Pediatric Support Specialist
About The Position
As the Pediatric Support Specialist for Swope Health, you will be apart of a team of care givers that provide care for the families in your community that need it the most. The Pediatric Support Specialist provides a variety of direct services to Pediatrics clients designed to maintain the client in the community. You play a vital role in helping chidden and their families with resources to face various social, emotional, and health-related challenges. If you have a passion for helping others, this is the role for you! Primary Functions: Assessing and monitoring an individual’s adjustment to community living. Providing individual assistance to individuals/families in accessing a variety of public services including financial and medical assistance and housing, including assistance on an emergency basis and directly helping to meet needs for food, shelter and clothing. Assisting the person/family to access and utilize a variety of community agencies and resources to provide ongoing social, educational, vocational and recreational supports and activities. Interceding on behalf of individuals within the community-at-large to assist the person in achieving and maintaining their community adjustment. Assisting in creating personal support systems that include work with family members, legal guardians or significant others regarding the needs and abilities of an identified person. Providing support to families in areas such dissemination of information, linking to services and parent guidance. Initiates other reports and records as required. Screen families for Social Drivers of Health using standardized tools such as the PRAPARE form Completes all documentation required for successful reimbursement of services and maintains clinical documentation that meets Health Center and payer requirements. Successfully meets productivity requirements established for the position. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field (psychology, nursing, sociology/social work, counseling, child development)
- Patience and ability to establish rapport with this population.
- Flexible schedule and transportation.
- Knowledgeable about diverse clientele.
- Ability to assess clients’ daily level of functioning preferred.
- Ability to write clearly and distinctly.
- Knowledgeable about community resources.
- Knowledgeable about establishing rapport with clientele.
- Knowledgeable about crisis prevention.
Nice To Haves
- LMSW or LCSW preferred.
- Ability to assess clients’ daily level of functioning preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assessing and monitoring an individual’s adjustment to community living.
- Providing individual assistance to individuals/families in accessing a variety of public services including financial and medical assistance and housing, including assistance on an emergency basis and directly helping to meet needs for food, shelter and clothing.
- Assisting the person/family to access and utilize a variety of community agencies and resources to provide ongoing social, educational, vocational and recreational supports and activities.
- Interceding on behalf of individuals within the community-at-large to assist the person in achieving and maintaining their community adjustment.
- Assisting in creating personal support systems that include work with family members, legal guardians or significant others regarding the needs and abilities of an identified person.
- Providing support to families in areas such dissemination of information, linking to services and parent guidance.
- Initiates other reports and records as required.
- Screen families for Social Drivers of Health using standardized tools such as the PRAPARE form
- Completes all documentation required for successful reimbursement of services and maintains clinical documentation that meets Health Center and payer requirements.
- Successfully meets productivity requirements established for the position.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Days Off beginning at 15 days annually, effective the first day of employment
- Eight annual company-paid holidays
- One annual paid personal day
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
