Child Life Assistant

About the role

The Child Life Assistant promotes normal development and positive coping for patients and families in the hospital environment through providing therapeutic activities tailored to meet each patient and family's needs. This position collaborates with child life specialists, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team to provide play opportunities at the bedside and in the playroom. This position also facilitates donations and material management work throughout the campus.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes knowledge of hospital policies and critical thinking skills to maintain a safe environment in the playroom by monitoring general health needs.
• Responsible for evaluating environment for safety that aligns with the hospital quality goals.
• Recognizes when there is an issue and collaborates with child life or nursing as appropriate for additional support.
• Escalates medical, safety, or customer service concerns to healthcare team members and leadership for support and follow up.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with members of the healthcare team to meet care plan goals.
• Provide interdisciplinary team member education on safe utilization of toys, equipment, and play spaces.
• Collaborates with child life specialist/colleagues for weekly thematic programming recognizing diverse holidays and events and promoting opportunities for new experiences.
• Provides toys and activities that are appropriate for a wide developmental range of children at bedside, in clinic, playrooms, camps, support groups, or special events.

Requirements

• At least 1 year job related experience required
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Some college coursework in child development preferred

Benefits

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement