Child Life Specialist Infant Medical Surgical Unit

Intermountain Health

87d • $24 - $37 • Onsite

About The Position

Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families and other health team members and facilitates age-appropriate interactions and activities to help make the health care experience easier for patients and families. Reduces patient and family distress, increases effective patient and family coping, fosters patient independence, and promotes optimum development. Provides supervision to volunteers, child life pre-internship students and child assistant. This position is located in the Infant Medical / Surgical Unit area and will also support the NICU.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Documentation of a successfully completed 600-hour internship supervised by a child life specialist
• Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) is required within 15 months of hire.
• Experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting
• Experience in Child Life Core Competencies which include but are not limited to 1) Establishing supportive relationships 2) Meeting needs of child and family members, with a focus on social, emotional, and cognitive development. 3) Providing education to and communicating with children, families, and team members 4) Providing coping support and comfort management 5) Guiding children in therapeutic play techniques 6) Ongoing assessment and written documentation of clinical care
• Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications.

Nice To Haves

• One year experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting.
• Work experience as a child life assistant
• Experience as a child life pre-internship/practicum student
• Supervising volunteers while working with children and adolescents
• Spanish speaking

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses, prioritizes, and documents pediatric patient and family care
• Develops, implements, and evaluates effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans
• Provides developmentally appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities, to pediatric patients and families
• Participates in selection, supervision, and training of new hires, students and volunteers
• Provides education for staff (e.g., in-services, newsletter articles, etc.)
• Assists with community outreach and Foundation partnerships
• Adheres to Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) Child Life Code of Ethics
• Meets requirements outlined in child life department expectations

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution through the PEAK program.
• 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates.

What This Job Offers

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