Children's Wisconsin · 4 months ago
Project Coordinator Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expChildren’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. The Project Coordinator will coordinate work around grant objectives, provide training and referral services, and act as a consultant to healthcare practices to improve care for children with special health care needs.
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Responsibilities
Acts as a Regional Center consultant to healthcare practices and systems interested in medical home quality improvement. Actively works to increase capacity of these practices to provide a medical home for children with special health care needs through one-on-one meetings, trainings and phone consultation
Support regional quality improvement grantees focused on shared plans of care for children with special health care needs in collaboration with the Wisconsin Statewide Medical Home Initiative in collaboration with CHAW Project Manager (Medical Home)
Promote, arrange, and lead trainings and presentations on the topics of medical home and youth health transition for families, community, and health system partners
According to Alliance of Information & Referral Systems best practice standards, provides information, referral and follow up services to families of CYSHCN birth to 21. In addition to best-practices, adheres to grant required protocols and documentation
Champion the importance of medical home to community partners including local public health department and community agencies to promote care coordination within and across systems
Participate in Case Review meetings to ensure best-practices within in the team regarding delivery of service coordination and information, referral and follow-up
Actively maintains a working knowledge of a broad range of community agencies, systems, and regulations critical to the health and well-being of children with special health care needs and their families. Provides consultation to providers and professionals working with these children and families in the area of government, community, and other system supports
Leads the development and organization of Regional Center resources in the area of health benefits, waiver programs, and special education
Participates in outreach strategies targeted at engaging families, health systems, and community partners
Recruits and supports potential grantees across an eight county region interested in medical home quality improvement grants. Outreach and partnership building focuses on impact to underserved populations
Complies with all State data collection, documentation and program evaluation requirements
Qualification
Required
2+ years of related experience, preferably in healthcare, public health, social work or nonprofit agency Required
Strong interpersonal communication abilities, including effective public speaking experience and excellent writing skills
Excellent customer service skills with a strong desire to solve problems and work with others
Self-motivated individual, and simultaneously an enthusiastic and collaborative team member
Excellent computer skills and well-versed in the Windows environment, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
Preferred
Associate's Degree Preferred or
Bachelor's Degree Preferred
Personal and/or professional experience working with or parenting a child with special healthcare needs Preferred
Experience with collaborative efforts at the statewide or community level, and understanding of related public policy and system efforts Preferred
Demonstrated success cultivating and sustaining partnerships and relationships among diverse organizations or groups preferred
An understanding of the factors impacting racial and ethnic disparities in health preferred
Knowledge of quality improvement tools and methodologies preferred
Knowledge of some of the regional and state resources for CYSHCN 0-21 to include health benefits, Katie Beckett, waivers, educational law, school based services, parent support networks, and community agencies providing a variety of supports to children with special health care needs across southeast Wisconsin
Company
Children's Wisconsin
The Childrens Hospital Research Institute is a research institute dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Gil Peri
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Jason Jarzembowski
Chief Executive Officer
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