Child Life Specialist, Surgery

What We Offer

• Department: Surgery
• Schedule: Full time, M-F 6:00a-2:30p
• Location: Presbyterian Medical Center - Charlotte, NC

About the Role

The Child Life Specialist I assesses the emotional, developmental, educational, and diversionary needs of hospitalized children and coordinates therapeutic interventions to address the medical, procedural, surgical, and diagnostic experiences of patients and families. This position also plans and implements programs and services to meet the needs identified for assigned clinical population and the child life department, which may include supporting children affected by the hospitalization of an adult. Promotes and practices the delivery of high-quality family centered care and services for patients and families. Participates in the education of the multidisciplinary team on child life strategies for providing optimal care for pediatric patients and their families. Arranges visits with schools and other communication organizations to provide education about a patient’s disease, treatment plan and/or limitations.

Responsibilities

• Affirms the emotional, developmental, educational, and diversionary needs of hospitalized children
• Coordinates therapeutic interventions to address the medical, procedural, surgical, and diagnostic experiences of patients and families
• Plans and implements programs and services to meet the needs identified for assigned clinical population and the child life department
• Supports children affected by the hospitalization of an adult
• Promotes and practices the delivery of high-quality family centered care and services for patients and families
• Participates in the education of the multidisciplinary team on child life strategies for providing optimal care for pediatric patients and their families
• Arranges visits with schools and other communication organizations to provide education about a patient’s disease, treatment plan and/or limitations

Requirements

• Completion of Child Life Internship, required
• Certified Child Life Specialist or will have completed child life cert. within 1 yr of hire or within 2 examination cycles, required

Qualifications

• Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, required. Bachelor's Degree in Child Development or related field. Graduate Degree, preferred

Skills

• Assesses the emotional, developmental, educational, and diversionary needs of hospitalized children
• Coordinates therapeutic interventions to address the medical, procedural, surgical, and diagnostic experiences of patients and families
• Plays a role in the education of the multidisciplinary team on child life strategies for providing optimal care for pediatric patients and their families
• Arranges visits with schools and other communication organizations to provide education about a patient’s disease, treatment plan and/or limitations

Benefits

• 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

Pay

Novant Health offers competitive compensation and benefits packages.

Schedule

Full time, M-F 6:00a-2:30p