Job Overview:
A Child Life Specialist is a trained healthcare professional whose role is to improve patient and family centered care while reducing the stress and anxiety that can be associated with hospitalization.
Essential Duties:
- Plans activities and interventions to aid pediatric patients in coping with hospitalization
- Assists patients in the continuation of normal growth and development during hospitalization
- Uses appropriate teaching materials to prepare children/families for procedures and hospitalization
- Makes appropriates referrals to outside organizations
- Describes sensory experiences, sequence of events timing and duration of procedures in developmentally appropriate language
- Collaborates with hospital personnel in identifying and managing patient's psychosocial needs, including making appropriate referrals.
- Participates in unit rounds, patient care conferences and inter-disciplinary rounds.
Job requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Child Life or Recreation Therapy Child Development Education.
- Successful completion of a Clinical Internship in Child Life is required.
- One year of experience preferred.
- Child Life Certification to be obtained within one (1) year of hire.
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