Child Life Specialist

Spectrum Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

On-demand pay program (Payactiv)

Identity theft protection (optional)

Home and auto insurance

Traditional and Roth retirement with 3

Job summary

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids seeks a dedicated Child Life Specialist to plan, implement, and evaluate child life services across the HDVCH. You will provide diversional and therapeutic play while partnering with a multidisciplinary team to support growth and development in pediatric patients and families.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field, completion of a 600-hour internship, and CCLS certification within a year, with BLS training within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in child life, development, psychology, education or related field.
• Completion of a 600-hour Child Life Internship.
• CCLS certification required within 1 year (preferred upon hire).
• BLS (AHA/ARC) required within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and evaluate child life services for HDVCH patients.
• Provide diversional and therapeutic play activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for an integrated care approach across general medical and psychiatric pediatrics.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in child life, child development, child psychology, early childhood education, recreational therapy or related degree

Completion of a 600-hour Child Life Internship

Tools

CCLS Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

About the Team

Our Child and Family Life Team provides developmentally based therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and families which support coping skills, medical insights and socialization. By providing psychosocial care to 25+ pediatric units/ departments, we serve hundreds of families every day.

About Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

We fight for every child. With 350+ pediatric specialists and subspecialists, 12 years of U.S. News & World Report national rankings and innovations that draw patients from all over the world, we're driven to replace fear with hope and doubt with answers. We believe in the possibility of every child's future. Because it's only impossible until it isn't. We have both inpatient and ambulatory spaces as well as a Level 1 trauma Emergency Department designated to children.

Scope of Work

As an integral member of the multi-disciplinary health care team, the child and family life department holds professionalism in the highest regard. How you represent yourself and our hospital is extremely important.

Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating individual and group child life services provided to patients through Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (HDVCH) in a manner which promotes age appropriate growth and development.

Provides diversional and therapeutic play activities and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to provide an integrated approach. This role serves a variety of patients from General Medical to Psychiatric Pediatric/Adolescent patients.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's Degree child life, child development, child psychology, early childhood education, recreational therapy or related degree
• Completion of a 600-hour Child Life Internship
• Certification as Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - CLCC through the Child Life Certification Commission, Required within 1 Year (preferred upon hire)
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days

How Corewell Health cares for you

Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.

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On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance

Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Helen Devos Childrens Hospital - 100 Michigan St NE - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Child and Family Life HDVCH - Grand Rapids Hosp

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work Days Worked Weekend Frequency

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