Coordinator, Child Life Services

St. Luke's University Health Network • Bethlehem, PA

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About The Position

The Coordinator, Child Life Services is responsible for the development and implementation of a Child Life program within the Pediatric Service Line. Responsible for meeting and working with key stakeholders across the service lines (OR/ED/Inpatient/PICU, etc.) to assess the need for Child Life Services within these areas and a develop an implementation plan for the program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in child life, psychology, child development, education, or related field required.
• Child life internship required.
• Child life certification required and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Minimum of five years experience as a child life specialist preferred.
• Two years overseeing and developing a child life program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead in the identification of needs and development of a Child Life program within the Pediatric Service Line.
• Work with service line leadership to assess areas to support, identify needs for additional recruitment, and determine support services necessary to implement and sustain a Child Life program.
• Work in conjunction with service line leadership to develop quality/performance metrics to track program success.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Provide program leadership, consultation, program development, education, clinical supervision, and oversight of the daily activities for Child Life services.
• Conduct developmental assessments and individualize care plans based on the patient’s physical, developmental, and emotional needs.
• Provide developmentally appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities to pediatric patients and families.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans, including as needed for behavioral support/modification, medication/treatment compliance, and bereavement support.
• Communicate care plans to interdisciplinary care teams and family members.
• Assess need for, develop, and deliver educational trainings for Network care teams on developmental care, coping mechanisms, distraction, parental engagement, therapeutic play techniques, etc.
• Represent and provide the child life perspective on hospital committees.
• Provide supervision of students and volunteers, including onboarding, training, assignments, and scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree