Car Seat Education Consultant

Overview

Regions Hospital is hiring a Car Seat Education Consultant. Under the general direction of the Injury Prevention Program, the Car Seat Education Consultant provides education to patients in the inpatient and emergency department setting. The Car Seat Education Consultant makes assessments in person, providing education on car seats and roadway safety while demonstrating excellence, compassion, partnership, and integrity as part of the organization’s core values.

This includes but is not limited to best practices related to car seat selection, direction, location, installation, harnessing, next-steps, turn-around time, after-market products and safety in and around cars. The Car Seat Education Consultant is familiar with Minnesota seat belt and child passenger safety laws as well as other laws that promote roadway safety. The Car Seat Education Consultant discusses, collaborates and consults with the health care team members, making appropriate referrals and completes documentation in an accurate and timely manner.

The Car Seat Education Consultant performs related duties as assigned.

• Provide education on car seats and roadway safety to patients in inpatient and emergency department settings.
• Assess patients in person and apply best practices related to car seat selection, installation, harnessing, placement, and after-market products.
• Discuss and collaborate with health care team members; make referrals and complete documentation accurately and timely.
• Uphold the organization’s core values of excellence, compassion, partnership, and integrity.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Per Diem, Day/Evening

• Education:
  
  Completion of a two-year degree in a healthcare related field or education field with two years of work experience in the field of study.
• Experience:
  
  A minimum of six months experience as a child passenger safety technician or instructor providing community-based and/or clinical-based car seat education.
• Licensure/Registration/Certification:
  Current certification as a Safe Kids Child Passenger Safety Technician.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• Experience:
  
  At least 12 months experience regularly/actively providing child passenger safety education.
• Experience in education and/or patient care.
• Licensure/Registration/Certification:
  Current certification as a Safe Kids Child Passenger Safety Instructor.
• Completion of training in special needs (Safe Travel for All Children).

Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (0.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401k with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect first day of employment. We offer an on-site employee fitness center, an on-site physical therapy clinic for employees as well as an on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need.

We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions Hospital is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.