Child Life Specialist

About the Role

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff, and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness, and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

The hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in all surveyed categories. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care professionals and hospital staff to provide optimal family-centered care.
• Provides child life services to patients and families as assessed and prioritized, including psycho-social preparation for hospitalization, procedures, surgeries, and/or other potentially stressful events.
• Actively contributes to the efficient operation of the Child Life Department, planning activities, special projects, meetings, and outcome measures.
• Increases awareness of child life services throughout the hospital by providing information about the services, role modeling, medical record documentation, and in-service education.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Life, Education, Life Science, or related field.
• Completion of a Child Life Internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Less than 2 years of experience in a related role.

Schedule

• Monday & Tuesday: 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
• Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available on the first day of the month after hire date.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition Assistance available on the first day.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off benefit combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.