Infant Development Specialist - Part-Time

La Rabida Children’s Hospital

Infant Development Specialist - Part-Time

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is hiring a part-time Infant Development Specialist for our Developmental and Rehabilitative Services Department in Chicago, IL.

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is the only hospital of its kind in Chicago. As an acute care specialty hospital, we focus on treating those with complex medical conditions, chronic illnesses, developmental disabilities, abuse and trauma. La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children battling the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head on.

La Rabida offers rewarding job opportunities across a wide array of clinical, administrative and support service functions. If you’re ready to work for an organization where caring is a way of life, you’ve come to the right place. Oh, and the lakefront views are spectacular too.

Job Summary:

Provide global developmental evaluations and therapeutic interventions to pediatric inpatients and outpatients, and their caregivers.

• Direct Patient Care (60% of time spent in billable patient care activities):
  • Select and accurately interpret formal and informal measures to assess patient’s overall developmental skills, as well as attachment relationships and caregivers’ understanding of their child's needs and development.
  • Maximize global development with focus on cognitive and social-emotional functioning of hospitalized children from birth to three years old with complex medical conditions
  • Develop and implement safe, meaningful and effective treatment plans based on clinical assessment; utilize relationship-based interventions appropriate to developmental level, with consideration of medical status, regulatory, sensory, and behavioral needs.
  • Engage caregivers in providing developmentally supportive care in preparation for successful discharge home, utilizing infant mental health informed practices
  • Provide center based developmental therapy through the Illinois Early Intervention program

• Collaborative interdisciplinary teaming (including medical team) regarding patient care
• Timely documentation required for regulatory and organizational compliance
• Opportunities for program development, education and training, and student supervision

What we need from you:

• MA, MS in Education or M.Ed.; Early Childhood or Special Education required
• Professional Early Intervention or 0-3 experience required; hospital experience preferred
• Illinois State EI Credential, or eligibility for same, required – familiarity with Illinois’ Early Intervention system and EI evaluators preferred
• Cultural competency training preferred
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with reflective practice preferred
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish and English)
• CPR required: Only certifications issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross will be accepted.

What you will receive:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan & Matching
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Free Parking
• Generous Continuing Education Time and Funds
• Weekly Individual Reflective Supervision and Monthly Group Reflective Supervision

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Conditions of Employment Required to demonstrate full vaccination status for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized or FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine; OR Qualify for a reasonable accommodation for an exemption from vaccine requirements based on a medical disability or because of a sincerely held religious belief. Additional information and instructions regarding how to request a reasonable accommodation will be provided on request at the time of selection.