Child Life Specialist - Pediatric Hematology​/Oncology

Position Information

Job Title

Job Title Child Life Specialist
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Working Title Child Life Specialist
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Full Time Equivalent (FTE)

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) 1.0

Full Time or Part Time

Full Time or Part Time Full Time

Recruitment Range

Recruitment Range $44,513 - $94,487

Anticipated Hiring Range

Anticipated Hiring Range $65,070 - $72,300

Salary Grade Equivalency

Salary Grade Equivalency NC16

Work Schedule

Work Schedule Monday
- Friday

Work Hours

Work Hours 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Position Location (City)

Job Category

Job Category Staff

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East Carolina University ( ECU ) is consistently ranked among the nation’s top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education,
ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output.

Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C. , which is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn.

ECU’s commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university’s leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits.

Academic Affairs , led by the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, comprises the university’s colleges, schools and libraries, along with other academic support and administrative units. Academic Affairs works collaboratively to strengthen ECU’s culture of academic excellence in line with our mission to be a national model for student success, public service and regional transformation.

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is composed of departments that function to increase the supply of primary care physicians to serve the state; improve the health and well‑being of the region; and train physicians who will meet the healthcare needs of the state. The ECU Brody School of Medicine is aligned with ECU Health as a clinically integrated academic healthcare organization.

This integration allows the two organizations to provide efficient, effective and high‑quality care to eastern North Carolina residents. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.
The Department of Pediatrics advances child health through comprehensive pediatric and subspecialty care, innovative clinical and basic science research, and excellence in academic medicine, improving outcomes for children and families across eastern North Carolina.

Primary Purpose of Position

This position is responsible for providing comprehensive Child Life services to pediatric hematology and oncology patients and their families across the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology outpatient clinic and other applicable ECU Health care settings. Reporting to the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Social Work Practitioner, the position works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, other interdisciplinary team members, ECU Health Child Life staff, students, volunteers,…