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Family Navigator

Child Health Specialty Clinics

1 Positions

ID: 27999

Posted On 01/30/2023

Job Overview

Family Navigator

100% position for Child Health Specialty Clinics, University of Iowa, located in Dubuque. The
Behavioral Health Coordinator (Family Navigator) partners with families with a child with a
serious emotional disorder to identify and prioritize family needs, identifies and facilitates access
to community services; provides emotional supports and promotes family strengths and
advocacy skills. Requires being a parent/primary care giver for a child/children with serious
emotional disorder. For additional details, requirements or to apply, visit our website at:
http://jobs.uiowa.edu and reference positing #22006397. The University of Iowa is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and
will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race,
creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related
conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S.
military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.

Primary Contact

1667225448832

Karen Sypherd

HR Coordinator, Human Resources

319-356-1453

Phone

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Fax

karen-sypherd@uiowa.edu

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Job Details

Categories

Human and Social Services

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Company ID

23526

Job REQ #

# Positions

1

Start Date

20230130

End Date

20230228

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About the Company

Child Health Specialty Clinics (CHSC) is a community-based public health agency serving Iowa children and youth with special health care needs. Approximately 145,000 Iowa children and youth (20%) have a special health care need often requiring services and supports from many different providers and specialists. These include:

  • Chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes
  • Behavioral or developmental disorders like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism
  • Complex medical diagnoses like genetic disorders or intellectual disabilities

CHSC partners with families, service providers, communities, and policy makers along with the Iowa Departments of Human Services, Public Health, and Education. CHSC has a network of regional centers and satellite locations across Iowa employing over 100 public health professionals, clinical providers, and family navigators.

CHSC operates under a System of Care approach to services for children and youth with special health care needs that recognizes the importance of family, school, and community, and seeks to promote the full potential of all children and youth. CHSC administers Iowa's Maternal and Child Health Title V Program for children and youth with special health care needs in partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health.

CHSC is overseen by the University of Iowa Division of Child and Community Health and part of the Carver College of Medicine and the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics.