Health Services Coordinator (Temporary)

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

The Health & Nutrition Coordinator position provides administrative support for health and wellness programming by delivering high-quality health, nutrition, and environmental health services to Bright Beginnings Head Start/Early Head Start programs. The position has the overall responsibility for supporting the following program components: Health, Nutrition, and Environmental Health. This is a temporary role that will begin in October 2025 and conclude in February 2026.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for the accurate input of all health, nutrition, and environmental health-related data and information into ChildPlus.Net and other relevant data programs and systems, including but not limited to health information for enrolled Center-Base and Home-Base children, Nurse Service Tickets, Nutrition Summaries, Screening Results, Immunizations, Well Child Exams, Child Health Assessments, Nutrition Assessments, Post-Partum Screening Results, Dental Home Verifications.
• Ensure the accuracy of calculations for Weekly Meal Counts and USDA Enrollment documentation and forms, and input mean count data into appropriate databases.
• Track all 45-day and 90-day health-related data for Center-Base and Home-Base children and compile monthly reports, including communicating with Home Visitors regularly about any missing, due, and/or overdue health information.
• Responsible for the input of all screening results for both Center-Base and Home-Base children, such as height/weight, vision, hearing, dental, and HGB/HCT results, including any sick notes and/or incident reports.
• Conduct regular inventory of health, environmental health, and nutrition supplies, including ordering departmental supplies, logging expenditures, and preparing and delivering supplies for classrooms and home visitors as needed.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all child health records, including filing, copying, and organizing child records and forms.
• Support the Health Services Coordinator with monthly and quarterly health-related meetings and events, including maintaining official meeting records (agendas, minutes, and training logs) and informing parents of meeting dates and events.
• Prepare written reports and documents for the Health Services Manager to include Health & Safety Screeners, the publication of health and nutrition newsletters, and health alerts to include delivering literature and essential health information and reminders to child mailboxes daily.
• Support Nurse & Nutritionist Consultants with program-wide projects and screenings as scheduled, including preparing and collecting consent forms, surveys, and health reminders, as well as preparing meeting spaces and materials.
• When necessary, support kitchen staff with meal coverage, deliveries, and environmental tasks as needed.
• Process and respond to all health and environmental service requests from staff promptly.
• Assist with year-round health initiatives and special projects, including but not limited to Children’s Dental Health Month; Go Women’s Healthy Heart Month; Bright Beginnings’ WIC Club, Health Services Advisory Council, and Asthma Club; Eat Right, Live Well Project; School Breakfast Week; and National Nutrition Month and Child Safety Month.
• Attend all required individual and team supervision sessions/meetings.
• Participate in all required professional development opportunities
• Maintain confidentiality of information at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
1. Mission and culture alignment;
2. Baccalaureate degree preferred in health administration, community health, or nutrition services. An associate degree may be substituted with a minimum of 2-3 years of experience in medical office, health administration, and/or community health experience and/or training.
3. Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills;
4. Ability to work independently;
5. Bilingual in Spanish or Amharic (speaking and writing) preferred but not required;
6. Ability to be prompt to all home visits and demonstrate deference for families;
7. Must have the ability to maintain a cooperative, diplomatic working relationship with co-workers, supervisors, families, and the community;
8. Must demonstrate flexibility in work settings, maturity of judgment, and ability to work collegially;
9. Must maintain current training and professional development credits current;
10. Strong computer skills with expertise in Windows-based programs, such as the Microsoft Office Suite;
11. Must have DC local and Federal criminal record clearance, Child Protective Register check status, and substance abuse testing; and
12. Documentation of Tuberculin-free condition and health screening on an annual basis.

Physical Demands:

• Be able to lift 25-50 lbs.
• Be able to walk, squat/kneel, sit on the floor, see, hear, and speak.
• Be able to raise objects from a lower to a higher location or move objects horizontally from one location to another.
• Be able to sit for extended periods in front of a computer.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)