Review Coordnator

Technical Support For Southern Indiana Child Fatality Review Teams

Provides technical support of local Southern Indiana Child Fatality Review teams, building networks of partnerships and with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs.

The Division of DFP believes in community, equity, inclusion, creativity and innovation. We are passionate, dedicated and inspired by what we do. We treat each other with honesty and respect and work to build long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with our federal, state and local partners.

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.

Champion an equity-driven approach to program improvement 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 have represent IDOH/DFP to the community partners and therefore has the responsibility to demonstrate professionalism when working with diverse 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.

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 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.