About this role
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As a Patient Education Specialist, you’ll provide individualized educational instruction that helps patients maintain academic continuity during treatment or hospitalization. You’ll adapt curriculum, learning tools, and educational support to meet each patient’s cognitive, emotional, physical, and academic needs.
• Provides individualized instruction through bedside, one-on-one, virtual, and classroom-based educational sessions • Develops lesson plans and materials aligned with patients’ curricula, Individualized Education Programs, Admission Review and Dismissal plans, academic levels, learning styles, and physical or cognitive needs • Administers, reviews, and interprets neuropsychological, academic, behavioral, and learning-style assessments • Develops Individualized Education Programs and 504 accommodations for qualifying pre-kindergarten through high school patients • Recommends appropriate academic placement and collaborates with families to support school enrollment and instruction • Uses a variety of instructional strategies, including phonetics, multisensory learning, and repetition, to reinforce learning • Tracks and documents patient attendance, engagement, academic progress, grades, educational interventions, and goal achievement • Coordinates with home-school professionals to obtain assignments, books, materials, and expectations for completed work • Uses virtual learning platforms, SMART Boards, teleconferencing tools, and adaptive equipment to support engaging instruction • Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to align educational services with patient care needs • Educates school personnel and families about the impact of serious illness or injury on learning, academic programming, and psychosocial support needs • Develops and implements patient-centered educational, summer, supplemental, vocational, and quality-improvement programs • Maintains current knowledge of educational laws, advocacy strategies, and the impact of chronic illness and injury on learning
• Master’s degree in education, special education, or a related field required • Texas Standard Teaching Certificate required • Educational Diagnostician certification from the Texas Education Agency preferred, or Special Education Teaching Certification preferred • Three years of instructional experience, including interpreting neuropsychological evaluations, required • Three years of teaching experience in a hospital or specialized school setting preferred