Child Life Specialist - PRN
Texas Children's Hospital•Austin, TX
About The Position
The Child Life Specialist implements and provides a comprehensive program of Child Life Services in a health care setting to help meet children’s emotional, developmental, and social needs. The role provides opportunities for children to gain a sense of mastery through play and learning experiences and encourages family and peer interaction. The position is PRN and is suited to someone who works well in a fast-paced setting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Child Life, Psychology, Human Development, Social Work, Music Therapy, or Art Therapy.
- Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) credential from the Association of Child Life Professionals, to be acquired within 12 months of entering the role.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of full-time clinical experience as a Child Life Specialist is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides child life assessments and helps normalize the hospital environment for patients and families.
- Conducts formal and informal developmental assessments of patients’ and families’ psychosocial needs within 24 hours of referral.
- Promotes and provides developmentally appropriate interventions for patients and families.
- Prepares patients and families for procedures and treatments using developmentally appropriate explanations.
- Represents and communicates child life and psychosocial issues in pediatric health care to professionals outside of child life.
- Participates in the professional development of self and other child life professionals.
- Collaborates in an intradepartmental effort to support the Child Life Department’s mission and vision.
