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Child Life Specialist
Job in
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, 80285, USA
Listed on 2026-02-24
Listing for:
Stryker Corporation
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-24
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Pediatrics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
The Child Life Specialist is a key member of the pediatric healthcare team. The Specialist, under general supervision, works in a health care setting focusing on the emotional and developmental needs of children and their families.
The Specialist reduces stress associated with the health care experience and enables a child and their family to cope by providing play experiences, presenting medical information in a way that children can understand, and encouraging family involvement in the child's medical care.
The Specialist routinely works in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary healthcare team and other professionals in ambulatory care, emergency care, and inpatient settings.
Responsibilities- Provide play experiences to reduce stress and support emotional and developmental needs of children and families.
- Present medical information in an age-appropriate manner to help children understand their care.
- Encourage and facilitate family involvement in the child’s medical care.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary healthcare team and other professionals in ambulatory care, emergency care, and inpatient settings.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Work Experience: Two years of experience as a Certified Child Life Specialist in a hospital setting is highly preferred.
- Licenses: CCLS-Certified Child Life Specialist - ACLP - Association of Child Life Professionals required or must be eligible for CCLS certification.
- BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association required.
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