Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) PRN

About the role

The Child Life Specialist position at Agape Care Group & Hands of Hope is dedicated to providing skilled social services to pediatric patients in the home setting. This role is performed in accordance with the physician's orders, plan of care, and is coordinated with other team members.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients to identify psychosocial, financial, and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical records, case conferences, team reports, call-in logs, and on-site evaluations.
• Makes the initial Child Life Specialist evaluation visit and re-evaluates the patient’s needs during each following visit.
• Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the Supervisor, the physician, and other personnel involved with patient care.
• Reports unsafe conditions and the outcome of each visit to the appropriate Supervisor by the end of the day.
• Implements the plan for patient safety, using the patient, family, and community resources.
• Participates in implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care and proper discharge planning.
• Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.
• Initiates and revises the Plan of Care in response to identified patient care issues.
• Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the plan of care, per agency policy.
• Incorporates patient care goals established in the plan of care, as evidenced by documentation in clinical notes.
• Performs appropriate skilled services/interventions in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician.
• Counsels and instructs patients and families in following the Plan of Care and meeting Child Life Specialist and related needs.
• Maintains communication with clinical staff providing updates and changes in schedules, patient data or needs, physician orders, or special instructions.
• Participates in patient care conferences offering clinical suggestions.
• Affirms the continuity of quality patient care delivered.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in relevant field and CCLS certification from the Child Life Council.
• Licensure: Current CCLS certification.
• Experience: 2 years Child Life Specialist experience in a healthcare setting.
• Skills: Child Life Specialist skills as defined by generally accepted standards, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal skills.