Healthy Steps Specialist
Company: Santa Rosa Community Health
Location: Perris
Posted on: January 24, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Summary:The HealthySteps Specialist is an early child
development expert who will join the pediatric primary care team at
Santa Rosa Community Health to provide interventions, referrals,
and follow-up for families with patients ages 0-3. Using the
evidence-based Healthy Steps model, the HealthySteps Specialist
builds strong relationships with families and providers to increase
the wellness of young children and their family by improving the
efficiency of the medical system and supporting team-based
comprehensive care.Specific Tasks/Duties include:Preventive and
Responsive CarePromotes HealthySteps within the practice to
families and providers. HealthySteps is an evidence-based model
focused on interdisciplinary collaboration and early intervention
to support social, emotional, and developmental health of young
children.Collaborates with the Primary Care Provider and
participates in Well Child visits. Focuses on monitoring
development, social-emotional functioning, relational health, and
providing anticipatory guidance.Conducts consultations with
families regarding development and/or behavioral concerns such as
sleep, positive parenting, picky eating, etc.Maintains a child
development support line and responds to and tracks call requests
within the designated response time.May conduct home visits and may
accompany families to key medical, specialty, and community agency
appointments as needed.May facilitate parent/caregiver
groups.Referrals and Community CollaborationsCreates and maintains
community resource directory/database. Provides referrals, supports
linkage, and tracks follow-up, as appropriate, to help families
make successful connections to key resources within the
community.Conducts outreach to SRCH Primary Care Providers and
community partners to share about HealthySteps, their role, and
receive information to support referrals, warm handoffs, and ensure
appropriate referral criteria is met.Participates (when
appropriate) in community-wide early childhood and/or mental health
meetings.Team-Based CareMaintains open communication with all
members of the primary care team.Works closely with pediatric
primary providers around care coordination, goal setting, coaching,
and education about key aspects of a child's development.Is an
active member of the HealthySteps Implementation Team and attends
regular team meetings.Works with administrative staff to ensure
scheduling of the HealthySteps Specialist's time in coordination
with provider visits (i.E., well-child visits).Engages in
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives to ensure the
HealthySteps model is delivered with fidelity.Collaborates with
HealthySteps implementation team to implement all eight Core
Components including universal screenings, making positive
parenting and early learning guidance information available, and
adjusting workflows for optimal efficiencyProvides consultation
and/or facilitates training to medical professionals and all
practice staff re: early childhood development, early relational
health/infant early childhood mental health, and trauma informed
practiceCaseload Tracking, Record Keeping, and ReportingMaintains
extensive databases required to meet HealthySteps fidelity metrics
including both internal and external referrals.Collaborates with
HealthySteps Implementation Team to complete required annual site
reporting to the HealthySteps National Office at ZERO TO THREE,
which may include analysis of both external database files and EHR
data reports.Documents all patient clinical activity and care
coordination in EHR.Tracks caseload to ensure capacity to deliver
the HS services within the risk stratified service delivery model.
This includes ensuring exit criteria is met and that families and
children are elevated to higher levels of care or referred to
community providers if needed.Professional Development
ActivitiesParticipates in HealthySteps training (Virtual
HealthySteps Institute)Participates in administrative and
clinical/reflective supervision meetingsMinimum
Qualifications:Education:Bachelor's degree in psychology, social
work, counseling, early childhood education, or related field, or
associate degree in similar field plus work experience.Master's
degree preferred.Infant-Parent Mental Health training/fellowship
preferred.Experience:Experience and knowledge about early childhood
growth and development, parent-child relational health, infant and
early childhood mental health, and family systems.Knowledge and
Skills:English/Spanish speaking bilingual fluency strongly
preferredExcellent oral and written communication skillsCommitment
to working with underserved populations in a community
settingEmpathic, supportive, and patientStrong motivational
interviewing skillsAbility to work with people of many backgrounds
and culturesAbility to take initiative and a willingness to
learnAbility to work well in teams and independentlyAbility to
collect and enter data for program management, evaluation, and
reporting purposes.Ability to use technology Excel, Word, Outlook,
etc.Ability to multitask and juggle multiple appointments and
conflicting prioritiesComfort with an open-door policy, potentially
frequent interruptions, and warm hand offsFlexibility in
communication: able to switch between being on the floor playing
with young patients and communicating with medical professionals
regarding mental health interventions in a professional, coherent,
and efficient mannerAbility to work with providers and colleagues
to define the appropriate patient population and develop process
for referralPhysical Requirements:While performing the duties of
this job, this position is frequently required to do the
following:Use standard office equipment and access, input, and
retrieve information from a computer. Use computer keyboard with
manual and finger dexterity and wrist-finger speed sufficient to
perform repetitive actions efficiently for extended periods of
time.Communicate effectively in person or via telephone in a manner
which can be understood by those with whom the person is speaking,
including a diverse population.Give and follow verbal and written
instructions with attention to detail and accuracy.Perform complex
mental functions and basic arithmetic functions; interpret complex
laws,regulations, and policies; collect, interpret, and/or analyze
complex data and information.Vision: see details of objects at
close range.Coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.Reach forward,
up, down, and to the side.Sit or stand for minimum periods of one
hour at a time and come and go from the work area repeatedly
throughout the day.Lift up to five (5) pounds.
Keywords: Santa Rosa Community Health, Perris , Healthy Steps Specialist, Other , Perris, California
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