Child Life Specialist
About The Position
About the Team Our Child and Family Life Team provides developmentally based therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and families which support coping skills, medical insights and socialization. By providing psychosocial care to 25+ pediatric units/departments, we serve hundreds of families every day. About Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital We fight for every child. With 350+ pediatric specialists and subspecialists, 12 years of U.S. News & World Report national rankings and innovations that draw patients from all over the world, we're driven to replace fear with hope and doubt with answers. We believe in the possibility of every child's future. Because it's only impossible until it isn't. We have both inpatient and ambulatory spaces as well as a Level 1 trauma Emergency Department designated to children. Scope of Work 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree child life, child development, child psychology, early childhood education, recreational therapy or related degree
- Completion of a 600-hour Child Life Internship Required to qualify
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Certification as Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - CLCC through the Child Life Certification Commission, Required within 1 Year (preferred upon hire)
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
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- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
- Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
