Child Life Specialist III

Ecu Health Careers • Greenville, NC

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About The Position

The Child Life Specialist III delivers quality patient care utilizing basic clinical skills and knowledge for patients under the ages of 21. He/she is able to foster clinical growth of other staff through educational efforts. She/he is able to identify needs of population and to implement strategies to address those identified needs. Work is with inpatients and outpatients for whom hospital confinement and medical procedures can be threatening and result in social withdrawal, maladjustive behavior, and other psychosocial complications. Work involves striving to promote the optimum development of children, adolescents, and families utilizing developmental approaches while minimizing the negative aspects of hospitalization.

Requirements

• College Degree (4 yrs.) BS/BA is required or higher.
• Child Life Certification is required.
• At least five years of experience required.
• Demonstration of competency in basic Child Life practice and mastery in therapeutic play and interventions.
• Strong knowledge of child development and current development theories and research.
• Ability to establish rapport with patients, families, physicians, students, volunteers, staff, and public.
• Interest in children and ability to deal with chronically-ill children.
• Experience with medical play is desirable.
• Maintains Clinical Ladder Level for Child Life Specialist III as stated in Clinical Ladder Policy and Procedure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality patient care utilizing clinical skills and knowledge for patients under 21.
• Foster clinical growth of other staff through educational efforts.
• Identify needs of the population and implement strategies to address those needs.
• Work with inpatients and outpatients to promote optimum development.
• Utilize developmental approaches to minimize negative aspects of hospitalization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree