Why UnityPoint Health?
- Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
- Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
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- Responsible for coordination of referrals for the children and families served at the STAR Center.
- Assists families in overcoming barriers that prevent their access to treatment services.
- Ability to provide crisis counseling to support families, and coordinate additional referrals as needed.
- Responsible for the documentation and data collection in relation to patient connections to treatment services, Department of Human Services case outcomes, and prosecution outcomes for the 40+ county service area in Iowa.
- Assists in the development and on-going improvement of the STAR Center case tracking procedures to maintain Accreditation Standards of the National Children’s Alliance.
- Communicates effectively with law enforcement agencies, the Iowa Department of Human Services, and county attorneys on a routine basis to monitor the status of the pending child abuse case.
- Assists families in understanding the legal system in relation to the prosecution of child abuse cases, and connects families with victim advocacy programs and/or Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) within their communities.
- Markets programs by establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with appropriate multidisciplinary agencies and organizations.
- Coordinates monthly case review meetings. Successfully works with MDT partners to determine monthly case and attendance by MDT professionals. Successfully utilizes Problem Based Learning (PBL) model to promote constructive feedback and suggestions for next steps to be sure families’ needs are met.
- Coordinates annual training curriculum for MDT partners and community.
- Successfully identifies topics relating to child abuse issues, best practices, or new trends.
- Successfully dentifies expert speakers, both local and national, and coordinates training dates, locations, food, marketing, etc.
- Demonstrates ability to continually assess the need for new patient and family education materials and community resource lists.
- Presents to a variety of audiences regarding the service model and initiatives implemented through the STAR Center.
- Actively evaluates programs/presentations and assesses further needs to meet and maintain Accreditation Standards of the National Children’s Alliance.
- Assist with the organization and representation of BCH at a variety of community events.
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