Child Development Specialist - Healthy Steps

University of Miami; United States; In loco; USD 48.000 - 62.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical benefits

Tuition remission

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Miami/UHealth, Department of Pediatrics, is seeking a full-time Child Development Specialist in Miami, FL. You will assess development needs, provide guidance to parents and educators, and support children with developmental challenges in a clinical setting.

The role involves evaluations, therapy, family coaching, and collaboration with pediatric staff. A bachelor’s degree and at least two years of relevant experience are required; strong communication and technical skills are

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols; adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

Mansioni

• Provides evaluations, reports, goals, direct therapy, and consultation services.
• Implements services and activities for children with developmental indicators.
• Delivers consultation services to parents, caregivers, teachers, and community specialists about client progress and recommendations.
• Assists children with physical, social, and behavioral needs.
• Maintains effective communications with parents.
• Preserves confidentiality while communicating with parents and other departments.
• Inputs patient data into appropriate computer systems in a timely manner.
• Adheres to University policies and safeguards assets.

Conoscenze

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Strumenti

Office software

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Miami/UHealth, Department of Pediatrics, has an exciting opportunity for a full time Child Development Specialist to work in Miami, FL.

The Child Development Specialist works with children, their parents, and educators in assessing a child’s development needs, deficiencies, and goals.

Moreover, this position offers parents and caretakers advice on how to best overcome the challenges presented by developmental issues.

Core Job Functions:

• Provides evaluations, reports, goals, direct therapy, and consultation services.
• Implements services and activities for children with a variety of developmental and diagnostic indicators.
• Delivers consultation services to parents, caregivers, teachers, and community specialists and professionals regarding client progress and recommendations.
• Assists children with physical, social, and behavioral needs.
• Maintains effective communications with parents.
• Preserves confidentiality while communicating with parents and other departments about individual children and family needs and progress.
• Ensures all licensing regulations are complied with at all times.
• Inputs patient data into appropriate computer systems in a timely manner.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions:

• Work in a pediatric clinic along with pediatricians and other medical staff
• Provide developmental guidance and parenting coaching to parents of young children, ages 0-3.
• Complete screening measures on regular intervals to assess for developmental delays, parenting stress, safety in the home, and maternal mental health, and other social determinants of health
• Conduct follow up virtual calls with families
• Make referrals for additional services as needed.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

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The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.