Clinical Lead, Child Life Programs

Phoenix Children's; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's in Gilbert, AZ seeks a Supervisor of Child Life Programs to provide clinical leadership and direct supervision of Child Life Specialists and related staff. The role ensures developmentally appropriate patient care, mentors staff, and coordinates coverage based on patient acuity.

You will manage schedules, support education and training, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, and uphold family-centered care across the unit and hospital.

Qualifications

• Direct supervision and clinical mentor to assigned direct reports.
• Role models, mentors and promotes professional growth in accordance with ACLP Standards of Clinical Practice.
• Maintains schedules and coordinates coverage based on acuity.
• Assures Kronos accuracy in collaboration with Child Life Manager.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of charting and provides chart audits.
• Completes performance evaluations and initiates disciplinary process with support from Child Life Manager
• Provides opportunities for cross training.
• Collaborates with PFCC clinical education specialist to provide student, department, and hospital wide education and training in accordance with ACLP Clinical Standards of Internships and Practice.
• Builds on strengths and opportunities for each unit team, creating and supporting an environment that fosters teamwork, cooperation, respect, and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision and clinical mentor to assigned direct reports.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates individual patient goals, based upon assessment findings.
• Provides teaching and psychological preparation for potentially stressful experiences with infants, children, adolescents, and families.
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary rounds and evaluations as a member of the treatment team.
• Documents patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the medical record.
• Provides a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment for infants, children, adolescents, and families.
• Escorts and facilitates social/ positive interactions between patients and special visitors, guests, or entertainers.
• Represents and communicates family centered philosophy on departmental and hospital-wide committees.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team supervision

Staff development

Communication

Job description

Phoenix Children's in Gilbert, AZ seeks a Supervisor of Child Life Programs to provide clinical leadership and direct supervision of Child Life Specialists and related staff. The role ensures developmentally appropriate patient care, mentors staff, and coordinates coverage based on patient acuity.

You will manage schedules, support education and training, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, and uphold family-centered care across the unit and hospital.