Child Life Specialist II - Burn ICU - Per Diem, Days
About The Position
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Position Summary: The Child Life Specialist is responsible for the social, emotional and developmental needs of children being treated. At this level, the Specialist is assigned difficult cases requiring application of advanced Child Life Principles and 1) plans and implements interventions that support the child and the family in coping with illness and the medical environment, 2) provides diversional and therapeutic play for patients, 3) collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team to establish an environment supportive of the needs of children, and 4) develops healthcare educational programs within the community. Will supervise student interns and volunteers.
Requirements
- Skill in working with groups of children, as well as on an individual basis
- Skill in sensitively relating with children and families under stress, with families of various socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds
- Minimum of three years experience
- Experience recruiting, training and supervising volunteers
- Certification as a Child Life Specialist
- Ability to apply advanced principles of child development and theoretical knowledge to work with children & families
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual skills in English and Spanish and/or Vietnamese
Responsibilities
- plans and implements interventions that support the child and the family in coping with illness and the medical environment
- provides diversional and therapeutic play for patients
- collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team to establish an environment supportive of the needs of children
- develops healthcare educational programs within the community
- supervise student interns and volunteers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
