Coordinator, Child Life Services

sluhn; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a seasoned Child Life Specialist to lead a pediatric program within the Pediatric Service Line. You will collaborate with service line leadership to identify needs, recruit staff, and develop comprehensive patient- and family-centered care plans.

The role includes program development, education, clinical supervision of students and volunteers, and measuring quality with performance metrics to sustain excellence in pediatric care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in child life, psychology, child development, education, or related field required.
• Child life internship required.
• Child life certification required and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Minimum of five years experience as a child life specialist preferred.
• Two years overseeing and developing a child life program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a pediatric Child Life program within the Pediatric Service Line.
• Develop quality/performance metrics to track program success; participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Provide program leadership, consultation, and daily oversight of Child Life services.
• Conduct developmental assessments and individualized care plans based on patient needs.
• Provide education, coping support, and developmentally appropriate activities to pediatric patients and families.
• Communicate care plans to interdisciplinary teams and families.
• Deliver trainings for Network care teams on developmental care and therapeutic play techniques.
• Represent the child life perspective on hospital committees.
• Supervise students and volunteers, including onboarding and scheduling.

Skills

Program leadership

Clinical supervision

Pediatric care

Education

Education

Bachelor's degree

Child life internship

Child life certification

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the lead in the identification of needs and development of a Child Life program within the Pediatric Service Line. Work with service line leadership to assess areas to support, identify needs for additional recruitment, and determine support services necessary to implement and sustain a Child Life program.
• Work in conjunction with service line leadership to develop quality/ performance metrics to track program success. Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Work in conjunction with service line leadership to provide program leadership, consultation, program development, education, clinical supervision, and oversight of the daily activities for Child Life services
• Conduct developmental assessments and individualize care plans based on the patient's physical, developmental, and emotional needs
• Participate as a clinical member of the patient care team by providing developmentally appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities to pediatric patients and families
• Develop, implement, and evaluate effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans, including as needed for behavioral support/modification, medication/treatment compliance, and bereavement support
• Communicate care plans to interdisciplinary care teams and family members
• Assess need for, develop, and deliver educational trainings for Network care teams on developmental care, coping mechanisms, distraction, parental engagement, therapeutic play techniques, etc. in an effort to improve the pediatric care experience
• Represents and provides the child life perspective on hospital committees
• Provide supervision of students and volunteers, including onboarding, training, assignments, and scheduling

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time. Stand for up to 10 hours time; 3 hours at a time. Walk 6 hours per day; 10 minutes at a time. Consistently lift and carry objects up to 10 lbs. Frequently push objects up to 10 lbs. Occasionally lift and carry objects up to 50 lbs. Frequently stoop and bend. Occasionally squat. Frequently reach above shoulder level objects. object through touch. Frequently finger and handle objects. Occasionally firmly grasp, twist and turn and turns objects with hands and fingers. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color, and visual monotony.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in child life, psychology, child development, education, or related field required.
• Child life internship required.
• Child life certification required and must be maintained throughout employment.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five years experience as a child life specialist preferred.
• Two years overseeing and developing a child life program preferred.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.