Child Life Specialist
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: May 15, 2022
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Job Description:
JOB SUMMARYM-F 10:30-7 alternating Holidays/weekendsThe Child
Life Specialist will work with pediatric patients and family
members to provide emotional, social and developmental support, and
to add to the quality of care throughout the challenges of illness
or injury, including end of life and bereavement.ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLEWorks to provide psychosocial care and as an
advocate for pediatric patients to ensure they are receiving
medical care under the most optimal and positive
circumstances.Provides therapeutic medical play and preparation
sessions with patients and families that effectively facilitate a
solid understanding of medical procedures and appropriate coping
strategies.Provides therapeutic opportunities and encounters that
facilitate a patient's expression and understanding of feelings
associated with medical experiences, illness and/or
handicaps.Provides emotional support to families and patients
through a variety of interventions that promote acceptance of, and
coping with, illness and medical encounters. Participates in
planning safe, appropriate developmentally supportive environments
for patients and families in a professional manner.Provides age and
developmentally appropriate activities that effectively promote the
cognitive and emotional growth of patients.Functions as an active
and contributing member of multidisciplinary teams to further
improve the medical experience of patients and families.
Communicates any relevant observations on patients to other members
of the health care team in formal written (charting) and verbal
formats. Provides orientation and teaching of appropriate concepts
of the field of Child Life to volunteers, medical and nursing
students as the opportunities arise.Coordinates and plans special
events for patients (i.e., birthday parties, celebrity visitors,
etc.), as needed.KEY SUCCESS FACTORSPossesses expansive knowledge
of child development, child life theory and evidence-based
practice, as well as childhood trauma and grief and therapeutic
interventions.Demonstrates strong verbal and non-verbal
communication skills including; developmentally-appropriate
verbiage, facial expressions, active listening, emotional
regulation, empathy, social awareness, relationship management,
self-awareness, affective matching and presentation skills.Displays
cultural competence and is respectful of patients, families and
medical staff with diverse spiritual, ethnic, language, educational
and socio-economic differences.Possesses effective time-management
and prioritization skills for all child life tasks and
responsibilities as well as comfort and confidence working with
minimal supervision.Proactively seeks out opportunities to provide
education to medical staff about child life services.Advocates for
psychosocial well-being of children. Manages the intense emotional
stress inherent when working with children and families
experiencing serious illness or injury, end-of-life, death and
bereavement.Possesses strong documentation skills with appropriate
verbiage, punctuation, spelling and professional tone.Cert Child
Life Specialist (CCLS) OR obtain certification within 3 months of
hire.BENEFITSOur competitive benefits package includes the
following- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits-
401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%- Tuition
Reimbursement- PTO accrual beginning Day 1Note: Benefits may vary
based upon position type and/or levelQUALIFICATIONS- EDUCATION -
Bachelor's- EXPERIENCE - Less than 1 Year of Experience-
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - - - - - - - -Basic Life
Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer. - - -
- - - -Cert Child Life Specialist (CCLS): Cert Child Life
Specialist (CCLS) OR obtain certification within 3 months of
hire.
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple , Child Life Specialist, Other , Temple, Texas
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