Education Liaison

Additional Information About The Role

St. Louis Children's Hospital is seeking an Education Liaison to provide direct instruction to patients in room or in a classroom setting, and collaborate with schools to ensure students are continuing their education while being cared for in hospital.

Schedule: M-F Day shift

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Assists school teachers in the delivery of educational services to hospitalized patients.Develops and provides education to students, educators and the community where necessary on behalf of the students to provide a successful school reintegration for the school aged patient. Position provides entry level case management activities for patients as they reintegrate into the school system

Responsibilities

• Consults with patients and their families to assess patient’s educational needs and provides educational services to patients while hospitalized.
• Coordinates with home school district to assure patient continues to progress in academics i.e. transmits and receives completed coursework from home school district and collaborates with school staff to assure students success.
• Participates in the development of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 Accommodation plans.
• Maintains follow up with schools and families to determine necessary accommodations to improve patients’ academic performance, attendance, social performance, to include tutoring, curriculum modifications etc.
• Assists in completing and facilitating required paper work , unique to each patient and school, between school, patient and medical team.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Education
  
  

Experience

• 2-5 years
  
  

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience
  
  

Licenses & Certifications

• Kindergarten/Elem Ed Teaching
  
  

Benefits And Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance
  
  

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