Child Life Specialist ! Child Life Program Phoenix Quick ! Child Life Pro

Department: PCH-MAIN | Child Life Program

Location:

Phoenix

Shift: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun, Days, 8:30 am‑6 pm

Category:
Child Life/Teachers

Posting # 1030504

Employee Type:
Full‑Time

This position plans and provides therapeutic intervention and appropriate psychosocial developmental care with pediatric patients and their families, assisting them in coping with the stress and anxiety of health‑care experiences and maximizing the growth and development of infants, children, and adolescent patients.

• Plans, implements, and evaluates individual patient goals based on assessment findings.
• Provides teaching and psychological preparation for potentially stressful experiences with infants, children, adolescents, and families.
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary rounds and evaluations as a member of the treatment team.
• Documents patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the medical record.
• Creates a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment for patients and families.
• Trains, supervises, and evaluates Child Life Assistants, student interns, and volunteers.
• Escorts and facilitates social/positive interactions between patients and special visitors, guests, or entertainers.
• Represents and communicates family‑centered philosophy on departmental and hospital‑wide committees.
• Participates in continuing education programs and provides interdisciplinary in‑service education on growth and development, Child Life, and the impact of illness, injury, and healthcare.
• Performs miscellaneous job‑related duties as requested.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field (required);
  Master’s degree in same field (preferred).
• Experience: Completion of a minimum 480‑hour professional Child Life Internship under a Certified Child Life Specialist (required); experience working with children in a child‑care capacity, including private employment or volunteer roles (required); professional Child Life experience in a hospital environment (preferred).
• Special
  
  Skills:
  
  Bilingual English‑Spanish skills (preferred).
• Additional Requirements: BLS certification through the American Heart Association or within 30 days of hire (required);
  Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) credential from the CLCC or within 18 months of hire and maintained thereafter (required);
  Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) credential (preferred).
• Physical Requirements: Climbing, feeling, fine‑motor skills, hearing, pushing/pulling, reaching, sitting, standing, stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling, talking, tasting/smelling, walking, near vision, far vision, color discrimination, use of keyboard/mouse/computer equipment, lifting up to 35 pounds, lifting more than 35 pounds (graded as occasional, constant, frequent, etc.).
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential: Airborne communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens or bodily fluid, hazardous materials exposure, radiation exposure, toxic or caustic chemicals (all applicable).