Child Life Specialist - Beachwood and Akron

Akron Children's Hospital; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital in Beachwood, OH seeks a full-time Child Life Specialist to support patients and families across the Beachwood Outpatient Center and Akron Main Campus. The role features a $5,000 sign-on bonus (taxed) and a 2-year work commitment, with a 6:30am–3:00pm schedule, Monday–Friday.

You will plan and deliver child life services, prepare patients for procedures, educate families, supervise students, and work with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life specialization, or related field is required.
• Certification: Certified Child Life Specialist within one year of employment is required.
• Current Health Care Provider BLS training is required.
• 600-hour clinical Child Life internship completed or in supervised process.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements comprehensive Child Life services.
• Provides preparation and coping strategies for procedures.
• Educates and supports patients and families; advocates to the care team.
• Educates on child development and impact of hospitalization.
• Supervises and trains students and volunteers.
• Demonstrates care for physical, psychosocial, educational needs across ages.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

MS Office

Epic EMR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Child Development/Child Life specialization

Master's degree preferred

Certified Child Life Specialist within 1 year

BLS certification

600-hour clinical internship

Tools

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Epic EMR software

Job description

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus (taxed) 2-Year Work Commitment Required Full-Time: 40 Hours Per Week 1st Shift: 6:30am - 3:00pm Monday - Friday Department: Beachwood Outpatient Center and Main Campus Surgery Center Travel Required: Primary Location - Beachwood Outpatient Center with Travel to Akron Main

Summary:

The Child Life Specialist are responsible for maximizing the physical and emotional health as well as the social, cognitive and developmental abilities of children, and minimizing the potential stress and trauma that children and their families may experience.

Responsibilities:

• Plans and implements comprehensive Child Life services.
• Provides preparation and facilitates adaptive coping strategies for patients and families for medical procedures and other health care experiences.
• Provides education and emotional support to patients and families; advocate and communicate patients'/families' needs to multi-disciplinary staff.
• Provides education related to child development and impact of hospitalization.
• Supervises and trains students and volunteers.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psych/social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
• Perform other related miscellaneous duties as assigned

Other information:

Technical Expertise

• Experience in a clinical setting as a Child Life Specialist is preferred.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. Experience with Epic software or similar EMR software is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life specialization, or related field is required; Master's degree is preferred.
• Certification: Certified Child Life Specialist within one year of employment is required. Current Health Care Provider BLS training is required.
• Eligible candidates are required to have completed a 600-hour clinical Child Life internship under the supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist.
• Years of relevant experience: 0 to 2 years is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite