Patient Activity Specialist

Summary

Meets the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and families, in group and 1:1 situations, to reduce the stress and anxiety accompanying hospitalization and other health care needs.

Required Education

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent

Required Work Experience

• High School Diploma/GED and 2 years of relevant experience, or 4 years of experience in lieu of a diploma/GED.

Required Certifications

• N/A

Additional Information

• This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.
• CURRENT EMPLOYEES: Please apply via the internal career site by logging into your Workday Account (https://www.myworkday.com/archildrens/) and search the "Find Jobs" report.
• Work Shift: Variable
• Time Type: Part time
• Department: CC017220 Child Life, Education, and Creative Arts

Responsibilities

• Gathers information from nursing report and consultation with medical staff and shares findings with Child Life staff to assess needs of patients and families.
• Ensures patients and families receive appropriate developmental services with developmentally appropriate activities to assist patients and families with hospitalization in group setting and bedside including opportunities for medical and dramatic play and referrals.
• Maintains safe activity room with appropriate materials and supplies to make it conducive to play with documented attendance and interventions.
• Supervises, orients, and trains volunteers and Interns to provide quality interactions with patients handling in-kind donations.
• Provides positive, supportive, and cooperative attitude with customers and report suggestions for positive change.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• N/A

Skills

• N/A

Benefits

• N/A

Pay

• N/A

Schedule

• Variable