Car Seat Education Consultant

HealthPartners, Inc.; Minnesota; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthPartners is seeking a Car Seat Education Consultant to provide education on car seat safety in inpatient and emergency settings. You will assess needs, demonstrate correct installations, and collaborate with the health care team to ensure best practices and timely referrals.

You will also participate in NICU tolerance tests and community outreach programs. Minimum qualifications include a four-year degree or a healthcare/education degree with two years of related work, plus CPST

Qualifications

• Completion of a four-year degree or of a two-year healthcare/education degree with two years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Educate caregivers on child passenger safety based on age, height, and weight.

Skills

CPST knowledge

Caregiver education

Communication skills

Safety protocols

Teaching concepts

Team collaboration

Documentation (EPIC)

Education

Four-year degree

Healthcare/education associate with 2 years experience

Tools

N/A

Job description

CriteriaBased Job Description

JobTitle: Car Seat Education Consultant

Reportsto: Injury Prevention Supervisor

Job Code: 721334

Approvedby: Injury Prevention Supervisor

Department: Trauma Admin

ApprovalDate: December 2019; Update October 2022

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Completion of a four-year degree.

OR

Completion of a two-year degree in a healthcare related field or education field with two years of work experience in the field of study.

Experience

A minimum of six months experience as a child passenger safety technician or instructor providing community-based and/or clinical-based car seat education.

Licensure/Registration/Certification

Current certification as a SafeKids Child Passenger Safety Technician.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of current child passenger safety best practices, current position statement(s) from the American Academy of Pediatrics, crash dynamics, basic infant and child anatomy and physiology, basic and complicated installation or harnessing problem solving techniques.
• Awareness of emerging car seat technology, various seat types, and how to obtain the most current information.
• Demonstrated competency in child passenger safety with various car seat types, seat belt types, LATCH, alternative approved locking mechanisms or methods.
• Ability to stay within scope, educating based on best practice while adhering to manufacturer guidelines and requirements for both the car seat and vehicle.
• Ability to effectively communicate to all ages of caregivers and their companions.
• Knowledge of teaching and learning principles.
• Ability to provide a safe, hands-on learning environment for caregivers, in which they are the last to install the car seat and harness the child.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of patient care staff, non-patient care staff, patients, families, general public and external agencies.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks and prioritize appropriately.
• Ability to perform basic word processing on a computer.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to participate on an interdisciplinary treatment team.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

N/A

Experience

At least 12 months experience regularly/actively providing child passenger safety education.

Experience in education and/or experience in patient care.

Licensure/Registration/Certification

Current certification as a SafeKids Child Passenger Safety Instructor.

Completion of training in special needs (Safe Travel for All Children).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Identified as a Safe Kids Coalition child passenger safety coordinator and/or technician proxy.

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT

Under the general direction of the Injury Prevention Program, the Car Seat Education Consultant provides education to patients in the inpatient and emergency department setting. The Car Seat Education Consultant makes assessments in person, providing education on car seats and roadway safety while demonstrating excellence, compassion, partnership, and integrity as part of the organization’s core values. This includes but is not limited to best practices related to car seat selection, direction, location, installation, harnessing, next-steps, turn-around time, after-market products and safety in and around cars. The Car Seat Education Consultant is familiar with Minnesota seat belt and child passenger safety laws as well as other laws that promote roadway safety. The Car Seat Education Consultant discusses, collaborates and consults with the health care team members, making appropriate referrals and completes documentation in an accurate and timely manner. The Car Seat Education Consultant performs related duties as assigned.

MAJOR JOB DUTIES AND TASKS

1. Perform patient centered, safe, effective, timely and efficient child passenger safety education based on the specific needs of the pediatric/newborn populations served.

   (75%)

   1. Assesses, demonstrates and educates the caregiver(s) on child passenger safety based on the age, height, and weight of the pediatric/newborn patient on the assigned unit.
   2. Ensures education provided is following industry standard/best-practice and following manufacturer instructions.
   3. Ensures the caregiver(s) harnesses the child or demo doll in the car seat and installs the car seat into the demo vehicle chair or vehicle.
   4. Reviews details of car seats including known history, condition, labeling and recall status.
   5. Promotes child passenger safety best practice within established plan of care, including safe sleep, consulting with the clinical care team if medical conditions prohibit the use of a car seat per manufacturer instructions.
   6. Recognizes signs of high-risk problem areas and initiates referral to appropriate resources, including but not limited to the need for replacement car seat, age specific signs of abuse, etc.
   7. Utilizes EPIC to pull orders, initiate social work referral if needed, and document consult visit.
   8. Collaborate with charge nurse and clinical care team to prioritize patient list, independently initiate and conduct patient visits.

