Child Life Specialist
- West Islip, NY
- $38.85 per hour
- Training
- Full-time
Job DetailsResponsibilities:
- Provides a program of psychosocial care for children and families designed to reduce stress, increase adaptive coping, and enhance developmental integrity by offering opportunities to play, learn, and interact with others in an emotionally and physically safe environment
- Provides opportunities for and facilitates play and activities which promote self-healing, self-expression, understanding and mastery.
- Develops a plan of care based on assessment of child’s development, temperament, coping style, medical plan and available social support using therapeutic play as a diagnostic and treatment tool.
- Records in the medical record.
- Offers support and counsel to family members to assist with their adaptation to the child’s illness and health-care experiences and deal with their own stress and needs.
- Provides orientation to health-care experiences and personnel. Provides preparation for medical and surgical procedures.
- Maintains a clean and organized work environment that supports the child and family, encouraging play and creative interaction in the playroom and other designated common areas.
- Employee assists in clinical education of student from clinical affiliates when appropriate.
- Assists in orienting hospital staff to the psychosocial needs of children and their families and fosters positive hospital-community relations.
- Baccalaureate degree in Child Life, Child Development, Creative Arts Therapy or related field.
- Eligible for and must obtain Child Life certification (C.C.L.S.) within 18 months of hire.
- Creative Arts Therapy (A.T.R., M.T., etc.) registration/certification eligibility is preferred, where applicable, within 24 months of hire.
- BLS or CPR/AED training required and accepted from American Heart Association-BLS/ACLS for Healthcare Providers(CPR &AED Program American Red Cross-CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer
- Demonstrate strong communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, and analytical skills and a knowledge of medical terminology.
- Computer proficiency and strong telephone skills. Strong communication skills. Ability to multitask. Record keeping skills. Can multitask and work efficiently. Knowledge of medical terminology. Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot office equipment.
- At least two year experience, in a medical environment preferred, Oncology experience preferred
- Completion of a 600-hour internship in Child Life. 1+ years’ experience in a pediatric healthcare or educational setting is preferred. For Creative Arts Therapy applicants an additional internship in a creative arts therapy modality is preferred.