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Child Life Specialist
3 months ago
**Primary City/State**:
Mesa, Arizona
**Department Name**:
Child Life Specialists-Ped Svc
**Work Shift**:
Varied
**Job Category**:
Clinical Care
The Child Life department at Banner Children's Hospital at Desert exists to prevent psychological trauma for children undergoing medical treatment. Our sole focus is to provide family-centered, developmentally appropriate care, within a learning and nurturing environment. Banner Children’s Medical Center was built “Through the Eyes of a Child” and includes recreation and educational areas such as: The Forever Young Zone, multiple playrooms, The BIG Outside outdoor playground, Sophie’s Place Music Therapy Room, and our Hospital Schoolroom. Each child’s hospital room is a private room and considered to be their “Home” while they are with us.
As a **Child Life Specialist** you will be responsible for preparing children for tests, surgeries and other invasive medical procedures to assist in easing fears and anxiety of children and parents. You will have the opportunity to make procedures more manageable for all involved, and reduce the time required by physicians and nurses to complete procedures. Child Life Specialists are also trained to support children and families confronting loss and grief before, during and after stressful events. Your interventions have a positive effect on the patient experience on many levels, in ways that greatly assist with cooperation, coping and efficient treatment. **This is a full-time position at 32 hours per week, Wed-Sat. Must be available between the hours of 6:30am-7:00pm..**
Located on an 80-acre campus in Mesa, Arizona, Banner Desert Medical Center is one of Arizona's largest and most comprehensive hospitals and is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. We provide an abundance of exceptional opportunities with more than 600 licensed beds, including over 100 dedicated to children. Areas of excellence include high-risk pregnancy and neonatal care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine. With 21 operating rooms, we offer a full range of surgical specialties and advanced technology that includes the daVincir Surgical System. About Banner Children's Hospital at Desert If you desire to provide the best care possible to the most vulnerable patients, come to Banner Children's Hospital at Desert in Mesa, Ariz. Within our 248-bed, state-of-the-art facility, specially trained nurses, physicians and other clinical professionals utilize the most advanced technology - including iCare ICU monitoring and robotic surgery - to provide high quality, child-friendly, family-centered care. Our facilities feature a recently expanded 104-bed NICU, a 24-bed PICU, six pediatric ORs and a 26-bed ED. We also offer dedicated pediatric rehab, radiology, oncology and hematology capabilities. With clinical diversity, exceptional training programs and a supportive culture, this is a place where you can grow in your career as you help our very special patients.
This position addresses the unique developmental needs of children from birth to 18 years of age, and their families, to reduce the stress accompanying hospitalization by providing child-friendly, family-centered care.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Provides opportunities for and facilitates a variety of play and activity forms, which promote self-healing, self-expression, understanding and mastery. Uses developmentally appropriate methods in preparing children and families for diagnostic and treatment procedures.
2. Extends support and offers counsel to family members, with respect to their own stress and needs. Supports family bonds and utilizes family strengths in the care of the child. Offers counsel specific to the impact of health care experience.
3. Provides consultation on the impact of environmental factors on the child’s adaptation to hospitalization and treatment. Utilizes stress reduction techniques to facilitate adaptive coping. Provides emotional support during identified stress points.
4. Provides child health care education. Provides or cooperates with programs, which assure continuity in the child’s normal life experience, e.g. school programs, personal and holiday celebrations.
5. Provides inter-disciplinary in-service on child development and the impact of illness, injury, and hospitalization on children and families.
6. Provides consultation to the health care team regarding the developmental status and individual needs of children to promote adaptation to treatment. Documents Child Life services in the patient’s care record, as well as program service statistics.
7. Although based in Pediatrics, incumbent may be assigned to serve in the Emergency Department, the Preioperataive Areas, or the Outpatient Treatment Center, in addition to general Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care. Incumbent may also be called to consult in any area of the hospital where there are children. The positi
