Child Life Specialist. Outpatient : Broadway 801 Location. Hiring Incentive

Overview

$5000 Hiring Incentive.

The Child Life Specialist plans and implements medically oriented and developmentally appropriate activities which support the patients and siblings. The Child Life Specialist utilizes a family centered care approach in assuring the psychosocial needs of the patient and caregivers are met by providing education on medical procedures, offering emotional support and creating opportunities for normal growth and development.

Responsibilities

Plans and facilitates activities and interventions in group and individual settings to help patients and caregivers cope with medical situations and meet their developmental, emotional and cultural needs.

Facilitates the orientation, adjustment, and ongoing support of patients and caregivers to the health care experiences, illness or disability and advocates for them within the medical environment.

Observes and assesses patients, siblings and caregiver / patient interactions and provides information when appropriate to clinicians.

Supervises patients and siblings in the playroom.

Models developmentally appropriate interactions for patients, caregivers and staff.

Provides medical procedure preparation, support, and accompaniment whenever necessary to support the patient and / or caregivers.

Communicates and documents patient and caregiver interventions as appropriate.

Maintains a safe, therapeutic milieu in all patient areas and sustains appropriate professional boundaries with patients, caregivers and staff.

Provides supervision for child life students and volunteers.

Maintains quality and effectiveness of patient services through implementation of and compliance with all departmental and / or Institute policies and procedures, PI activities, and yearly program assessment.

Qualifications

Child Life Internship with completion of 480 hours of clinical experience under Certified Child Life Specialist in accredited Pediatric Hospital required.

Must have certification as a Certified Child Life Specialist by the Child Life Council or certification must be obtained within one year of hire.

CPR and Choking Infants / Children / Adults certification required.

• Individual must demonstrate competence across all age groups due to the diversity of the children and caregivers served by KKI.
• Clinical care focus is on the neonate, pediatric, and adolescent populations.

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Minimum pay range

USD $45,176.00 / Yr.

Maximum pay range

USD $75,492.00 / Yr.

Vacancy ID 12320

Pos. Category Rehabilitative Therapy - Other

Job Location : Street 801 N. Broadway

# of Hours 40.00

Job Locations US-MD-Baltimore

Pos. Type Regular Full Time

Department : Name Child Life and Therapeutic Recreation

Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M / F / Disability / ProtectedVet