Child Life Specialist - Pediatrics

Department

35133 Navicent Health Medical Center - Child Life Creative Arts Therapies and Education

Full time

Yes

40

M-F days

$25.30 - $37.95

• Collaborates with hospital personnel in identifying and managing patient’s psychosocial needs, including making appropriate referrals
• Participates in unit rounds, patient care conferences and inter-disciplinary rounds
• Provides staff education regarding the impact of hospitalization of children and developmentally appropriate coping techniques
• Makes appropriate referrals to outside organizations that provide emotional and developmental support to children and families who are experiencing such needs related to hospitalization, illness and bereavement.
• Educates staff regarding how to provide an environment that addresses the psychosocial needs of patients and families
• Self evaluates provision of child life services as they relate to the job description and makes changes as needed
• Participates in the development and implementation of department performance improvement initiatives and child life shared decision-making process
• Selects and utilizes diagnosis specific teaching tools and preparation equipment appropriate for the population served
• Provides developmentally appropriate education regarding diagnosis and treatment
• Selects and adapts procedural preparation materials and interactions based on patient’s and family’s developmental level, emotional status, temperament, learning style, and physical abilities
• Presents materials in a developmentally appropriate manner that allows for interaction from the patient and family in order to assess further educational needs while addressing misconceptions
• Describes sensory experiences, sequence of events, timing, and duration of procedures in developmentally appropriate language
• Sets and maintains appropriate limits with patients and families during hospitalization
• Recognizes patient’s individual qualities or behaviors to promote self-esteem
• Includes the patient in all conversations that occur in his/her presence
• Demonstrates sensitivity to parents’ concerns and uses the parents as a resource when developing goals and interventions
• Provides the patient with appropriate choices and respects the patient’s decision
• Establishes clear expectations during hospitalization and helps the patient meet these expectations
• Includes parents as part of the healthcare team
• Advocates for the psychosocial needs of patients and families
• Assesses and implements therapeutic programming for assigned population
• Provides interactions and activities to match the developmental and current emotional status of patients and families
• Provides normalization activities during hospitalization within a non-threatening and supportive environment
• Identifies patient specific stressors and utilizes stress reduction techniques such as non-pharmacological pain management to facilitate adaptive coping
• Helps the patient process their fears and /or misconceptions by providing developmentally appropriate interventions
• Upholds expectations set forth by ACCREDITATION BODY
• Demonstrates knowledge of current charting procedures through clear, concise, timely documentation and chart reviews
• Maintains professional standards of the Child Life council
• Uses play therapeutically to promote healing, coping, mastery, self-expression, control and learning. Selects activities to address individualized needs of patients and families including their developmental, physical, social and emotional needs
• Recognizes and responds to symbolic play and alternative forms of communication
• Participates in special events by identifying appropriate patients, serving as a liaison to volunteer services,…