Child care supervisor job description

We are looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.

We are looking for a full-time Child Life Supervisor to join our team at Riley! This role will be supervising our outpatient and ED child life team. You will work collaboratively with an already established, 4-person leadership team whose vision is to help our team grow through a strengths-based leadership approach.
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The Child Life Supervisor provides clinical leadership and supervisory guidance to the Child Life and ancillary staff who support child life programming. Serves as a liaison with volunteers, individuals, and groups from the community who wish to participate in or provide a positive patient experience that benefits children and families at Riley Hospital. Coordinates procedures and plans that enhance the health and social support to program participants and for assuring a comprehensive therapeutic program based on developmental theory and evidence-based interventions. Conducts evaluations, records evaluations in patients' medical records, and consults with physicians and staff.

Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development, Therapeutic Recreation, Social Work, or related field required.

* Requires a certification as a Child Life Specialist.
* Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.
* Requires experience working with hospitalized children or children with healthcare needs, experience leading therapeutic sessions with individuals and groups, and experience working with volunteers.

Safeguarding our patients and each other is an important part of how we deliver the best care possible to the communities we serve. As a condition of employment, IU Health requires all new hires to receive various vaccinations, including the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, barring an approved exemption. New hires will also be provided the option to submit proof of previous vaccination.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS) is seeking compassionate, committed, and culturally competent individuals who align with our mission of helping children and families in need with dignity, compassion, and respect to resolve life challenges. CYFS is one of central Illinois' largest, nationally accredited social service agencies, serving over 20,000 individuals in 37 counties. We are committed to supporting children and families who have experienced life-changing trauma, abuse and neglect, and other significant life challenges by providing strengths-based, family-centered, and trauma-responsive programs, services, and interventions. Join our team and help develop solutions for those who need them most.

DESCRIPTION of responsibilities:

• Direct or care coordinators in intake and assignment of new cases and supervisor work assignments.
• Review documentation in electronic record, assessment, treatment plans and clinical reports.
• Ensure care coordinators achieve productivity expectations and meets program activity expectations.
• Ensure care coordinators are maintaining approved client to staff ratios.
• Participate in the initial orientation, on-boarding, and training care coordinators and interns to the Care Coordination program per relevant Program policies and procedures. Ensure the completion of all required training for new staff/interns.
• Cultivate and support provider and stakeholder relationships on identified cases with timely communication, inquiry, follow-up and integration of information into the care plan.
• Oversight of care coordinators to ensure they are providing availability and access to a broad, flexible array of effective, community-based services and supports for children and their families.
• Oversight of care coordinators to ensure they are providing individualized services in accordance with the unique potentials and needs of each child and family, in a strengths-based capacity developed in partnership with the child and family.
• Attend in-services and child family team meetings.
• Oversight of care coordinators to ensure that services and supports include evidence-informed and promising practices and interventions supported by practice-based evidence, to ensure the effectiveness of services and improve outcomes for children and their families.
• Provide clinical supervision, direction, and leadership to staff, with frequency depending on care coordinator development and need. Supervision should be provided individually once weekly
• Meet for a minimum of three hours per month clinical supervision with Care Coordination Manager. Prepare for supervision as directed by supervisor.
• Ensure the review of incident reports by assigned care coordinator.
• Participate in evaluation and self-evaluation per Program policies and procedures.
• Maintain professional relationships with other CYFS program, as well as community agencies and organizations for appropriate referral effective case planning.
• Provide oversight for hiring, changes, and termination by assigned supervisor(s). Participate in or conduct second interviews of applicants for program positions when needed.
• Accurately and professionally represent the agency and program in all interactions with other agencies and providers at the local, regional, and state levels.

Benefits:

• Flexible Work Schedule, with the ability to work remotely on occasion
• Educational Reimbursement
• Competitive Compensation
• Opportunity for advancement
• Employee Assistance Program to help with Work-Life Balance and other potential well-being challenges
• Choice of 4 medical plans including PPO and high deductible plans with HSA
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k retirement plan with 4% employer match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Plan and Dependent Care Plan
• "Dress for your Day" Dress Code
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Accrual of 15 Vacation days and 8 sick days, plus 5 personal/wellness days
• Supportive atmosphere with the ability to be yourself while learning and developing

Required Qualifications:

• A Master's degree, highly preferred in social work or human service degree as per current DCFS licensing standards (Required)
• Two years' post-degree clinical experience in an agency setting (preferred)
• Must obtain and maintain IM+CANS certification. Must complete and maintain all required training and certification as required by HFS. Must complete training on the provision of supervision
• Completion of DCFS criminal background check (Required)
• Must be at least 21 years of age, obtain an insured vehicle, clean driving record, and three years driving record with a valid driver's license

For information on The Center for Youth and Family Solutions, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at or check out our video campaign .

