Pediatric Play & Family Support Specialist

Intermountain Health; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Health's Primary Children's Hospital – Lehi Campus is seeking a Child Life Assistant to support pediatric patients and families through developmentally appropriate play activities under a child life specialist's guidance.

This PRN role emphasizes at least six shifts per month, including one weekend or evening shift, with an hourly rate between $21.02 and $29.72. Join a team committed to compassionate, family-centered care and pediatric well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience working with healthy children or children in a medical or hospital setting.
• Knowledge of child development and appropriate play strategies.
• Computer experience with word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications.
• Able to work independently and be organized.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment related to patient needs including acute, chronic, and complex disease, and grief and bereavement.
• Maintains appropriate boundaries with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses and prioritizes developmental needs of the pediatric patient and family and updates child life specialist when patient needs are outside scope of practice.
• Develops, implements, advertises, and evaluates developmentally appropriate play/recreational activities and directs parents, students, and volunteers in providing developmentally appropriate toys to patients and families in play space.
• Screens and transports patients to play areas, completes appropriate check-in guidelines and policies to ensure child safety and assists in coordinating special events, holidays, and special visitors.
• Maintains a clean, safe environment in accordance with infection prevention and safety standards.
• Monitors and provides a supportive child-friendly environment in play spaces; supervises, orients, and trains students and volunteers as needed.
• Assists with ordering, receiving, organizing, and distributing supplies.
• Supervises and independently leads the facility "Kids Clubhouse", coordinating the work of the volunteers in those spaces.

Skills

Experience with children in medical/hé

Knowledge of child development

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree

Pursuing child life certification

600-hour child life internship completed

Completion of child life pre-internship/practicum

Spanish speaking

Job description

Intermountain Health's Primary Children's Hospital – Lehi Campus is seeking a Child Life Assistant to support pediatric patients and families through developmentally appropriate play activities under a child life specialist's guidance.

This PRN role emphasizes at least six shifts per month, including one weekend or evening shift, with an hourly rate between $21.02 and $29.72. Join a team committed to compassionate, family-centered care and pediatric well-being.