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Child Life SpecialistAdvocate Aurora Health • Wake Forest, NC, United States
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Child Life Specialist

Child Life Specialist

Advocate Aurora Health • Wake Forest, NC, United States
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Department :

35159 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - BCH : Child Life

Status : Full time

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Hou rs Per Week : 40

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

Varies

Pay Range

$24.85 - $37.30

Brenner Children's Hospital is searching for a Child Life Specialist to deliver exceptional therapeutic care to neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent patients-helping them thrive through life's toughest challenges. You'll design and lead engaging child life programs that empower families and transform hospital experiences. Using your expertise in human development, you'll turn compassion into action, supporting children as they navigate illness, injury, and hospitalization.

If you're passionate about creating brighter futures, this is your opportunity to make a difference where it matters most!

Job Requirements :

  • Bachelor's degree in Child Life or related field
  • Intern or work experience in a comparable setting required
  • Certification eligible with the Child Life Certifying Commission
  • CPR certification required

Functions & Responsibilities :

  • Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
  • Provides patient care assessment, planning, interventions and evaluation.
  • Directs patient and family interactions that reduce distress, increase adaptive coping and protect and enhance developmental integrity.
  • Educates the patient, family, and other health care providers to assure continuity of the patient care plan.
  • Supervises child life students and volunteers to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
  • Maintains accurate documentation.
  • Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
  • 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.
  • Skills & Qualifications :

  • Excellent oral and written communication and composition skills
  • Ability to communicate on a professional level with health care providers and the public Ability to communicate with pediatric patients and significant others appropriate to their level of comprehension
  • Knowledge of clinical skills and understanding of the patient throughout childhood
  • Our Commitment to You :

    Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards : benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including :

    Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and / or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Benefits and more

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

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