriate posters/certifications displayed (such as evacuation plans and emergency postings) in their designated areas per requirements of each center.