Description

Position Data:

Title: Child Health Services Coordinator

Grade: E8a  Exempt ____ Non-Exempt  X

Reports to: Division Director

Basic Function or Position Summary:

Coordinates health services (including mental health, dental care and disability services) for children and families enrolled in Head Start, Early Head Start, pre-k and child care services. Salary $20.24 - $21.24/hourly 

Security Clearance:  Level 3 V,A,C,R

Requirements

Position Responsibilities and Specific Duties:

• Leads Division’s Health Advisory Committee in compliance with Head Start Standards.

• Ensures health and mental health services are offered to customers uniformly at all sites and in compliance with Head Start Performance Standards, OCFS regulations, and NYS Department Health regulations.

• Implements work plan and facilitates service outcome that foster positive health outcomes for children and families.

• Oversees development of day care center Health Care Plans

• Maintains division plans, procedures and protocols related to health services; proposes new division procedures and forms as necessary

• Assists in developing partnerships with local healthcare providers to facilitate positive customer outcomes.

• Ensures customer documentation is compliant with Head Start Performance Standards, OCFS regulations, and NYS Department Health regulations, including but not limited to

o Physicals

o Immunization records

o Health screenings

o Individual Health Care Plans

• Consults on IFSP’s and IEP’s for children with disabilities.

• Provides health education and information to parents on parental rights for children with special needs 

• Provides technical assistance, coaching, mentoring and professional development. 

• Provides coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance to health care staff and center directors

• Assists with providing and developing trainings and orientation to service area staff.

• For assigned child care center

o Provides oversight, review and approval of health records and health histories. 

o Develops and tracks health care plans, including special diets and medications. 

o Documents children’s incidents.

o Completes children’s screenings within 45 days of enrollment and initiates referrals for evaluation.

o Facilitates community referrals, including access to a medical home for children and families.

o Facilitates and coordinates services to pregnant women.

o When Center Director is not on-site, acts on their behalf in accordance with OCFS regulations

• Maintains training in compliance with OCFS regulations

• Participates in grant preparation as designated.

• Maintains current knowledge of and assures regulatory and procedural compliance. 

• Works with team on PR and recruitment strategies; community relations.

• Maintains current knowledge of and assures regulatory and procedural compliance. 

• Develops and keeps procedures and protocols current; implements designated management systems.

• Assists with providing and developing trainings and orientation for service area staff.

• Promotes agency wide integrated service delivery strategies.

• Participates on designated Coalitions.

• Fosters positive relationships with peers, funders, licensors, staff, subcontractors and community partners.

• Monitors identified service area budgets; assists division director to develop new or renewed budgets.

• Facilitates and participates in meetings as designated.

• Fosters ongoing, integrated, comprehensive service delivery model with other COI services.

• Coordinates designated functions of the MOU and MOA process.

• Facilitates standardization of systems and processes within service area and division.

• Utilizes CAPSYS, data, and other tracking and measurement tools to monitor staff performance and service area outcomes; drive improvement and response to need in service area

• Promotes positive agency, division and service area image

• Other duties as assigned.

Key Working Relationships:

A. Internal: Division management team, division health care staff members

B. External: Department of Health (state and county), school district personnel

Supervisory Scope:

A. Number of staff supervised: 0

B. Titles: N/A

Organizational Responsibilities:

• Adheres to all policies and procedures

• Gathers appropriate documentation and tracks outcomes

• Participates in organizational committee structures as appropriate

• Participates in organizational and divisional management systems

Knowledge, Skills Required:

• Nursing or Public Health degree required
• Current NYS LPN license required; Current NYS RN license preferred
• 3 years experience in child health or public health setting required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including computer expertise
• Strong instructional skills
• Strong organizational skills

Special Requirements, if any:

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
• Must be able to provide consistent even tempered customer service at all times
• Complete all OCFS requirements. 
• Valid Drivers license
• Reliable transportation
• Able to work occasional evenings