Child Life Specialist III- Pediatric ED

What We Offer

This position may be available for relocation assistance.

Department: Pediatric EDSchedule: Full time, M-F 8a-4:30pLocation: Presbyterian Medical Center - Charlotte, NC

Remarkable Care. Remarkable Careers. Why become a team member at Novant Health?

• Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers By State for 2022
• One of the nation’s 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review
• Recognized as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
• One of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities
• One of the Best Places for Diverse & Women Managers to Workby Diversity MBA Magazine
• Top ratings in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group
• Quality and safety recognition from CMS

What You'll Do

The Certified Child Life Specialist III assists with the mentorship and clinical supervision of child life teammates and serves as a preceptor to new teammates. The Certified Child Life Specialist III supervises students, contributes to student program development and coordinates student programming as needed. The Certified Child Life Specialist provides departmental and interdisciplinary education, and coordinate clinical program development.

Yearly competency verification must be performed to maintain Certified Child Life Specialist III status.

What We're Looking For

• Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Recreational Therapy, Psychology, or related field, required. Graduate Degree, preferred.
• Experience: 5 years, required. A total of 10,400 hours as a Certified Child Life specialist or 8,320 hours with a Master’s degree, required.
• Licensure/Certification: Certification - Assoc of Child Life Professionals, required.
• Additional Skills (required): Meets child life competencies and other skills/activities in accordance with the job description. Maintains The Association of Child Life Professionals membership. Participates in child life departmental meetings and other related functions. Serves as a role model for peers; precepts and orients new staff. Sits on an approved committee or workgroup through Novant Health, The Association of Child Life Professionals or a local Child Life association. Administers initial competencies to new staff. Provides departmental and interdisciplinary education. Develops and coordinates new clinical programming. Participates on research working groups. Presents at conferences/publishes on topics relevant to Child Life. Assists with competency development. Plans and facilitates staff team building activities. Leads clinical supervision when Lead CLS is unavailable. Ability to drive/travel to multiple facilities/locations as needed.

Why Choose Novant Health?

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.