Health Services Manager

CLACKAMAS COUNTY CHILDREN'S COMMISSION, INC.HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER GENERAL OBJECTIVE

To provide oversight of the Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities services for the Agency to ensure that appropriate services are delivered to enrolled children and families in accordance with Federal Head Start Performance Standards, Oregon regulations, and Agency policies and procedures; to lead and supervise Health Services Advocates and Mental Health Specialists.

Child Development Services Director

Health Services Advocates, Mental Health Specialists

Exempt;
Non-represented

• Provide overall supervision and coordination of birth to five Child Health, Early Childhood Mental Health, and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education services coordination in accordance with Federal Performance Standards, Oregon Pre-Kindergarten regulations, and Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care regulations.
• Manage and lead Health Services Advocates and Mental Health Specialists.
• Develop and maintain health, mental health, and disability component policy/procedures and systems to ensure efficient and effective service delivery to children and families.
• Work with the Child Development Services Director in overall component planning, problem solving, personnel issues, and decision-making.
• Collaborate with local Health Department officials to meet state or local requirements on communicable disease surveillance, exclusion, and notifications. Oversee communicable disease reporting/follow-up internally and with external partners.
• Use component data to inform changes to program priorities, develop training, and professional development activities for staff responsible for health, mental health, and disability component work, in alignment with the Agency’s Strategic Plan.

• Oversee and manage service delivery of all health, mental health, and disability information for Head Start and Early Head Start:
• Ensure that student health, developmental and behavioral screenings are completed within 45 days of program entry; health appraisals and oral health assessments are completed; and a health status determination is made within 90 days of enrollment for enrolled children; source of medical and dental care is established within 30 days of enrollment.
• Identify and monitor children with health concerns; develop written protocols/care plans using parent and health provider information; and train staff on implementation of individualized health care plans (if holding an active RN license). Ensure children with health care needs receive on-going support and care.
• Ensure system for implementing and monitoring child temporary illness exclusion.
• Ensure appropriate follow-up is completed in a timely manner for children with identified physical health, nutrition, oral health, mental health, and disability concerns, through procedures, practices, staff training, and ongoing monitoring.
• Collaborate with Home-Based Services to ensure at least one prenatal and one postpartum home visit within 2 weeks of newborn delivery are completed for expecting parents enrolled in Early Head Start.
• Identify and monitor children with special diet needs.
• Ensure obtainment and review of child health histories, nutrition assessments, health appraisals, well-child exams, and oral health assessments for enrolled children, and conduct follow-up assessments or health planning when indicated.
• Oversee and ensure monitoring of child immunization requirements and exclusions per state requirements.
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate data systems to track performance of health, mental health, and disability components in meeting Head Start Program Performance Standards and Oregon licensing…