What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Support Specialist position at Yavapai Regional Medical Center?
At Dignity Health, living our values means bringing passion into action every day. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center (DH-YRMC), now part of CommonSpirit Health, is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including network-wide opportunities to advance your career.
- Our exceptional benefits package includes:
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible scheduling
- Career growth opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Relocation assistance for eligible positions
What started as a simple community hospital, is today a state-of-the-art healthcare system with two acute care hospitals, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, outpatient health and wellness centers, cardiac diagnostic centers, and outpatient medical imaging centers.
As you build your career at DH-YRMC, you’ll find Prescott is an inspiring place to live, work, and enjoy the outdoors.
- It is an inviting community with bygone charm and modern amenities.
- Local residents enjoy four spectacular seasons, while the area offers nearly year-round sunshine for any outdoor adventures.
- The carefree, relaxed lifestyle offers short commute opportunities, so you can focus on your career and your family.
Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center extends this feeling with a strong sense of family, security, and belonging. Our compassion and commitment to quality care have earned awards, such as the Stroke Care Excellence Award (2022), Neuroscience Excellence Award (2021, 2020), and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Awards (2020, 2021) and have placed us at the top of the charts in community and nationwide in healthcare. Come experience the incredible quality-of-life that Dignity Health-YRMC and Prescott have to offer! #hellohumankindness
- Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!
Responsibilities
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Provides support to families with children prenatal through five years of age who have been identified by assessment as having multiple risk factors that could increase risk of possible child abuse or neglect. Families receive support services largely through home visitation prenatally and/or at the birth of their child through year five. Important aspects of service include parent education, developmental assessment, role-modeling, knowledge of and referral to community resources, advocacy, emotional support and record keeping.
Qualifications
Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree in Education, Child Development, Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice or any mental health or health-related field
- One year of experience in a Human Service field with experience in child development, mental health, education or social work
- Demonstrated commitment to primary prevention
- Demonstrated ability working with families
- Ability to effectively utilize community resources
- Ability to listen in a non-judgmental manner to discuss and resolve problems, while providing emotional support
- Positive role-modeling and teaching skills
- Ability to exercise flexibility and patience
- Must be able to utilize a team approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing providing excellent customer service
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and handle multiple priorities/tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Must possess a valid Arizona Driver's license, provide proof of automobile insurance and have reliable transportation to make home visits
- AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card
- Basic computer literacy
- AHA BLS
Preferred
- Spanish language skills
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
Pay Range
$22.35 - $30.73 /hour
Salary : $18,000
