Child Life Specialist - Burn Center and PICU

About the role

The Child Life Specialist maximizes the physical and emotional health as well as the social, cognitive and developmental abilities of children, and minimizes the potential stress and trauma that children and their families may experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements comprehensive Child Life services.
• Provides preparation and facilitates adaptive coping strategies for patients and families for medical procedures and other health care experiences.
• Provides education and emotional support to patients and families; advocate and communicate patients'/families' needs to multi-disciplinary staff.
• Provides education related to child development and impact of hospitalization.
• Supervises and trains students and volunteers.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psych/social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
• Perform other related miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience in a clinical setting as a Child Life Specialist is preferred.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. Experience with Epic software or similar EMR software is preferred.

Qualifications

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life specialization, or related field is required; Master's degree is preferred.
• Certification: Certified Child Life Specialist within one year of employment is required. Current Health Care Provider BLS training is required.
• Internship: Completed a 600-hour clinical Child Life internship under the supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist.
• Relevant Experience: 0 to 2 years is preferred.
• Supervisory Experience: None.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software.
• Experience with Epic software or similar EMR software.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits will help you thrive personally and professionally.

Pay

FTE: 1.000000

Schedule

Status: Onsite