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Department :

35133 Advocate Christ Medical Center - Child Life Creative Arts Therapies and Education

Status : Part time

Benefits Eligible : Hou rs Per Week :

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

• Allows for normalization within the hospital environment through therapeutic play interactions and various activities. Plan and implement special activities for children and adolescents. Develop supportive relationships with children, adolescents, and families.
• Provides direct patient and family interactions and support in areas of expertise, including growth and development, sibling support and bereavement. Provide patient and families with available resources. Establish and facilitate support groups.
• Prepares children and families for treatments and procedures and accompany throughout (when appropriate) in order to enhance coping and minimize medical trauma. This may include but is not limited to medical play, preparation, support, distraction, and post procedural support.
• Advocate for pain management and comfort measures. Educate staff on developmentally appropriate ways to administer medical treatment in a pediatric friendly way to minimize medical trauma.
• Promotes and facilitates patient / family and interdisciplinary communication using written and verbal techniques to facilitate effective patient / family care, professional relationships and to identify issues or concerns. Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and individual patient care conferences.
• Performs skills safely and independently according to the established policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to accommodate individual patient / family needs and responses.
• Responsible for personal growth and development. Participates in conferences, classes or other professional training to enhance skillset and maintain certification as a Certified Child Life Specialist.
• Coordinates, plans, and implements events with patients and families to ensure typical development and enhance coping while receiving medical treatment.
• Partners with Public Affairs and Marketing and Advocate Charitable Foundation to coordinate and implement special events with donors and community partners in order to develop, nurture and maintain relationships.
• Maintain all in-kind donations and utilize restricted funding per donor intent. Manages delivery and storage of all in-kind donations, toys, and supplies.

SUPERVISORY / MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Interview, select, orient, and supervise student interns and volunteers in Child Life, Creative Arts Therapies, and Education Department. Provide orientation to specific units and ongoing training for volunteers and child life interns during assignment to specific unit / area. Provide guidance, direction, and feedback for volunteers and child life student interns. Report to Internship / Volunteer Coordinator(s) for assignments with volunteers and student interns.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

License / Registration / Certification : Certified Child Life Specialist within 6 months year of hire.

Issued by (Governing Body) : Association for Child Life Professionals (ACLP)

Level of Education : Bachelor's degree in Child Life / Child Development or a directly related field

Field of Study (if applicable) : Child Life / Child Development or a directly related field

Years of Experience : Completion of ACLP approved child life internship and experience with all age groups

Describe Type Experience : Health Care Setting

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

2500 Sign On Bonus

Major Responsibilities : 12 hour shifts - rotating afternoons, evenings, and weekends providing child life services in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.