Child Life Resident, Spring 2027

Responsible for

• Patient/Family Assessment and Interdisciplinary Care
• Clinical Interventions
• Family-Centered Care

What You Will Do

• Patient/Family Assessment and Interdisciplinary Care
• Communicates plan to interdisciplinary team members and family
• Collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to provide optimal care and services
• Clinical Interventions
• Provides developmentally-appropriate education, procedural preparation, and support to infants, preschoolers, children, and adolescents as it relates to their illness and medical treatment
• Aids patients and family members in coping with the stresses associated with health care experiences
• Plans and implements developmentally-appropriate individual and/or group activities for infants, preschoolers, children, and adolescents to promote self-awareness, self-expression, understanding, development, normalization, and mastery
• Recognizes and addresses the importance of play and recreation in facilitating the child’s mastery and coping with the health care experience
• Provides a safe, developmentally appropriate environment and/or materials for patients and families
• Family-Centered Care
• Committed to delivering child life services founded on the principles of Family-Centered Care: Dignity and Respect, Participation, Collaboration, and Information Sharing
• Sets goals and judges results in accordance with the highest standards
• Provides care with sensitivity and respect

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Skills And Abilities

• Completed academic coursework requirements as outlined by Association of Child Life Professionals
• Baseline knowledge of infant, child, and adolescent growth and development
• Ability to perform work duties with support and guidance of supervisor, internship coordinator and other Child Life staff
• Demonstrates customer service and communication skills
• Ability to articulate factors influencing coping, as well as prioritize and complete duties in a timely and organized manner
• Work collaboratively and in a positive manner with others