Child Life Specialist
Job Summary
Join Our Team at UNC Health Youth Behavioral Health as a Child Life Specialist! UNC Health Youth Behavioral Health (YBH) in Butner, North Carolina, is seeking a passionate and team-oriented Child Life Specialist to support our patients and their families.
Responsibilities
- Completes child life documentation per team guidelines.
- Manages daily caseload with efficiency and efficacy.
- Mets productivity standards per team guidelines.
- Evaluates patient progress towards treatment plan and responses to treatment interventions, adapts as necessary in compliance with team performance expectations.
- Designs treatment plans and individualized and/or group treatment interventions for assigned patient population to meet their treatment needs with teammates and other disciplines in compliance with team performance expectations.
- Provides clinical guidance and teaching for students and/or staff under the guidance of the clinical specialist or other subject matter experts.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, communicating about individual patient needs to inform child life interventions.
- Aids in the planning and coordinating of clinical programs in collaboration with the clinical specialist or manager.
- Plans for patient discharge and recommends continued service or aftercare in accordance with team performance expectations.
Requirements
- Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Child Life or a related field that meets the Child Life Council's recommendation for coursework concentration in Child Life, which includes an internship.
- Licensure/Certification Requirements: Certification by the Child Life Certifying Commission within six (6) months of hire. BLS within 3 months of hire date.
- Professional Experience Requirements: No prior experience required.
Other Information
Other information: This position is 40 hours/week, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend and holiday coverage requirements. Please note: This position requires satisfaction of the Child Life Certifying Commission’s coursework and internship requirements prior to the start of employment. This includes 600 child life internship hours under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
Legal Employer
STATE Entity: UNC Medical Center Organization Unit: UNCH YBH Recreational Therapy Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $23.24 - $33.41 per hour (Hiring Range)