Child Life Specialist - Beachwood and Akron

Akron Children's; Beachwood (OH); Vor Ort; USD 52.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Sign-on bonus

Zusammenfassung

Akron Children's Beachwood Outpatient Center and the Akron Main Campus Surgery Center seek a Child Life Specialist for a full-time role. The position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus (taxed) and requires travel between Beachwood and Akron Main, with a 40-hour work week, 1st shift (6:30am–3:00pm), Monday–Friday.

The specialist will plan and implement services, provide coping strategies for procedures, educate families, supervise students, and support development and safety across ages.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's in Child Development, Child Life, or related field required
• Certified Child Life Specialist within 1 year of employment required
• Current Health Care Provider BLS certification required
• 600-hour clinical Child Life internship completed
• 0–2 years of experience preferred

Aufgaben

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

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

MS Office

Epic EMR

Clinical experience

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

Certified Child Life Specialist

BLS certification

600-hour internship

Tools

MS Office

Epic EMR

Jobbeschreibung

$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:

1. 1. Plans and implements comprehensive Child Life services.
2. 2. Provides preparation and facilitates adaptive coping strategies for patients and families for medical procedures and other health care experiences.
3. 3. Provides education and emotional support to patients and families; advocate and communicate patients'/families' needs to multi-disciplinary staff.
4. 4. Provides education related to child development and impact of hospitalization.
5. 5. Supervises and trains students and volunteers.
6. 6. 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.
7. 7. Perform other related miscellaneous duties as assigned

Other information:

Technical Expertise

• 1. Experience in a clinical setting as a Child Life Specialist is preferred.
• 2. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
• 3. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• 4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 5. 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

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

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite