Child Life Specialist- Pediatric Palliative

Notre Dame Health Care Center, Inc. • Worcester, MA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The job of a child life specialist entails giving support and assistance to children as well as their families during the child's journey with a life-limiting illness. The child life specialist especially offers emotional and physical support, working together with the medical team attending on children, their siblings and families. These professionals work as members of an inter-disciplinary team which comprises of physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists and teachers. Utilize and navigate patient information in the electronic or paper health record. Perform assessments, evaluations, and establish therapeutic and function goals for patients and caregivers related to child life in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care. Maintain up to date patent records to ensure that problems, plans, interventions, and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur. Identify and address comfort care needs. Prepare patients in developmentally appropriate manner for medical procedures, tests, and treatments. The ability to support infants, children, youth, and families in coping with stressful events. Provide holistic, family-centered care across treatment settings to improve the quality of life. Other duties may apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Child Life, Child Development or related field.
• Must have current Child Life Certification or pass Child Life Certification Exam within one year of employment.
• Ability to be pro-active with clients
• Demonstrated integrity, maturity, and sound judgment.
• Verbal and written communication skills needed in order to communicate clearly, effectively and patiently on the phone and in email/text message.
• Ability to work in a sometimes stressful, environment.
• Ability to remain calm, resilient, flexible, with a positive sense of humor.
• Must have a valid driver's license and dependable transportation.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of Child Life experience preferred
• hospice experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Utilize and navigate patient information in the electronic or paper health record.
• Perform assessments, evaluations, and establish therapeutic and function goals for patients and caregivers related to child life in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Maintain up to date patent records to ensure that problems, plans, interventions, and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur.
• Identify and address comfort care needs.
• Prepare patients in developmentally appropriate manner for medical procedures, tests, and treatments.
• Support infants, children, youth, and families in coping with stressful events.
• Provide holistic, family-centered care across treatment settings to improve the quality of life.
• Other duties may apply.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level