Child Fatality Review (CFR) is a process that works to understand child deaths
in order to prevent harm to other children. Local CFR teams are required by IC
16-49 in all Indiana Counties and the Division of DFP supports the teams through
coordination; working with community leaders to maintain and enhance their
review teams, developing partnerships with child health and safety
organizations; and implementation of CFR team recommendations in order to
prevent child mortality and morbidity.
The SCFRC will serve as one of three program liaisons--Northern, Central and
Southern-- for the Division of Family Health Data and Fatality Prevention (DFP);
and Indiana community stakeholders. The SCFRC will work in Southern Indiana, to
assist with monitoring the progress of the IDOH’s priorities and DFP’s
objectives, and assist with the creation and maintenance of CFR infrastructure.
This will include technical support of local CFR teams, building networks of DFP
partnerships and with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs.
The SCFRC will assist local CFR teams and community partners to promote
prevention messaging and practice throughout Indiana. This may include assessing
community strengths and identifying gaps in services, assisting with
collaboration efforts, and making recommendations to the DFP division director
for strategic program planning.
DUTIES
•Assist with the creation of an infrastructure and communication network for
fatality review teams
*Assist in the coordination of Child Fatality/Fetal-Infant Mortality meetings
*Assist with the administration of the electronic data collection system used by
the local CFR teams and the statewide CFR committee
*Assist in the coordination of the statewide CFR committee activities, meetings,
data collection and report assembly
*Establish collaborative relationships/partnerships with potential partners that
could include both
public and non-profit agencies as well as individuals within the community.
*Develop a regional training network to support and facilitate local and
regional initiatives in order to strengthen fatality review and prevention
efforts
*Assist with data collection through local fatality review teams and others
*Collaborate with DFP team members and participate in statewide reviews
*Assist with gathering and maintaining records
*Routine reporting of program activities
*Perform other duties as assigned
*Support and promote DFP initiatives
*Participate in activities of professional development, team building and self
care
DIFFICULTY OF WORK
This position requires significant attention to detail and the ability to work
with internal and external partners. The incumbent must also be able to resolve
problems, logically develop ideas, interpret policy, and have superb oral and
written skills. Because of the nature of the work, the incumbent needs to have
the ability to keep confidentiality. Incumbent will be indirectly exposed to
difficult subject matter including details related to child mortality.
RESPONSIBILITY
Because of the independent nature of the work, incumbent bears the
responsibility for maintaining a high level of work ethic, personal
accountability, and initiative. Incumbent also will represent IDOH/DFP to the
community partners and therefore has the responsibility to demonstrate
professionalism when working with communities. Incumbent exercises extensive
judgment and creativity to adapt agency’s goals and procedures. Incumbent must
develop programs and policies to handle new or unusual situations that impact
upon the program area and ultimately the entire agency. Incumbent investigates
and maintains comprehensive datasets of fetal, infant, and child death and
informs leadership about new deaths.
Inappropriate decisions or delays in completing assignments may affect federal
grant requirements and monetary disbursements. Releasing inaccurate or
confidential information to staff, the public, or other agencies can cause
potential loss of federal grant money, legal action, embarrassment to the
agency, and undesired focus of media's attention if statewide data do not meet
national standards and are therefore excluded from national statistical
publications.
PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS
Incumbent represents IDOH/DFP to numerous internal and external partners
statewide and advises Division Director on matters of major impact to ensure
conformity with agency priorities..A
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