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Child Life Specialist

1 month ago


Shreveport, United States Shriners Children's Full time

Company Overview:

Shriners Childrens is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a PRN Child Life Specialist in our Shreveport, Louisiana location.

Job Overview:

The Child Life Specialist is responsible to work with children, from infancy through adolescence, in a family centered care environment. This position provides services in our busy outpatient clinic. The position requires strong skills in child development, assessment and planning, psychosocial support, procedural support and preparation, group leadership, volunteer supervision and goal directed play.

Responsibilities:
  • Provides pre-op teaching to all patients undergoing procedures. Instructs patients and their families in the use of variety of pain and anxiety managmenet techniques and provides followup to determine effectiveness.
  • Provides interventions and distraction to patients for the purpose of pain and anxiety management for procedures such as cast application, removal and modifications, injections, sutures or stitch removal, and wound care.
  • Provides familes with tools to help understand topics like bullying and body image concerns.
  • Provides guided imagery and relaxation techniques for anxious patients.

The PRN typically will work 3-5 days every two weeks, with a schedule from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m on our busiest clinic days. Rate for this position is $24 per hour.

Qualifications:

Education

Bachelors degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field required

Certification/Licensure

Completion of an approved internship under a Child Life Specialist and eligible to sit for the CCLS certification exam and completion of the exam within one year of hire.

Experience

One years experience in a hospital child life program preferred


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