2. Provides consultation for Special Care Nursery/NICU car seat tolerance tests.

   (10%)

   1. Assist in the set-up of car seat tolerance tests, ensuring the test environment is set up per car seat manufacturer instructions with respect to selection, direction, location, installation and harnessing.
   2. Consult with the healthcare team with respect to best practice and additional support options.
   3. Provide harnessing and car seat recommendations to the clinical care team to help meet the needs of this special patient population, which may include providing low weight car seat options for use during tolerance tests.
   4. Communicate risks and documents any deviation from manufacturer’s instructions due to medical condition.
   5. Offer vehicle side car seat education for patients being discharged from the special care nursery/NICU.
   6. Ensures the caregiver(s) harnesses the child or demo doll in the car seat and installs the car seat into the demo vehicle chair or vehicle.

3. Participates in other duties as assigned as they relate to child passenger safety to include but not limited to.

   (10%)

   1. Inventory car seat par level and replace as needed.
   2. Support outreach events such as Meet the Midwives by being available to staff a booth and provide information/education.
   3. Participate in community-based car seat clinics as identified and needed for recertification or staffing support.

4. Participates in research/process improvement.

   (5%)

   1. Introduces and consents caregiver to survey process.
   2. Administers survey, ensuring accuracy.
   3. Ensures privacy and de-identification.
   4. Maintains confidentiality of study details as required, until data is published.
   5. Provides the critical care research center with research related data in a timely fashion.
   6. Participates in the publication process and presentation process of study results.
   7. Provides feedback on assists in the improvement of process and flow including time utilization, teaching tools being used and educational materials being provided to patients.

ORGANIZATION ALEXPECTATIONS

Values

All team members are expected to demonstrate our values:

Excellence: We strive for the best results and always look for ways to improve.

Compassion: We care and show empathy and respect for each person.

Partnership: We are strongest when we work together and with those we serve.

Integrity: We are open and honest, and we keep our commitments.

We are committed to living our values. That means our patients and families can expect certain things from each of us:

They can expect us to be their partner and treat them with dignity and respect. They can expect us to listen carefully and give good, timely information. They can expect us to provide affordable, coordinated, high quality care and services that are easy to find and simple to use. They can expect safe, clean spaces. And they can expect that we will do our very best to earn their trust by being open and honest, and keeping our word.

Additional Expectations

• Complies with safety instructions, observe safe work practices, provides input on safety issues and promotes a safe work environment.
• Maintains regular and timely attendance

• Protects confidentiality
• Demonstrates participation in and support of the organization's Corporate Integrity Program by participating in compliance-related education and training and complying with the organization's policies and procedures.
• Timely completion of all mandatory education and organizational requirements (i.e. licensure/certification, Employee Health and Wellness requirements, annual training, etc.)

POPULATION SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Demonstrates professional, respectful, culturally sensitive, and courteous individualized attention to patients and family.

Communicates effectively with patients, families and team members.

Integrates practices that supports patient safety and infection control.

Anticipates the needs of the population served as well as the unique characteristics of the communities served.

Provides a safe environment for the caregiver to make final choices.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

The car seat consultant must work with a high level of autonomy, while providing expertise to the patient and the patient’s care team. This person will be the primary resource for all things car seat related.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Stands and walks up to 6 hours daily while performing job duties. Bends and stoops while performing some of these same duties. May lift up to 30 pounds on a daily basis.

Must be able to manipulate the vehicle demo chair successfully through halls and in patient rooms.

Views a computer screen daily when reviewing patient charts and documenting and performing other computer related work activities.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Maybe exposed to hazardous substances, harmful physical agents, and infectious agents that exist in the patient care area. May be exposed to disagreeable odors. May work in a small space as a result of patient room configuration/limitation. May be exposed to various exterior environmental conditions if providing vehicle side education.

EQUIPMENT

Demovehicle seat, on wheels, car seats, pool noodles, receiving blankets or towels, computer, fax, printer, copy machine, phone or pager, and other office machines.