Legacy Health
Child Injury Prevention Health Educator
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
US-OR-PORTLAND
Job ID: 25-43556
Type: Regular Full-Time
Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Overview
Are you ready to share our mission of making life better for others? The Child Safety Program Technician provides system-wide support in the area of Child Passenger Safety (CPS).
Teamwork, respect and caring: These core values are even more crucial when working with children and their families. If you believe you embody these qualities, you may be a great fit for this position.
Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel is a regional center for the care of infants, children and teens. We offer unrivaled pediatric expertise in a state-of-the-art facility designed exclusively for children. From routine care to the most complex cases, pediatricians and families trust us to provide the most advanced medical and surgical care for kids.
Responsibilities
This position will provide injury prevention education and special needs transportation resources to patients at Randall Children's Hospital and the community as appropriate. Responsibilities include inpatient consultation for child passenger safety needs or trauma prevention, coordination of educational courses, virtual classes, or events on campus as well as in the community. Additionally, this includes collaboration with families to ensure proper use of car safety seats, Safe Sleep recommendations (reflective of current AAP recommendations), & delivery of home safety information and resources to families as needed. The employee will be responsible for complete and thorough documentation and tracking of all activity and results in program tracking and EMR. Serves as a practicing role model, consultant and liaison in child injury prevention & wellness topics for patients/families, staff and community. Provide monthly reporting identifying successes and challenges.
Qualifications
Experience:
Minimum 1 year experience in provision of community/health education.
3 years strongly preferred.
Education:
Completion of "Safe Travel for All Children: Transporting Children with Special Health Care Needs" training preferred.
LEGACY'S VALUES IN ACTION:
Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy's Values in Action.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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