Child Life Specialist Emergency Department

Child Life Specialist Emergency Department

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$24.00/hr - $37.00/hr

Job Description Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families and other health team members and facilitates age‑appropriate interactions and activities to help make the health care experience easier for patients and families. Reduces patient and family distress, increases effective patient and family coping, fosters patient independence, and promotes optimum development. Provides supervision to volunteers, child life pre‑internship students and child life assistants.

$3000 Sign‑On Bonus for new hires.

• Pay Rate:
  Based on experience.
• Shift Details:
  Full‑time (36 hrs/wk) rotating schedule with another ED Child Life Specialist.
• Week 1 & 3:
  Sun, Wed, Sat.
• Week 2 & 4:
  Sun, Wed, Fri.
• Shifts are 10‑hours, with flexibility to work up to 36‑hours for position. Rotating holiday coverage.
• Department:
  Child Life at Primary Children's Hospital – Lehi Campus.

Primary Children’s Hospital – Lehi Campus, Lehi, Utah.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Documentation of a successfully completed 600‑hour internship supervised by a Child Life Specialist.
• Child Life Certification from the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) required within 15 months of hire.
• Experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting.
• Experience in Child Life Core Competencies, including establishing supportive relationships, meeting needs of child and family members, providing education and communication, providing coping support and comfort management, guiding therapeutic play, and ongoing assessment and documentation of clinical care.
• Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets and databases or similar applications.

• Accurately assess, prioritize and document pediatric patient and family care.
• Develop, implement and evaluate effective pediatric patient and family‑centered health care plans.
• Provide developmentally appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management and play opportunities to pediatric patients and families.
• Participate in selection, supervision and training of new hires, students and volunteers.
• Provide education for staff (e.g., in‑services, newsletter articles).
• Assist with community outreach and Foundation partnerships.
• Adhere to the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) Child Life Code of Ethics.
• Meet requirements outlined in child life department expectations.

• Pediatrics.
• Training and mentoring.
• Writing documentation.
• Communication.
• Relationship building.
• Taking initiative.
• Critical thinking.
• Teamwork.
• Growth mindset.
• Accountability.

• One year experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting.
• Work experience as a child life assistant.
• Experience as a child life pre‑internship/practicum student.
• Supervising volunteers while working with children and adolescents.
• Spanish speaking.

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication, listening and quick, accurate assessment, particularly during emergency situations.
• Ongoing need to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and assess customer needs.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use for typing and accessing information.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients, bend to retrieve, lift and carry supplies; typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

We care about your well‑being – mind, body, and spirit – and provide a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.