Certified Child Life Specialist - Registry

Department:

35133 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Child Life Creative Arts Therapies and Education

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

No

Hours Per Week:

0

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Peds ED Child Life - maternity leave coverage December 2024 - April 2025 and then would like to keep on staff for any per diem needs.

Major Responsibilities:

• Allow for normalization within the hospital environment through therapeutic interactions, play therapy and various activities.
  •     1)Plan and implement special activities for children and adolescents.
  •     2)Develop supportive relationships with children, adolescents, and families.
  •     3)Participate in the planning of special events for children and adolescents.
• Provides direct patient and family interactions and support in areas of expertise, including growth and development, sibling support and bereavement.
  •     1)Provide patient and families with available resources.
  •     2)Establish and facilitate support groups.
• Prepares children and families for treatments and procedures in order to create a positive medical experience. This may include but is not limited to medical play, preparation, support, distraction and post procedural support.
  •     1)Advocate for pain management and comfort measures.
• Promotes and facilitates patient/family and interdisciplinary communication using written and verbal techniques in order to facilitate effective patient/family care, professional relationships and to identify issues or problems.
  •     1)Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and individual patient care conferences.
  •     2)Provides in-services for all new staff with direct patient care to further the understanding and practice of Child Life Services.
  •     3)Collaborate daily with other members of the health care team.
• Performs skills safely and independently according to the established policies, procedures, standards and guidelines to accommodate individual patient/family needs and responses.
• Responsible for personal growth and development
  •     1)Participates in conferences, classes or other professional training and development, in order to enhance job description.
  •     2)Participates in self-evaluation and develops a plan to address identified areas of growth.
  •     3)Maintains Child Life Certification according to the Child Life Council guidelines.
• Interview, select, orient, and supervise student interns and volunteers in Child Life Program.
  •     3)Report to Internship/Volunteer Coordinator for assignments with volunteers and student interns.
  •     1)Provide orientation to specific units and ongoing training for volunteers and interns during assignment to specific unit/area.
  •     2)Provide guidance, direction, and feedback for volunteers and student interns.

Education/Experience Required:

• • Bachelor’s degree in Child Life/Child Development or a directly related field. • Completion of a 480 hour Child Life Internship. • Experience with all age groups.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• • Ability to function in a changing environment. • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment. • A sense of creativity. • Ability to establish supportive relationships with children and their families.
• • Child Life Certification - Current CPR Provider Certification

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• • Empathetic to individual needs of patients. • Understanding and supportive. • Convey warmth and non-verbal skills. • Works well under stressful and difficult situations. • Resilient and flexible in a changing environment. • Ability to establish and maintain rapport. • Ability to collaborate and work with a large interdisciplinary team.
• If position