CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST
2 weeks ago
$4,000 sign-on/retention bonus
The Child Life Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock is a regional service providing programming throughout central and southern New Hampshire. Our goal is to help children and families acclimate to the healthcare environment and to understand and manage challenging and stressful situations. Patients and their families are our number one priority.
The post holder provides and supports the psychosocial development of children who are hospitalized. They provide therapeutic and developmental activities or creates treatment plans compatible with medical and psychosocial needs, interests, and capabilities to assist in the adjustment and coping with the hospital environment or setting. This position supports children of adult patients and children in the following settings: specialty ambulatory clinic, anesthesia/same-day surgery, emergency medicine.
This is a Full Time benefitted position supporting Children of Adult patients at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Learn more about our benefits package . As a member of our Child Life team, you will also receive membership to the ACLP and receive departmental funding and support to engage in continued education opportunities.
Looking to complete a Child Life Internship at Dartmouth Hitchcock? Please see for more information.
*This position includes a competitive sign-on/retention bonus. This is available to external hires only, certain conditions apply.
- Assesses and interacts with patients and families using theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background.
- Provides a therapeutic and safe environment for individuals and groups aged 18 and under.
- Assists patients in coping with the stress of hospitalization, illness, new diagnosis, death and/or loss.
- Participates in patient and family teaching.
- Integrates the Child Life Program into the health care team.
- Represents, communicates, and documents child life and psychosocial issues of pediatric health care to others.
- Oversees child life interns and volunteers.
- Develops, implements, documents, and evaluates child life services.
- Meets with the others on the Child Life Program team to review daily activities and patient care needs.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
- Bachelor of Science/Arts in the field of Child Life, Human Resources, Child Development or Psychology, with a focus on the hospitalized child.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills essential.
- Child Life certification or pending preferred.
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