Health Coordinator (Early Head Start

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

• Competitive Pay
• Generous PTO
• 13 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and MORE

Meeting Street is currently looking for a Health Coordinator for 30 hours per week.

• Conduct home visits to assess and monitor the health, growth, and development of enrolled children.
• Provide health education to families, focusing on preventative care and addressing specific health concerns.
• Make referrals to healthcare providers and community resources as needed and follow up to ensure services are received.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date health records for all enrolled children, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with program standards.
• Enter and track health data in systems such as Kids Net and Child Plus.
• Assist with the preparation of required reports, including the Program Information Report (PIR).
• Participate in case conferences and multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for families.
• Work with staff to identify and address health-related needs impacting children’s development.

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law.

It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

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• A minimum of 1 year of experience working with infants, toddlers and families in an Early Childhood setting.
• Home visiting and or case management experience within a multidisciplinary team preferred.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education – Rhode Island Department of Health.
• CPR and first aid certifications or be willing and able to become certified.
• Early Intervention service is provided in the child’s Natural Environments, which include the home, childcare settings and the community or other immediate environments natural the child and family’s environment.
• Employees must have access to their own vehicle, with valid insurance and a valid driver’s license.
• Meeting Street will provide an agency smartphone to maintain communication with Clients and other Meeting Street employees.
• Able to get at child’s level, climb stairs, deal with weather conditions, lifting, bending, stooping.