Child Life Specialist II - Anc Child Life

Summary

The Child Life Specialist II demonstrates progressive skill and knowledge of the therapeutic process of working with children and families; evaluating their development skills and psychosocial needs and providing them with a variety of appropriate and purposeful medical play and developmental experiences that will elevate their quality of life during the health care visit and enhance their personal development. Facilitates child life advocacy through collaboration with other health care providers. Serves as a leader in the department.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an accurate account of patient contacts and other related productivity information
• Evaluates Child Life Programming in collaboration with the Manager
• Assesses the patients and families to include development, family stressors, impact of procedures, diagnosis, and health care; identifies complex needs for child life intervention
• Documents observations of patient and family and patient response to interventions
• Supervises and guides interns, volunteers, and students in their Child Life learning experiences to include lectures, patient assignments, performance evaluation, and references, with direction from the Manager
• Facilitates child life advocacy through collaboration with other health care providers
• Orders and collects needed materials and equipment to support the therapeutic and educational activities within budgeted guidelines and in consultation with the Manager
• Serves as a resource to patients, families, and other healthcare team members regarding services available through child life and the community
• Implements planned and purposeful play activities /interventions which are supportive of the child's needs during the health care visit
• Observes and interprets the child/family's response to health care and illness

Requirements

• Education/Skills: Bachelor's degree in Child Life or a related field is required. Master’s degree in a related field is preferred. Under the supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist, must have completed a 600-hour child life internship.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years paid experience as a Certified Child Life Specialist.
• Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications: Must maintain Child Life Certification. BLS certification is preferred. BLS certification is required within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Bilingual – English/Spanish is preferred.

Skills

• Collaboration with other health care providers
• Leadership in the department
• Interpreting the child/family's response to health care and illness
• Implementing planned and purposeful play activities /interventions
• Ordering and collecting needed materials and equipment
• Resource to patients, families, and other healthcare team members
• Supervising and guiding interns, volunteers, and students

Benefits

• N/A

Pay

• N/A

Schedule

• Varies

Contact Information

Christus Children's
333 North Santa Rosa Street
San Antonio, TX  78207