Child Life Specialist Same Day Surgery

3 weeks ago

Salt Lake City, UT, United States Intermountain Health Part-time $24 Contract

Job Description:

Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families and other health team members and facilitates age-appropriate interactions and activities to help make the health care experience easier for patients and families. Reduces patient and family distress, increases effective patient and family coping, fosters patient independence, and promotes optimum development. Provides supervision to volunteers, child life pre-internship students and child life assistants.

Click on the video link below to see "A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist"


$1500 Sign-On Bonus for new hires.


Posting Specifics 

  • Benefits Eligible: Yes
  • Pay Rate: Based on experience.
  • Shift Details: Part-time (24 hours/week) EVERY Monday (6:00am - 1:00pm), Tuesday (6:00am - 2:30pm) & Wednesday (7:00 - 5:00pm)
  • Additional Details: This position will support the Same Day Surgery area.

Required Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's degree. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified. 
  • Documentation of a successfully completed 600-hour internship supervised by a child life specialist 
  • Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) is required within 15 months of hire.
  • Experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting 
  • Experience in Child Life Core Competencies which include but are not limited to 1) Establishing supportive relationships 2) Meeting needs of child and family members, with a focus on social, emotional, and cognitive development. 3) Providing education to and communicating with children, families, and team members 4) Providing coping support and comfort management 5) Guiding children in therapeutic play techniques 6) Ongoing assessment and written documentation of clinical care  
  • Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications. 

Preferred Qualifications  

  • One year experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting. 
  • Work experience as a child life assistant 
  • Experience as a child life pre-internship/practicum student 
  • Supervising volunteers while working with children and adolescents 
  • Spanish speaking 
     

Essential Functions 

  • Accurately assesses, prioritizes, and documents pediatric patient and family care 
  • Develops, implements, and evaluates effective pediatric patient