Health Services Director

Health Services Coordinator

Responsible for managing, planning, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive health/dental, environmental safety, and nutrition programs for children and their families enrolled in the HS-EHS program. Responsible for working collaboratively with parents, staff, and the larger community in the delivery of health services to the children, parents, and staff. Responsible for extensive record keeping, organizing, problem solving, time management, interpretation and communication of complex regulations and medical data and terminology.

Our Culture: Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

Essential Functions: Identify health, dental, emergency, and nutrition service resources within the community; ensures all these services are included in the Community Resource Directory; and, helps parents, as needed, in securing a source of accessible health care for their families. Ensure that all enrolled children are up to date on a schedule of age-appropriate preventive and primary health care within four weeks of child\'s entry and as services become due. Monitor the ongoing health status and needs of enrolled children by ensuring the completion of daily health checks, the administering of medications per the agency\'s policy and doctors\' orders, the implementation of the program\'s Short-term Exclusion and Readmission Policy and other procedures as needed. Work collaboratively with parents to arrange any needed medical, dental, or nutritional examinations and immunizations, keeping in mind parents work schedules. Obtain informed signed parental consent and release of information for all mental health, health, dental, and nutritional services provided to children by the program or its contracted service providers; encourage parental presence and participation at these health services; and informs parents in writing of the results of all services. In collaboration with parents and other staff, develop a written follow-up plan and arrange re-screening, further diagnostic testing, examination, and treatment for each child found to have medical, dental, or nutritional problems. Maintain detailed, accurate, up-to-date, and confidential records including child health files, health services tracking system, and documentation of all activities; develop and submit timely reports of component service provision and activities for director, PC, Board, and others as required. Maintain strict child, family, and staff confidentiality always.

Qualifications: Education: NHSA Basic Health Services Credential required or acquired 9 months from date of hiring. Credentials as a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse or a bachelor’s degree in public health, Nursing, Health Education, Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition, Health Administration with emphasis in Early Childhood. Experience: Experience providing health services to programs serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Experience organizing and managing multiple responsibilities under pressure and documenting extensive information. Experience working with low-income and migrant families. Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred. See complete job description when applying.