Health Services Assistant - SHORE UP! Inc.
Salisbury, MD 21804
About the Job
Job Summary:
To assist Health Supervisor in monitoring and/or data analysis , training, policy and procedure development and daily administration of child/family/staff health, nutrition, and mental health services and education. Assist the Health Supervisor in creating and maintaining collaborations with community partners and health providers. Work in cooperation toward common goals with all other component areas (Education/ Disabilities, Family Services, etc.) within the Early Head Start/ Head Start program.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Provide direct support for Dental Prevention within Early Head Start/ Head Start centers
- Assist with providing appropriate community health information and referrals for children/staff/ families.
- Assist in responding to requests (phone, e-mail and written) from staff related to child health needs/concerns
- Assist in the development and distribution of written and web based materials for children/staff/ families within the areas of (health, fitness, safety, nutrition, preventive health education, and mental health awareness)
- Assist health supervisor with data collection and data entry related medical & dental home, medical and dental follow-up, and child health conditions, etc.
- Assist family service staff in submission of child health forms to health care providers and monitor their completion.
- Review/ evaluate children immunization and health records throughout the year
- Assist with staff trainings within the areas of (health, fitness, safety, nutrition, preventive health education, and mental health awareness) as well as record keeping of CPR/First Aide training dates
- Work with staff on filing and record keeping of electronic health records
- Review/ evaluate children milestones within the agency database
- Assist with creation and maintaining of MOUs and partnerships within the community
- Perform other duties as requested
Compliance and Tracking
- Assist health supervisor with developing and maintaining written policies and procedures
- Ensure health services materials are tracked and accounted for
- Utilize Agency data base along with excel spread sheets to monitor site and program wide compliance deadlines for 45 & 90 Day screeners
- Perform other duties as requested
Committees/ Planning
- Attend meetings, trainings and professional development activities as needed/ requested by supervisor
- Assist with Health advisory board and policy council
- Perform other duties as requested
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, skills and/ or abilities required
- High School diploma / General Education degree (GED)
- Microsoft office skills within (word, excel, publisher, power-point, one note, share points, etc.)
SHORE UP! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
For more details, visit our website at: https://shoreup.org/employment/join-our-team/
To apply, submit resumes and applications to resumes@shoreup.org. Here is the link to our employment application: https://shoreup.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Employment-Application.pdf
About SHORE UP! Inc.:
SHORE UP! Inc. is a private, non-profit Community Action Partnership* located in Salisbury, on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore. Formed in 1965, SHORE UP! has been serving low-income and disadvantaged persons on the Eastern Shore for over 50 years. SHORE UP! is an acronym for “Self-Help on Rural Economics and Urban Problems.” Our agency’s main focus is to help people reach economic self-sufficiency.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Students and alumni will be accepted and assigned to job opportunities and otherwise treated without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability, as well as other classifications protected by applicable state or local laws.
Source : SHORE UP! Inc.
