Child Life Specialist - Emergency Department

Intermountain Health

32d • $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 life assistants. Click on the video link below to see "A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist" $3000 Sign-On Bonus for new hires. Posting Specifics Pay Rate: Based on experience. Shift Details: Full time / 36 hours per week Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1:30pm - 12:30am - and alternating Saturdays from 3:30pm - 12:30am Department: Emergency Department - Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City Additional Details: This position is located in the Emergency Department Essential Functions 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

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree. Education must be obtained 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

• We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a 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. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.
• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more.

What This Job Offers

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