Child Life Specialist

Shriners Children's • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Child Life Specialist at Shriners Hospitals for Children provides comprehensive psychosocial support to pediatric patients and their families. The role uses play, education, and preparation to minimize stress and promote positive coping during hospitalization and medical procedures. The specialist assesses each patient’s development, temperament, coping style, medical plan, cultural preferences and practices, and available social supports to develop an individualized treatment plan.

Requirements

• Obtain Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) certification within 6 months.
• Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• One year of Child Life experience.

Responsibilities

• Use age-appropriate therapeutic play techniques to assess patients and formulate treatment plans with short- and long-term goals aimed at improvement and positive outcomes.
• Use electronic medical record applications to document relevant patient and family information.
• Participate in interdisciplinary patient care planning.
• Ensure interventions comply with department policy and professional standards of practice.
• Pursue ongoing personal development, professional growth, and continuing education through professional conferences and educational sessions; maintain Child Life certification and other required certifications.
• Conduct individualized assessments to gather comprehensive and accurate information about development, temperament, coping style, medical plans, cultural preferences and practices, and available social supports, and use the information to develop individualized treatment plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time