Job Description:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk) -- Utah Valley Hospital
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.
Posting Specifics
Click on the video link below to see "A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist"
* Pay Rate: Based on experience
* Shift Details: Late Afternoon / Evening Shifts and Weekends to provide 7 day coverage between 2 positions to best support patients during the highest incidence of procedural support
Department: Child Life at Utah Valley Hospital
* Additional Details: Must be a certified Child Life Specialist with active certification.
* Child life experience in a medical or hospital setting.
* A 600-hour Child Life Internship must be completed to be eligible for certification.
* New grads will need to provide their internship completion certificate signed by their Intern supervisor to show incumbent has successfully completed their 600 hours prior to starting.
* Previous Emergency Department, bereavement support and trauma experience in the Child Life field would be helpful.
Job Essentials
* Accurately assesses, prioritizes, and documents pediatric patient and family care.
* Develops, implements, and evaluates effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans.
* Provides developmentally-appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities, to pediatric patients and families.
* Participates in selection, supervision, and training of practicum students and volunteers.
* Assists with orienting, training and mentoring new employees.
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
* Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) or eligible for Child Life Certification (to be obtained within 9 months of hire date). A 600-hour Internship must be completed to be eligible for certification.
* Child life experience in a medical or hospital setting.
* Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications.
* 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.
* Successfully completed child life internship with completion documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
* Master's degree.
* 1 year of Child Life work experience in a medical or hospital setting.
* Spanish Speaking.
Physical Requirements:
Carrying, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pushing/Pulling, Seeing, Speaking, Squatting/Kneeling, Standing, Walking.
Anticipated job posting close date:
07/26/2024
Location:
Utah Valley Hospital
Work City:
Provo
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$23.25 - $35.89
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