Healthy Specialist

overview

arkansas children's is a tobacco free workplace. Flu vaccines are required. Arkans children's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. this position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.

current employees: please apply via the internal career site by logging into your workday account and search the "find jobs" report.

work shift: day shift

time type: full time

department: cc015042 arkansas children’s pediatrics - wlr

pediatrics little rock (primary care) clinic - mon-fri 8:30a-5p - bachelor’s degree required in related field (such as but not limited to early childhood education, social work, etc.).

the healthy steps specialist i is an early childhood development expert who will join the pediatric primary care team at arkansas children’s to provide interventions, referrals, and follow-up for families with patients ages 0-3 for social, emotional, and behavioral issues. The healthy steps specialist i builds strong relationships with families, providers, other multidisciplinary team members and partners to increase the efficiency of the medical system and support team-based comprehensive care.

required education: bachelor’s degree in a related field of study.

recommended education:

• promotes integrated behavioral health and evidence based pediatric intervention within the primary care practice to families and providers. Participates in team based visits. Maintains a child development support line and responds to/tracks call requests.
• coordinates medical, specialty, and community agency appointments as needed. Provides referrals and tracks follow-up to help families make successful connections to key resources within the community. Participate in community-wide early childhood learning collaboratives or work groups.
• facilitates healthy steps model of care delivery by collaborating with clinic staff and providers. Engages in continuous quality improvement (cqi) initiatives. Maintains open communication with the primary care team and provides consultation and/or facilitates training to medical professionals and all practice staff.
• maintains all data and records required to meet metrics including both internal and external referrals. Collaborates with implementation team to complete required annual site reporting.

documents all patient clinical activity and care coordination in the electronic medical record. Tracks caseload to ensure capacity to deliver services within the risk-stratified service delivery model.

• occasional travel
• performs other duties as assigned.