UAMS Kids First Clinic Director – Fort Smith
Location: Fort Smith
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Kids First
Are you passionate about helping young children thrive?
The Kids First Clinic Director provides leadership and oversight of the daily operations of a UAMS Kids First site. This role ensures high-quality care and services are delivered in alignment with the Kids First model, core values, and mission, while fostering a supportive environment for children, families, and staff.
Kids First is a compassionate, child-centered program dedicated to serving children with special healthcare needs, ages six weeks to five years. Within our pediatric day healthcare clinics, children with developmental delays and complex medical needs receive intensive, nurturing, and individualized early intervention services—laying the foundation for lifelong growth and success.
What You’ll Do:
· Continually monitors all aspects of clinic operations to ensure they meet program standards including, but not limited to: enrollment, facilities, curriculum, intake, transition, clinical services, and family centered care.
· Handles problems and seeks solutions in collaboration with program leadership when problems arise.
· Supports the UAMS mission as a liaison with the community and its medical, educational, and civic components.
· Develops annual plan for community involvement, outreach, patient recruitment, and contact with referral sources.
· Ensures expenditures are within established clinic budget.
· Makes recommendations for annual budget. Within authorized limits controls purchases, approves payments, assures accountability.
· Recruits, interviews, and makes hiring recommendations for staff. Sets clear performance expectations based on program model, evaluates, monitors, and manages performance of staff; including productivity.
· Ensures staff competence through verification of licensure, skills validation, and ongoing education.
· Communicates and collaborates with Kids First Leadership Team, other clinic directors, stakeholders, and public.
· Models UAMS core values and Kids First Guiding Principles in all aspects of role.
· Demonstrates positive concern for parents and families served.
· Supports staff in establishing good relations with parents/families.
· Maintains sensitivity and open communication with parents and family members, in compliance with principles of Family Centered Care.
· Ensures clinic provides opportunities for family engagement, education, and involvement in their child’s care.
· Anticipates problems and works to resolve differences through active listening, open communication and appropriate problem-solving skills.
· Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's Degree in early childhood, child development, or a related field from accredited college or university plus four (4) years of experience managing infant and toddler programs and/or directly supervising the work of others.
· CDA credential or Birth-PreK Credential, preferred.
· Excellent communication skills with children and adults.
· Must have valid Driver's License.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Understanding of early childhood curriculum and child development practices
- Ability to identify educational and developmental needs of children
- Positive relationship-building with families, staff, and professionals
- Commitment to providing compassionate, evidence-based care
Why Join Kids First?
At Kids First, you’ll make a lasting impact in the lives of children and families. Join a supportive team of professionals dedicated to helping every child reach their full potential in a safe, inclusive environment.
Apply Today!
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https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UAMS_All_Careers/details/UAMS-Kids-First-Clinic-Director---Fort-Smith_R0083078?q=kids
Pay: $60,000.00 - $67,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
