Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
This Child Life Specialist will:
- Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitate adjustment to health care experiences.
- Serve as member of multidisciplinary team.
- Delegate work assignments to volunteers and participate in clinical training of student interns.
- Work 30 hours per week (three 10-hour shifts) including day/evening/weekend/holiday rotations.
- Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.
- 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
- General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced‑based knowledge.
- Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.
- Certification in Child Life Specialist required within 1 year of hire for all new hires.
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Child Life Specialist
2 weeks ago
Boston, MA, United States Massachusetts General Hospital Full timeDescription Child Life Specialist Mass General Hospital for Children provides a full spectrum of care - from primary care to a broad range of specialty and subspecialty pediatric services - for newborns, children and adolescents from New England and around the world. We currently have an opening on our inpatient unit for an experienced certified Child...
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Child Life Specialist I
2 months ago
Boston, MA, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeThis Child Life Specialist will be responsible for supporting patients and families in our high acuity Medical and Surgical Intensive Care units. We are looking for an experienced CCLS to participate in therapeutic activities to support patients and their families when facing trauma/grief, complicated diagnosis and highly acute medical situations. Working...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, MA, United States Tufts Medical Center Full timeIt takes a lot of very smart, hard-working and talented people to provide the level of care that we give to our patients. Tufts Medical Center is an internationally respected academic medical center and we pride ourselves not only on the sophistication of the care we deliver, but the compassionate way in which we provide it. And that starts with our...
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Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Boston, MA, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeICU30 hours a week (three, 10 hour days)This Child Life Specialist will:Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitate adjustment to health care experiences in the intensive care unitServe as member of multidisciplinary team.Delegate work assignments to volunteers and participate in...
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Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Boston, MA, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeBoston Children's Hospital, a world-renowned leader in pediatric clinical care, is currently searching for Child Life Specialists across a variety of areas, including our satellite locations in Weymouth and Waltham. Child Life Specialists work to enhance patients’ emotional, social, and cognitive growth during a hospital visit, taking into consideration...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, MA, US Boston Children's Hospital Full timeGeneral MedicineThe Child Life Specialist will be responsible for:Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients on our General Medicine cohort.Serving as member of multidisciplinary team.Delegating work assignments to volunteers...
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Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Boston, MA, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeEmergency Department (three, 10 hour days) 30 hours a weekThis Child Life Specialist will:Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitate adjustment to health care experiences.Serve as member of multidisciplinary team.Delegate work assignments to volunteers and participate in clinical...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, MA, US Boston Children's Hospital Full timeWe are currently recruiting for a per diem Child Life Specialist to provide coverage in a variety of pediatric settings, including inpatient units, outpatient clinics, radiology, phlebotomy, pediatric surgery, and the emergency department. Must have current Child Life certification. This Per diem Child Life Specialist will be responsible for:Participating in...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeDialysis - Child Life Specialist I40 hours a weekHere at Boston Children’s, we perform about 3,500 chronic dialysis treatments per year in our seven-bed dialysis unit designed especially for kids. Our dialysis nurses will do everything they can to make sure your child is comfortable during their treatments. In addition to the nurses, our unit also includes...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeDialysis - Child Life Specialist I40 hours a weekHere at Boston Children’s, we perform about 3,500 chronic dialysis treatments per year in our seven-bed dialysis unit designed especially for kids. Our dialysis nurses will do everything they can to make sure your child is comfortable during their treatments. In addition to the nurses, our unit also includes...
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Child Life Specialist
6 days ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timePlease note that travel is required to both our Boston and Waltham hospitals.Schedule: Hours 8-4:30 or 8:30 – 5:00pmTuesday and Wednesday - BostonMonday, Thursday and Friday - WalthamAt the end of February the schedule will change: Same hours as aboveTuesday - BostonMonday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – WalthamUrology DepartmentThis Child Life...
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Child Life Specialist
7 days ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timePlease note that travel is required to both our Boston and Waltham hospitals.Schedule: Hours 8-4:30 or 8:30 – 5:00pmTuesday and Wednesday - BostonMonday, Thursday and Friday - WalthamAt the end of February the schedule will change: Same hours as aboveTuesday - BostonMonday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – WalthamUrology DepartmentThis Child Life...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeGeneral MedicineThe Child Life Specialist will be responsible for:Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients on our General Medicine cohort.Serving as member of multidisciplinary team.Delegating work assignments to volunteers...
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Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
San Antonio, TX, United States University Health Full timePOSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES Provides a therapeutic milieu for hospitalized children, specifically addressing their psychosocial and developmental needs. Responsible for daily therapeutic interventions and supervision of Foster Grandparents, volunteers and students assisting the Child Life Program. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE...
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Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Fort Worth, TX, United States Cook Children's Health Care System Full timeLocation: Dodson Medical Office Building Department: Child Life Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Standard Weekly Hours: 40 Summary: The Child Life Specialist will be responsible for providing essential life experiences, family support & education to patients and families in the ortho clinic. The child life specialist collaborates with...
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Child Life Specialist NICU
2 months ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeThe Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), in the Division of Newborn Medicine, is a Level III/IV, 30-bed referral center for critically ill infants requiring complex medical and surgical care. Highly specialized physicians, nurses, and support staff collaborate in the care of critically ill infants and their families. A team from multiple specialties within...
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Child Life Specialist
1 month ago
Boston, MA, US Boston Children's Hospital Full timeICU30 hours a week (three, 10 hour days)This Child Life Specialist will:Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitate adjustment to health care experiences in the intensive care unitServe as member of multidisciplinary team.Delegate work assignments to volunteers and participate in...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, MA, US Boston Children's Hospital Full timeBoston Children's Hospital, a world-renowned leader in pediatric clinical care, is currently searching for Child Life Specialists across a variety of areas, including our satellite locations in Weymouth and Waltham. Child Life Specialists work to enhance patients’ emotional, social, and cognitive growth during a hospital visit, taking into consideration...
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Child Life Specialist
2 months ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeGeneral MedicineThe Child Life Specialist will be responsible for:Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients on our General Medicine cohort.Serving as member of multidisciplinary team.Delegating work assignments to volunteers...
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Child Life Specialist
1 month ago
Boston, United States Boston Children's Hospital Full timeWe are currently recruiting for a per diem Child Life Specialist to provide coverage in a variety of pediatric settings, including inpatient units, outpatient clinics, radiology, phlebotomy, pediatric surgery, and the emergency department. Must have current Child Life certification. This Per diem Child Life Specialist will be responsible for:Participating in...