Program Specialist

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health seeks a Program Specialist to develop and manage Arts in Medicine programs for patients and families. You will create creative and sensory activities, tailor programs to patient needs, and mentor volunteers assisting with activities.

The role focuses on pediatric healthcare settings and non-profit culture, working with children, families, and staff to deliver engaging experiences that enhance care and comfort during hospital stays.

Qualifications

• Experience in nonprofit healthcare with children and families.
• Bachelor’s degree in an art-related field; coursework in Child Development preferred.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association and CPI Training.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages Arts in Medicine programs for patients and families.
• Engages children, families, and staff through interactive art, music, visual, or sensory experiences.
• Mentors and supervises volunteers assisting with activities.

Skills

Nonprofit healthcare

Pediatric experience

Volunteer mentoring

Education

B.A. in art field

Child Development coursework

Tools

BLS certification (AHA)

CPI Training

Job description

Why a Great Place To Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you

Your job is more than a job.

Why a Great Place To Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary

Essential Functions

The Program Specialist develops and manages special programs such as the Arts in Medicine program which aims to provide an environment of creativity and offers patients and families the opportunity to participate in creative and sensory activities during the hospital experience.

Encourages and engages children, families, and staff through interactive art, music, visual, or sensory experiences. Develops a range of individualized and/or group activities based on the needs of the population served and according to patient abilities, developmental, cognitive and/or age-based needs. Mentors and supervises volunteers assisting with the activities.

Job Qualifications

• Experience: 1 year Experience working in a non-profit and/or healthcare environment with children and families; 2 years’ Experience in a pediatric healthcare setting is preferred
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related art field; Coursework in Child Development preferred
• License/Certification: BLS certification through the American Heart Association and CPI Training

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Work Shift

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Children’s Hospital

at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children’s Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.