The Center for Youth and Family Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

**Responsibilities**

This position is responsible for assisting the Manager/Director with department operations on the mental health peds units. This includes supervision of personnel and projects as delegated, including but not limited to human resources management, nursing practice, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, finance and other operational accountabilities. **This position could be a .5 - 1.0 FTE (40 to 80 hours per 2 week pay period).**

+ Partners with Manager/Director to supervise/manage day-to-day or shift-to-shift operations to ensure support of the mission, vision, values and goals of the organization.

+ Assists Manager/Director to plan, manage, coordinate and evaluate patient care activities including staffing, resource management, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, and financial management.

+ Prioritizes assignments to assure timely, productive, and efficient use of resources.

+ Assists NM to manage equipment inventory and supply management within operational budget.

+ Collaborates with Nursing, Provider leadership and other stakeholders to implement and evaluate standards of practice.

+ Collects and analyzes quality data and utilizes process improvement methodology to insure deliver of safe and quality patient care.

+ Assists with department change and acts a change agent in of system change, procedure change and process changes.

+ Demonstrates skills/abilities in provision of patient care

+ Ensures unit protocols, benchmarks, and hospital procedures are initiated appropriately.

+ Assists Manager/Director to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the quality improvement initiatives

+ Assists Manager/Director with human resources management to achieve quality service and positive employee relations.

+ Ensures compliance with organizational policies and procedures.

+ Advocates for patient, family and staff needs.

+ Drives improvement activities that promote patient centered care and positive customer experience.

+ Assists Manager/Director to ensure staff compliance in areas of job requirements, education and clinical competency.

+ Promotes a culture of high employee engagement, professional development, nursing education and research.

**Organization Expectations, as applicable:**

+ Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served

+ Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.

+ Communicates in a respective manner.

+ Ensures a safe, secure environment.

+ Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.

+ Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.

+ Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.

+ Fulfills all organizational requirements

+ Completes all required learning relevant to the role

+ Complies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and standards.

+ Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.

+ Performs other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor's degree in Nursing. If Master's degree is in nursing, Bachelor's degree in other area of study will be accepted

+ Current MN RN licensure

+ Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

+ Three years nursing experience, at least one of which in a formal or informal (charge, lead, preceptor) leadership role. Knowledge of patient population served in area of responsibility

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Master's degree in nursing, health care administration, business administration or related field

ANCC or AONL certification

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_Fairview Health Services (fairview.org) is an award-winning, nonprofit health system providing exceptional care across the full spectrum of health care services. Fairview is one of the most comprehensive and geographically accessible systems in the state, with 12 hospitals-including an academic medical center and long-term care hospital-serving the greater Twin Cities metro area and north-central Minnesota._

_Its broad continuum also includes 56 primary care clinics, specialty clinics, senior living communities, retail and specialty pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, rehabilitation centers, counseling and home health care services, medical transportation, an integrated provider network and health insurer PreferredOne. In partnership with the University of Minnesota, Fairview's 32,000 employees and 2,400 affiliated providers embrace innovation to drive a healthier future through healing, discovery and education._

**_Vaccination Update_**

_As part of our ongoing efforts to protect the wellbeing of our teams and to provide a safe and healthy environment for the patients and communities we serve, all Fairview employees will be required to receive both an annual flu vaccination and the COVID-19 vaccination series. Current employees must have completed both vaccination schedules on or before October 31, 2021.Beginning August 9, 2021, any new hires who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are required to receive their first dose prior to their start date and their second dose (if receiving Moderna or Pfizer vaccines) within 4 weeks of their start date. Annual flu vaccinations are also required before the employment start date for employees who begin employment during the flu season.Accommodations requests will be reviewed on an individual basis._

_EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status._

**Job Locations** _US-MN-Minneapolis_

**Posted Date** _4 months ago_ _(6/3/2022 10:19 AM)_


**_Profession_** _Patient Care (Non RN/LPN)_

**_Speciality_** _Nursing Leadership_

**_Department_** _Behavioral Admin_

**_Shift_** _day/evening_

**_Hours per 2 weeks_** _48_

**_Location_** _University of Minnesota Medical Center West Bank Hospital_