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Arkansas Children's

Healthy Steps Specialist I

Arkansas Children's, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72208

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Time Type:

Part time

Department:

CC015042 Arkansas Children's Pediatrics - WLR

Summary:

Arkansas Children's Primary West Little Rock - Part-Time (20 hrs/wk) - Mon-Fri variable hours during weekday clinic operating hours

Additional Information The HealthySteps 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 HealthySteps 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.

Description

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 HealthySteps 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.

Arkansas Children's provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. Further, Arkansas Children's will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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