Infant Development Coordinator

Infant Development Coordinator Apply! Apply! Position Details

Department: PCH-EV JV | Developmental Programs

Location: Gilbert

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Category: Nursing

Posting #: 1024480

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

This position coordinates and implements activities and functions of the Newborn Intensive Care Program by focusing on developmental aspects of infants growth and assisting parents and staff to increase their understanding of infant growth and development.

Position Duties

• Staff Development and Education
• Develops, conducts, and evaluates effectiveness of a variety of educational and in-service programs designed to meet family-centered, developmentally support care issues for staff in nurseries. Develops educational materials as needed.

• Assessment and Coordination of Developmental Care Strategies
• Collaborates with health care team to develop goals for care strategies designed to contribute positively to coordination of treatment objectives.
• Provides assessment of developmental needs of ill and preterm infants and their families. Assists families and staff plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate effectiveness of care strategies
• Regularly screens infants and families for developmental needs. Works collaboratively with members of patient care team and in partnership with parents to formulate individualized, developmentally supportive care strategies
• Regularly networks with colleagues at various levels to set the standard for defining and integrating a family-centered developmentally supportive care philosophy into care practice.

• Quality Improvement
• Participates in hospital and department operational and quality improvement initiatives. Proactively evaluates systems and assists to create and implement changes to increase and enhance the effectiveness of the operations.

• Maintains Clinical Competency
• Maintains professional and technical competency through regular participation in a variety of educational programs and in-services, reviewing relevant professional publication and materials, and participating in professional societies to ensure ongoing awareness and understanding of most current methodologies, practices, and philosophies as applied to patient care population.
• Regularly reviews research based literature to improve clinical care for specific clinical populations.

• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
  
  

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
  
  

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable
  
  

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Position Qualifications Please review the following qualifications and specify whether you meet each of the requirements listed.

Education Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

• Bachelors in Child Development, Family Studies, Nursing, or related field or combination of education and experience.
  
  

Required

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Experience Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

• Three years experience with early child growth and development, parent-child relationships, child health and family systems in a medical setting
  
  

Required

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• Two years experience with program supervision and program development
  
  

Required

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• Pediatric hospital experience
  
  

Preferred

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Additional Requirements Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

• NIDCAP certification
  
  

Required

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Certification / License / Registry Requirements For The Position

• Newborn Ind Dev Care OR NIDCAP within 2 years of hire - Required
  
  

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

• Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Reaching - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Sitting - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Tasting/smelling - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Walking - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Hazardous materials exposure - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Radiation exposure - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Toxic or caustic chemicals - Applicable
  
  

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