Child Life Specialist jobs in the United States

Req#: R28715
Category(s): Allied Health Clinical Professional, Child Life Specialists
Full Time / Part Time: Full-Time
Shift: First

Certified Child Life Specialist

Up to $4,000 sign-on bonus (external applicants eligible)

Baystate Health, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare quality and safety, and home to Baystate’s Child Life Healing Arts Team, is looking for a full time Child Life Specialist to join our strong and supportive team offering a thorough orientation and provide a peer mentor for additional support in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Resume required with application

SCHEDULE:

• Full-time 40-hours – 8 or 10 hour shifts

• Some weekend coverage required

• Participation in holiday rotations

LOCATION:

• Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH BAYSTATE!

• Excellent Compensation

• High-quality, low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance

• Generous PTO – up to 25 days in the first year, with scheduled earned increases

• Continuing education support and reimbursement

• First Time Home Buyers Financial Packages

• Farm Share Memberships

• 403b retirement company match & annual company contribution increase based on years of service

• Free money coach advice from a certified professional

• Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health

• Adoption assistance

• Pet, home, auto and personal insurance

• Life insurance

• Work-life integration

• Reimbursement for a variety of wellbeing activities, included but limited to gym membership and equipment, personal trainer, massage and so much more!

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Life or a related field required with CCLS Certification (Master’s Degree preferred)

• Certification as a Child Life Specialist through the Association of Child Life Professionals required. **Will consider candidate who has successfully completed a minimum of 600 hours Child Life Specialist Internship and is eligible to sit for the Child Life Specialist Certification exam. Must achieve certification within 12 months of hire (required)

• Minimum of 1 years of experience as a Certified Child Life Specialist in a healthcare setting (preferred)

• Previous experience in an Inpatient setting, Pediatric Critical Care setting and Emergency setting (preferred)

• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English, preferred)

• CPR through American Heart Association BLS Provider (required)

For more information, please visit us online at: baystatehealthjobs.com or interact with us socially at facebook.com/BaystateCareers or on Twitter @BaystateCareers. All correspondence can be directed to recruiter:

Melanie.Bischoff@Baystatehealth.org​

Summary: 

The Child Life Specialist is responsible for the provision of child life focused care to children and their families served in a variety of health care settings. Individualized, therapeutic interventions are facilitated through collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team members. The choice of play outlets, educational approaches, and emotional support are built upon a strong foundation of child life theory and expertise gained through ongoing practice experiences and intentional commitment to ongoing child life education.

Responsibilities and Additional information:

1) The Child Life Specialist will function as an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team to provide patient and family centered care, advocacy and psychosocial support to children and families within the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Children’s and Adolescent’s Unit (CHAD) along with responsibility for coverage of patient/family and team support during resuscitations and traumas in the Pedi Emergency Department as needed/assigned.

2) Candidate will require strong skills in effective interpersonal communication, time management, prioritization, and collaboration with multidisciplinary team and community resources. Must be creative, energetic, and flexible and have a strong understanding of both the acute and critical care environments, hospital systems, resources and processes.

3) Must be highly engaged within child life role and bring a positive, supportive and professional demeanor to each encounter.
 

4) Must have knowledge of trauma-informed care approach, and experience in supporting families through trauma, injury, acute and chronic illness, loss and bereavement.
 

5) CCLS in this role will exhibit the ability to assess and implement appropriate individualized therapeutic outlets, developmentally appropriate educational approaches, and emotional supports built upon a strong foundation of child life theory and expertise gained through ongoing practice experiences and intentional commitment to ongoing child life education.
 

6) Additional duties, tasks, responsibilities and cross coverage to other areas that receive child life services within the Baystate System as needed/assigned.
 

7) CCLS in this role will complete and maintain Minimum Requirements and Additional Responsibilities at or above the equivalent to a CCLS I Proficient Level from the BCH Child Life Clinical Recognition Program.

8) This position qualifies for participation and advancement opportunities in the BCH Child Life Clinical Recognition Program.

9) Will report to Manager of Child Life & Healing Arts.

You Belong At Baystate

At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. It makes us not just an organization, but also a community where you belong. It is how we advance the care and enhance the lives of all people.

DIVERSE TEAMS. DIVERSE PATIENTS. DIVERSE LOCATIONS.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts (Required)

Certifications:

Child Life Specialist – Association of Child Life Professionals

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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