Life insurance Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Job Description :

The Child Life Assistant Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families, and other healthcare team members and facilitates age-appropriate activities to help make the healthcare experience easier for patients and families. The Assistant provides activities in a play setting that reduces patient and family distress, increases effective patient and family coping, fosters patient independence, and promotes optimum development. This role is designed as a career path toward other child development roles and most Child Life Assistants are working towards child life certification through the Association of Child Life Professionals while earning a degree and certifications.

Posting SpecificsÂ

Entry Rate : Based on experience

Shift Details : Positions will be Full-time, 40 hours per week,

8-hour days and will include 1 weekend day. This position may include some holiday coverage.

Potentially a PRN position will be available as well.

Department : Primary Children's Hospital - Salt Lake City

Additional Details : Experience with children and knowledge of Child Development is necessary.

All Full-time positions will be at Primary Children's Hospital - Salt Lake City & the PRN position will cover both Primary's - SLC / Primary's - Lehi :

• Full-time Child Life Assistant for Cancer Services
• Full-time Child Life Assistant for NICU
• PRN Child Life Assistant (hoping to have them fill a minimum of 4 shifts / month at either PCH SLC or PCH Lehi)

The Child Life Assistant also accurately assesses and prioritizes developmental needs of the pediatric patient and family and updates child life specialist when patient needs are outside scope of practice. Under the direction of a child life specialist, the Assistant develops, implements, advertises, and evaluates developmentally appropriate play / recreational activities and directs parents, students, and volunteers in providing developmentally appropriate toys to patients and families in play space. This position screens and transports patients to play areas, completes appropriate check-in guidelines and policies to ensure child safety and assists in coordinating special events, holidays, and special visitors.Â

The Child Life Assistant is required to maintain a clean, safe environment in accordance with infection prevention and safety standards. This includes monitoring and providing a supportive child-friendly environment in play spaces, supervising, orienting, and training students and volunteers as needed. May assist with ordering, receiving, organizing, and distributing supplies.

The Child Life Assistant supports the Child Life Assistants, who will oversee the therapeutic activities for the patients. At times, the Assistant may supervise and independently lead the facility “Kids Clubhouse”, coordinating the work of the volunteers in those spaces.Â

Preferred Qualifications

Anticipated job posting close date :

Location :

Primary Children's Hospital

Work City : Salt Lake City

Work State : Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

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