Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
- Integrates into practice full consideration of the chronological age, developmental level, and the cultural diversity of the patient
- Works collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patient and family.
- Carries out psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify needs, strengths, and concerns
- Based on assessment, provides appropriate interventions and education through developmentally appropriate explanations, sensory information, hands-on exploration and medical/therapeutic play
- Facilitates family involvement and supports patients and families in adjustment to illness/injury as well as hospitalization
- Promotes and supports pain management
- Provides safe, developmentally appropriate play and peer interactions to patients to aid in the normalization of the hospital environment
- Supports families through the initial stages of grief and bereavement in regards to the death of a parent, sibling, or the child's own impeding death
- Documents patient information pertaining to Child Life services provided
- As a mandated reporter, reports suspicions of child abuse and/or neglect to the Department of Children and Family Services
- Assists with pediatric unit programs and events to provide activities and entertainment to patients and families through community engagement
- Develops educational resources
- Participates in training and mentoring students pursuing clinical preparation within the Child Life department.
- Directs unit volunteers
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Provides medical play and/or diversion tactics during painful procedures
- Oversees the inventory of donated supplies within Pediatrics
- Develops educational/information handouts for pediatric patients
- Manages the video game/movie inventory on pediatrics
- Manages distribution of toys and distraction tools to pediatric patients
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Urbana, IL, United States CARLE Full timeThe Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a resource for nursing staff by aiding in their...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Urbana, IL, United States CARLE Full timeThe Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a resource for nursing staff by aiding in their...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
2 weeks ago
Urbana, United States Carle Foundation Hospital Full time* Integrates into practice full consideration of the chronological age, developmental level, and the cultural diversity of the patient * Works collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of the patient and family. * Carries out psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify needs, strengths, and concerns * Based on...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Urbana, United States CARLE Careers Full timeThe Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a resource for nursing staff by aiding in their...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Urbana, United States CARLE Full timeThe Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a resource for nursing staff by aiding in their...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
urbana, United States CARLE Full timeThe Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a resource for nursing staff by aiding in their...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Urbana, United States CARLE Full timeThe Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a resource for nursing staff by aiding in their...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
3 weeks ago
Urbana, United States CARLE Full timeThe Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a resource for nursing staff by aiding in their...
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Child Life Specialist
1 week 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 is responsible for assessing, educating, preparing and supporting patients and families in the health care system. The child life specialist collaborates with other health care providers,...
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Child Life Specialist
1 week ago
Fort Worth, TX, United States Cook Children's Health Care System Full timeLocation:Dodson Medical Office BuildingDepartment:Child LifeShift:First Shift (United States of America)Standard Weekly Hours:40Summary:The child life specialist is responsible for assessing, educating, preparing and supporting patients and families in the health care system. The child life specialist collaborates with other health care providers, as well as...
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CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST PRN
4 weeks ago
Camden, NJ, United States Cooper University Health Care Full timeAbout us At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees by providing...
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Child Life Specialist I
4 weeks ago
San Antonio, TX, United States Christus Health Full timeDescriptionSummary: Under the general supervision of the Manager of Child Life/Child Development, interacts with patients and families, evaluates their development skills and psychosocial needs and provides them with a variety of appropriate and purposeful medical play and developmental experiences that will elevate their quality of life during health care...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
1 week ago
Peoria, IL, United States CARLE Full timeTo help children and their families better understand the illness, hospitalization and outpatient procedures. Decreasing stress and anxiety related to procedures, separation from home and family and changes in routine are the key focus areas.Assessment-Promotes the use of evidence-based practice using protocols and procedures.* Observe and assess the needs...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Peoria, IL, United States CARLE Full timeTo help children and their families better understand the illness, hospitalization and outpatient procedures. Decreasing stress and anxiety related to procedures, separation from home and family and changes in routine are the key focus areas.Assessment-Promotes the use of evidence-based practice using protocols and procedures.* Observe and assess the needs...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
2 weeks ago
New Brunswick, NJ, United States Childrens Specialized Hosp Full timeJob Overview:Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates child life services to meet the therapeutic, educational and/or diversional needs of the patient, facilitating adjustment to illness, disability, hospitalization, painful procedures.Qualifications:Required:Bachelors degree in Child Life, Early Childhood Education or related fieldCompletion of Child Life...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Peoria, IL, United States CARLE Full timeTo help children and their families better understand the illness, hospitalization and outpatient procedures. Decreasing stress and anxiety related to procedures, separation from home and family and changes in routine are the key focus areas.Assessment-Promotes the use of evidence-based practice using protocols and procedures.Intervention-participates in the...
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Certified Child Life Specialist
4 weeks ago
Peoria, IL, United States CARLE Full timeTo help children and their families better understand the illness, hospitalization and outpatient procedures. Decreasing stress and anxiety related to procedures, separation from home and family and changes in routine are the key focus areas.Assessment-Promotes the use of evidence-based practice using protocols and procedures.Intervention-participates in the...
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Family Specialist
5 days ago
Urbana, United States Crisis Nursery Full time**Family Specialist / Home Visitor** **Spanish Speaking Preferred** **Overview**: Family Specialists provide home visiting services to families focused on child development, increasing parent child interaction/bond, addressing perinatal depression, and strengthening the family unit. Family Specialists will serve a diverse population of...
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Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor
5 days ago
Peoria, IL, United States University of Illinois College of Medicine Full timeHiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics The Department of Pediatrics of the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) seeks Child Abuse Pediatrics candidates for an open position. Consideration will be given to candidates with strong interest and knowledge in child abuse pediatrics. The candidate must hold an MD/DO degree, be BC/BE in...
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Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
4 weeks ago
Quincy, IL, United States Blessing Health System Full timeThrough its Behavioral Center, Blessing Hospital provides a wide range of inpatient psychiatric and mental health services to a large, underserved regional population of about 350,000 in the Tri-State Area composed of Western Illinois, Northeast Missouri, and Southeast Iowa. Opportunities Available: Outpatient Only - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist ...