Community Outreach Specialist - Pediatrics - Car Seat Safety - Part time

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** How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:
** The Community Outreach Specialist I represents Carilion in outreach activities coordinated with community partners and other departments of Carilion Clinic.
Provides evidence-based health education in the hospital and in a variety of community settings served by Carilion Clinic. Collaborates with other health care professionals to provide evidence-based guidance in support of health promotion and injury prevention.

The Community Outreach Specialist I:
* The Community Outreach Specialist provides car seat safety assistance to parents and caregivers in the hospital setting and at community outreach events.
* Educates on a variety of injury prevention topics through daily hospital rounding and staffing community events.
* Evaluates outreach activities and provides pertinent feedback to leadership regarding outcomes, including efficacy and relevance. Provides suggestions for new services and changes in current practice to ensure alignment with departmental and organizational goals.
* Represents Carilion Clinic through positive interactions with the community and media.
* Provide timely, accurate information to increase awareness of injury prevention according to demonstrated knowledgebase.
* Promotes a safe, professional, team-oriented work environment with a focus on service excellence.
* Focuses on injury prevention and awareness in the community.#
** What We Require:
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* Education:

** High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required.

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* Experience:

** 1 year of professional experience required.

** Licensure, certification, and/or registration:
** Valid Virginia Driver's License. Car Seat Safety Technician certification required within 6 months of hire. Certification assistance provided by Carilion Children's.

** Other

Minimum Qualifications:

** Must be service-oriented and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Requires the ability to educate clients of any age or SES level on health issues; demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide educational components, knowledge of principles of growth and life span development, assesses specific participant information to identify risk factors. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications highly desirable. Must be capable of working independently with minimal supervision and possess decision-making skills based on expertise and judgement.

This job description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.