Child Life Specialist

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

St. Louis Children's Hospital is seeking a full-time Child Life Specialist to support families in the Saint Louis area. You will collaborate with care teams to provide family-centered preparation for hospitalization, procedures and surgeries, helping reduce stress for children and families.

Responsibilities include coordinating activities, psychosocial support, and contributing to department projects. Requires a Bachelor's in Child Life/Education/Life Science and a Child Life Internship; no

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Child Life, Education or Life Science.
• Child Life Internship completed.
• No prior experience required; <2 years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care professionals to provide family-centered care.
• Provides child life services for psycho-social prep for hospitalization, procedures or surgeries.
• Plans activities, special projects, and outcomes; supports department operations.
• Increases awareness of child life services within the hospital and documents services.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Child Life/Educ/Life Science

Job description

City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Support Services

Job Status: Full-Time

Pay Range: $20.17 – $33.51 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

St. Louis Children's Specialty Care Center in South County is seeking a full time child life specialist!

Mon/Tues 6:30a-3p Wed/Thurs/Fri 8:00-4:30

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

To provide the scope of child life services to children and families who are receiving services from St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care professionals and hospital staff to provide optimal family centered care.

• Provides child life services to patients and families as assessed and prioritized including psycho-social preparation for hospitalization, procedures, surgeries, and/or other potentially stressful events.

• Actively contributes to the efficient operation of the Child Life Department, planning activities, special projects, meetings and outcome measures.

• Increases awareness of child life services throughout the hospital by providing information about the services, role modeling, medical record documentation and in-service education.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree - Child Life/Educ/Life Science

• Child Life Internship

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• <2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

• 401(k) plan with BJC match

• Tuition Assistance available on first day

• BJC Institute for Learning and Development

• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer