Child Life Specialist | Evening Shift

ChristianaCare•Newark, DE

7d•$30 - $45

About The Position

The Child Life Specialist enhances the experience of pediatric patients and their families by supporting patients’ physical, developmental, emotional, and psychosocial well-being through therapeutic play and other programs. The role supports neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent patients and their families through the hospital experience, diagnoses, treatments, and transitions of care. The specialist assesses psychosocial risk and need, develops and implements developmentally appropriate plans and interventions, provides education and procedural support, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to provide and improve child life services. This is a full-time evening-shift position, working 80 hours biweekly. The schedule may consist of five 8-hour shifts or four 10-hour shifts per week, and requires one weekend day each week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Child Life or a related field.
Certification as a Child Life Specialist (CCLS) required.
Skill in written and interpersonal communications.
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to independently problem-solve and make decisions.
Skill in developing supportive relationships with children and families.
Ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate problems effectively.
Ability to exercise judgment, tact, and diplomacy when working with people of varied ages, temperaments, personalities, and backgrounds.
Ability to foster and maintain a high-quality patient and family experience.

Responsibilities

Provide care appropriate to neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent patients, including applying knowledge of growth and development.
Assess therapeutic programs on an ongoing basis to determine their effectiveness.
Conduct individual and group interventions in settings appropriate to patients’ comfort levels and developmental progress, and provide personalized education to children and families.
Conduct therapeutic play sessions and activities tailored to patients’ developmental needs.
Provide pre-procedural preparation and support to minimize stress and fear.
Assist families in understanding and navigating the hospital experience.
Assess and prioritize children and families based on psychosocial risk and need; collaborate with the healthcare team to assess relevant health, developmental, family, cultural, and contextual data and develop comprehensive, developmentally appropriate plans of care.
Plan and implement therapeutic interventions and individual and group play experiences that promote development, self-expression, and mastery.
Support children and families through diagnoses, treatments, and transitions of care.
Support patients and families coping with healthcare-related stress, including loss, grief, and bereavement, through therapeutic and supportive relationships.
Educate patients, family members, and the larger community, as appropriate, about illnesses or conditions, treatments, procedures, and coping techniques.
Recommend referrals to additional multidisciplinary services.
Document assessments and progress in accordance with departmental guidelines and professional standards, and monitor progress toward patient goals.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and relevant departments on program development and implementation.
Facilitate formal and informal education and orientation for multidisciplinary teams about the availability and provision of child life services.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage beginning on the first day of employment.
Paid paid time off (PTO).
Retirement plans.
Twelve weeks of paid parental leave.
Annual Care.com membership.
Access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work.
Retirement planning services.
Financial coaching.
Fitness and wellness reimbursement.
Discounts through vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, and movie tickets.