Home Visitor - Ohio Help Me Grow Healthy Families America Program

 

40 hours/week, Monday-Friday 8AM to 5PM but hours vary based on participant family needs.

Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy. Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

 

 

Provides comprehensive community home visiting services, general child and family advocacy, case management, and evidence-based prevention support to women and their families as part of the Healthy Families America (HFA) program.

 

 

Essential Functions:

• Meets with families in their homes, identified community setting, or virtually online via telehealth. Implements appropriate interventions and services to families, providing education, support, and problem solving.
• Collaborates with families to develop service plans that incorporate their strengths, visions, goals, and priorities.
• Connects parents and children with the appropriate resources for their situation and assists with coordination.
• Educates families on expected developmental milestones for their child and routine medical and health services.
• Completes all required documentation and paperwork requirements in a competent, legible, and timely manner consistent with legal and agency policy or program mandates.
• Ensures confidentiality of clients and complies with related hospital policies, federal and state regulations, and established program guidelines.
• Completes routine screening with families using programmatic tools for monitoring of child development, perinatal depression, environmental safety, family violence, and adverse childhood experiences.

Education Requirement:

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Child Development, or related field, required.

Licensure Requirement:

State of Ohio licensure in social work or nursing (LSW, RN), preferred.

Certifications:

(not specified)

Skills:

• Working knowledge of child and family development and related concepts
• Working knowledge of community resources and social supports in the Franklin county and surrounding areas.

Experience:

• Two years of experience in social services, or related field, with an emphasis on trauma, preferred.
• Experience working with sexual victimization or domestic violence victims, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Cold Temperatures, Hot Temperatures, Working Outdoors

FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Computer skills, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Decision Making, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing – Far/near

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

(not specified)

 

 

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"