Travel Child Life Specialist - $2,200 per week

PRIDE Health; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 89,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

PRIDE Health is seeking a travel Child Life Specialist for a travel assignment in Duluth, Minnesota. The role involves assessing pediatric patients and families, developing intervention plans, coordinating volunteers, and collaborating with healthcare teams to support developmental and behavioral needs.

Holds a Bachelor's degree with preferred fields, ACLP certification or internship plan within 6–12 months, and BCLS. Travel contract includes lodging and meals stipends per guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (therapeutic recreation, child life, family or child development, counseling, child psychology, education, social work or related field).
• Child Life Professional Certification (ACLP) or internship with certification in 6–12 months.
• 1 year of related experience, preferably in an acute care children's facility.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required

Responsibilities

• Provide developmentally appropriate interventions to help pediatric patients and families cope with healthcare experiences.
• Assess patients and families to develop individualized intervention plans.
• Coordinate and oversee volunteer activities in pediatric patient care areas.
• Communicate with healthcare teams and guide child development and behavioral concerns.
• Serve as a resource for families and healthcare professionals regarding developmental and behavioral needs.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Child Life Professional Certification (ACLP)

1 year of related experience

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

Job description

PRIDE Health is seeking a travel Child Life Specialist for a travel job in Duluth, Minnesota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Child Life Specialist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Pride Health is hiring a TravelCertified Child Life Specialist tosupport our client's healthcarefacility in Duluth, MN55805.

Job Details

• Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8-hour Day shift, No weekends or holidays
• Location: Duluth, MN55805
• Job Type: Travel Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks with possible extension
• Weekly Gross Pay: $2200/Week for 40 hours

*Pay package is based on an hourly taxable pay rate and untaxed stipends for lodging and meals & incidentals per USA GSA guidelines.

Duties

• Provide developmentally appropriate interventions to help pediatric patients and families cope with healthcare experiences.
• Assess patients and families to develop individualized intervention plans.
• Facilitate coping, emotional support, and mastery of medical experiences.
• Communicate effectively with healthcare teams and provide guidance on child development and behavioral concerns.
• Serve as a resource for families and healthcare professionals regarding developmental and behavioral needs.
• Provide consultative support to hospital departments regarding developmentally sensitive facilities, materials, and processes.
• Participate in child- and family-friendly redesign initiatives.
• Coordinate and oversee volunteer activities in pediatric patient care areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a preference in therapeutic recreation, child life, family or child development, counseling, child psychology, education, social work or related field.
• Child Life Professional Certification (ACLP) or completion of clinical internship with ability to obtain certification in 6-12 months
• 1 year of related experience, preferably in an acute care children's facility.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required

For workers in the United States, PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates

Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions

For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.

About PRIDE Health

PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• 401k retirement plan
• Cancelation protectionReferral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits