Corewell Health-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Grand Rapids, MI
5,001-10,000 employees
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

The Child Life Specialist/Adult and Family Support team member provides developmentally appropriate information about medical tests, procedures, and new diagnoses. They offer procedural support, assist with coping during hospitalization, and manage pain using nonpharmacologic methods. Additionally, they provide support during end-of-life care and bereavement, sharing resources and helping develop legacy materials. This support is available for children of adult patients, adolescent patients transitioning to adult care, and developmentally delayed patients up to 21 years of age. As an integral member of the multi-disciplinary health care team, the child and family life department holds professionalism in the highest regard. How you represent yourself and our hospital is extremely important. Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating individual and group child life services provided to patients through Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (HDVCH) in a manner which promotes age appropriate growth and development. Provides diversional and therapeutic play activities and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to provide an integrated approach. This role serves a variety of patients from General Medical to Psychiatric Pediatric/Adolescent patients.

  • Provide developmentally appropriate information about medical tests, procedures, and new diagnoses.
  • Offer procedural support and assist with coping during hospitalization.
  • Manage pain using nonpharmacologic methods.
  • Provide support during end-of-life care and bereavement.
  • Share resources and help develop legacy materials.
  • Plan, implement, and evaluate individual and group child life services.
  • Provide diversional and therapeutic play activities.
  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide an integrated approach.
  • Bachelor's Degree in child life, child development, child psychology, early childhood education, recreational therapy or related degree.
  • Completion of a 600-hour Child Life Internship.
  • Certification as Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - CLCC through the Child Life Certification Commission, Required within 1 Year (preferred upon hire).
  • AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days.
  • Comprehensive benefits package to meet financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
  • On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
  • Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more.
  • Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance.
  • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.
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