Healthy Specialist

At Evergreen and our affiliates, we value collaborative, down-to-earth individuals and encourage self-expression. We recognize that our diverse workforce allows us to provide culturally competent care to everyone in our community.

The Healthy Steps Specialist is responsible for comprehensive coordination of medical care (linkage to supportive services and retention in care) to improve health outcomes for patients of Evergreen Health Primary and Specialty Care. They will provide interventions, referrals, and follow-up for families and pediatric patients up to age 5. The Healthy Steps specialist will build strong relationships with families and providers to increase the efficiency of the medical system, and support team-based comprehensive care.

As part of the essential functions of this role:
The Healthy Steps Specialist:

• Conducts team-based well child visits with parents and their babies and young children with the physician/pediatric nurse practitioner
• Provides consultations with families with babies and young children regarding developmental and behavioral concerns such as sleep, discipline, picky eating, etc.
• Collaborates with Healthy Steps team to implement all core components of the program, including universal child development and SDOH screening, making positive parenting and early learning guidance information readily available to all practice staff, and adjusting workflows for optimal efficiency.
• Provides consultation to medical professionals and all practice staff re: early childhood development, infant mental health, and trauma-informed practice.
• Provides referrals and tracks follow-up, as appropriate, to help families make connections to key resources within the community.

Qualified candidate will have a master’s degree in social work, NYS LMSW license, with knowledge and experience in early childhood growth and development, parent-child relational health, infant and early childhood mental health, and/or family systems.

Job type:Full-time

Education/Experience
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Master’s degree in social work, LMSW license, and experience with early childhood growth and development, parent-child relational health, infant and early childhood mental health, and/or family systems required.

This position is posted with a salary range. The actual rate of pay offered will be based on a variety of individualized factors, including but not limited to a candidate’s skills, relevant experience, educational background, internal equity, and market considerations.

What Evergreen Health Offers You:

• Multiple comprehensive medical health insurance plans for you to choose from
• Dental and Vision coverage at no cost to you
• Paid Time Off package that equals 4 weeks of time in your first year