Child Life Specialist (Pre-Operative and Phlebotomy)

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston (MA); Híbrido; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a Child Life Specialist for the Pre-Operative and Phlebotomy services. This role supports patients from birth to young adulthood, providing psychosocial care and helping families cope with medical procedures.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, coordinate therapeutic activities, delegate tasks to volunteers, and contribute to staff training while ensuring developmental needs are met and comfort is optimized across 4 shifts per week.

Responsabilidades

• Support procedures, siblings, development, and bereavement
• Provide coping support for patients with both short and long-term hospitalizations
• Maintaining resources which include ordering and stocking unit areas
• Delegating work assignments to volunteers and participates in clinical training of student interns.

Descripción del empleo

Position Summary:

Child Life Specialist - Pre-Operative and Phlebotomy (4 shifts a week).

• Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients
• Serving as member of multidisciplinary team
• Providing support to patients and families from birth to young adults population.

Key Responsibilities:

• Common interventions include support for procedures, siblings, development, and bereavement
• Providing coping support for patients with both short and long-term hospitalizations
• Maintaining resources which include ordering and stocking unit areas
• Delegating work assignments to volunteers and participates in clinical training of student interns.

Minimum Qualifications Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.
• 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
• General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced‑based knowledge.
• Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.
• Child Life Certification required within 1 year of hire