Child Life Specialist (Full-Time)

Responsibilities

• Affirms psychosocial and developmental needs of pediatric patients and develops care accordingly.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team rounding on assigned units.
• Educates families about the patient's developmental and coping responses to illness and hospitalization.
• Provides individual and/or group support for children and adolescents inpatient and outpatient.
• Provides Child Life Services to patient and family members in accordance with the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP).
• Maintains records of practices and tracks trends for reporting as requested.
• Works in collaboration and communicates with the treatment team to enhance care to patients.
• Supervises volunteers, child life assistant or activities assistant.
• Supervises child life students in accordance with department, educational site and ACLP standards.
• Maintains child friendly and safe playrooms as designated.
• Participates in team programming, i.e. task forces and committees within department or hospital.
• Assists with Child Life and CH Foundation events.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
• Communicates with the patient, parent and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Provides education about child life services to team members.
• Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Child Life or related field.
• Completion of Child Life Internship.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office platforms.
• Certified Child Life Specialist (preferred).