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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8:30 am to 4:30 PM flexible schedule

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

71000 - 0850 Early Intervention

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Joining UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink (CHL) makes you part of a team doing work that is often life changing for those we serve. We provide high-quality behavioral health care services to individuals, couples, and families that is fulfilling both professionally and personally. CHL has been a leader in central and north Worcester County for over four decades in providing care to those facing mental illness, homelessness and substance use and recovery.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Provides education and guidance to families regarding individual children growth and development, health resources, and carries out service coordinator functions as defined by Early Intervention Standards.

•    Provides direct intervention services to children 0 - 3 and their families in natural settings.

•    Carries out service coordination functions when appropriate as defined by the Early Intervention standards.

•    Conducts evaluations and other assessments.

•    Develops and implements Individual Family Service Plans.

•    Assists in transition planning prior to discharge from the program.

•    Referrals to outside agencies as needed.

•    Maintains client records and other administrative duties according to DPH and Lipton Early Intervention policies.

•   Adhere and complete all CHL’s protocols, policies, and procedures.

•   Early Intervention services are provided both in-person and/or by Telehealth.

• Attends in-service education and professional meetings as required.

• Respects diverse views, approaches, and contributes to maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance towards all employees, clients, families, and visitors.

• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

• Ability to work independently and contribute to the overall success of the team.

• Flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills, verbal, written and communication skills.

• Maintains productivity standards according to the collective bargaining agreement.

• Demonstrates knowledge of medical issues to assist families regarding health concerns as they pertain to the development of their young children.

• Demonstrates knowledge of typical and atypical infant/toddler development in perceptual/fine motor, gross motor, cognition, language and communication, self-care and personal/social areas.

• Demonstrates the ability to support positive child and family development.

• Develops functional intervention techniques appropriate for infants and toddlers with atypical development.

Qualifications:

• RN - Registered by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

• CPR, First Aid

• DPH’s CEIS Certification or eligible for certification

• Current NPI or apply for NPI (National Provider Identifier number)

• Current valid US-issued drivers license and ability to provide a registered and