Visitation Specialist | Family Visitation Center

Location:

Avera Family Visitation Center-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$18.00 - $23.50

Position Highlights

Hours: Monday and Tuesday from 9am - 2pm

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible to provide safe supervision during child-parent visitations and facilitate the safe exchange of children from one parent to the other. This position is also responsible for the safe transport of children as needed to and from supervised visitation appointments.

What you will do

• Observes and documents interactions between participating adults and children.

• Conducts interventions during visitation per the program guidelines to provide for the safety of all program participants.

• Completes forms and documentation including: Observation/Connection forms, cancellation of visits/connections, contact logs, incident reports, etc.

• Assures the safety of clients and staff by enforcing Agency policies.

• Accountable for review of client related documentation and distribution of documentation to applicable referral sources and/or others involved with the case.

• Assists with agency record keeping.

• Transports children in a safe and timely manner.

• Ensures proper use and adherence to child safety restraint devices and laws.

• Communicates with clients, children, and community professionals in a customer friendly manner.

• Assists in the general operations of development, billing, and scheduling when needed.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent

• South Dakota Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect background checks and maintain a record of no court findings, convictions, or substantiated reports of child abuse and/or neglect.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in a related field

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io .

At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.

The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Additional Notices:

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Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.