Job Essentials

• Accurately assesses, prioritizes, and documents pediatric patient and family care.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans.
• Provides developmentally-appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities, to pediatric patients and families.
• Participates in selection, supervision, and training of practicum students and volunteers.
• Assists with orienting, training and mentoring new employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) or eligible for Child Life Certification (to be obtained within 9 months of hire date). A 600-hour Internship must be completed to be eligible for certification.
• Child life experience in a medical or hospital setting.
• Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications.
• Experience in Child Life Core Competencies which include but are not limited to: 1) Establishing supportive relationships 2) Meeting needs of child and family members, with a focus on social, emotional, and cognitive development. 3) Providing education to and communicating with children, families and team members 4) Providing coping support and comfort management 5) Guiding children in therapeutic play techniques 6) Ongoing assessment and written documentation of clinical care.
• Successfully completed child life internship with completion documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• 1 year of Child Life work experience in a medical or hospital setting.
• Spanish Speaking.