Child Life Team Lead - Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Charlotte, NC

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Child Life Department at Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital has been a cornerstone of care since 1977 and 2007, respectively. With over 44 dedicated staff members, including specialists, educators, and assistants, the team provides comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services, from Emergency Care to Transplant Programs, Clinical Trials, and both inpatient and outpatient settings. This role offers opportunities for leadership growth through a clinical advancement program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Human Growth and Development, Education, Psychology or a related field of study required.
• Completion of student placement/internship in a Child Life Program in a healthcare setting required.
• Current Child Life Certification required.
• Minimum 6 years' experience or 5 years' experience with a master's degree in a related field required.
• Knowledge of clinical skills and understanding of the patient throughout childhood required.
• Excellent oral and written communication and composition skills required.
• Excellent financial management and personnel management skills required.
• Good organization and time management skills are required.
• Ability to communicate on a professional level with health care providers and the public.
• Meets and maintains Certified Child Life Specialist III guidelines established in the Child Life Clinical Advancement Program and meets minimum Child Life Competencies as defined by the Child Life Council.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.

Responsibilities

• Provides information, education, support and guidance to parents, siblings and other family members.
• Promotes effective coping and play, preparation, education and self-expression activities.
• Provides emotional support for families and encourages optimum development of children facing a broad range of challenging experiences, particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization.
• Directs patient and family interactions that reduce distress, increase adaptive coping and protect and enhance developmental integrity.
• Monitors quality of service rendered.
• Educates the patient, significant others, and other health care providers to assure continuity of the patient care plan.
• Manages day-to-day area operations and meets financial and staff utilization expectations.
• Maintains accurate documentation.
• Onboards child life specialists and child life students/interns to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Identifies quality improvement areas and implements process for improvement.
• Adheres to federal, state, hospital and professional regulations and Code of Ethics.
• Promotes professional development and education.
• Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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