Infant Development Specialist

Phoenix Children's Hospital

  • Gilbert, AZ
  • 5 days ago

    Highlights

    Maintains professional and technical competency through regular participation in a variety of educational programs and in-services, reviewing relevant professional publications and materials, and participating in professional societies to ensure ongoing awareness and understanding of most current methodologies, practices and philosophies as applied to patient care population. This position implements and coordinates comprehensive family-centered, developmentally supportive programs for infants at risk for neuro-developmental delay to ensure coordination and integration of services from birth through discharge from nurseries.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationGilbert, AZ

    Description

    Position Details

    Department: PCH-EV JV | Developmental Programs

    Location: Gilbert

    Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

    Category: RN Professional Admin

    Posting #: 1066040

    Employee Type: Full-Time

    Position Summary

    This position implements and coordinates comprehensive family-centered, developmentally supportive programs for infants at risk for neuro-developmental delay to ensure coordination and integration of services from birth through discharge from nurseries.

    Position Duties

    • Assessment and Coordination of Developmental Care Strategies
    1. Collaborates with the health care team to develop goals for care strategies to contribute positively to coordination of treatment objectives.

    2. Provides assessment of developmental needs of ill and preterm infants and their families. Assists families and staff to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate effectiveness of care strategies.

    3. Regularly screens infants and families for developmental needs. Works collaboratively with members of patient care team and in partnership with parents to formulate individualized, developmentally supportive care strategies.

    • Staff Development and Education
    1. Assists in planning, implementing and evaluating effectiveness of a variety of educational and in-service programs designed to meet family-centered, developmentally supportive care issues for staff in nurseries.
    • Maintains Clinical Competency
    1. Maintains professional and technical competency through regular participation in a variety of educational programs and in-services, reviewing relevant professional publications and materials, and participating in professional societies to ensure ongoing awareness and understanding of most current methodologies, practices and philosophies as applied to patient care population.

    2. Regularly reviews research based literature to improve clinical care for specific clinical populations.

    • Quality Improvement
    1. Assists in maintaining the overall integrity of nurseries` developmental care program through appropriate use of research and clinical quality improvement projects as requested by the Coordinator.
    • Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

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