CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

Montefiore Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Health System is seeking a Child Life Specialist I to provide high-quality child life services. Responsibilities include developmental assessments, creating treatment plans, and providing family support during hospitalization. The role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field, certification in child life, and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Certification in child life or eligibility to sit for the exam; must pass within one year.
• Experience in pediatric settings is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient developmental assessments and create individualized treatment plans.
• Facilitate emotional expression through medical play, music, and art.

Skills

Multitasking

Patient and family healthcare education/support

Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams

Education

BS/BA in child life, education, child development or related fields

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

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Child Life Specialist I provides cost-effective delivery of high-quality child life services to our patients. This involves performing thorough patient developmental assessments, creating and implementing individualized treatment plans for developmentally appropriate preparation and support throughout hospitalization, serving as a resource and liaison for patients and their family members and the interdisciplinary team, precepting playroom assistants, students, and volunteers, maintaining playroom activities and supplies, and participating in quality/performance improvement initiatives.

The role requires multitasking to achieve all goals, including patient and family healthcare education/support, operation of play spaces, management of supplies, awareness of funding, interdisciplinary team collaboration, supervising and/or precepting students and volunteers. Duties include collaboration on all aspects of programming.

1. Assess needs of patients and families
2. Develop plan of care with IDT
3. Provide preparations and procedural support interventions for patients
4. Provide family support
5. Facilitate outlets for expression and coping, e.g., medical play, music, art, etc.
6. Provide non-pharmacological pain management, e.g., guided imagery, reiki, therapeutic touch, etc.
7. Precept students (required participation), supervise students (optional participation)
8. Maintain infection prevention protocols
9. Collaborate with other Patient and Family Programs in CHAM for the best patient experience

Qualifications include certification in child life or eligibility to sit for the exam (degree completed, internship completed); must pass exam within one year and maintain certification throughout employment. Master’s degree preferred; BS/BA in child life, education, child development, or related fields required.

Department: Pediatrics
Bargaining Unit: 1199
Campus: CHAM
Employment Status: Regular Full-Time
Address: 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx
Shift: Day
Scheduled Hours: 9 AM-5:30 PM
Req ID: 224606
Salary Range/Pay Rate: $35.62

Note: The listed rate is the hiring rate but may be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education, or other relevant factors.

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Mission:
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Vision:
To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.

Values:
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