Certified Child Life Specialist

Peace Health is looking for a Certified Child Life Specialist for a part time day shift opportunity (4 days a week) covering our Pediatric department as their home unit.

Join our team experienced CCLS's in a supportive, collaborative and highly engaged environment!

The certification process requires specific academic requirements, an eligibility assessment and a clinical internship before sitting for the exam.

Salary range for this position is $28.73 - $43.09 depending on experience

The Child Life Specialists empowers children for life's challenges while providing high quality family-centered care as a part of a strong multidisciplinary team.

You will provide psychosocial and developmental based assessment and support to both patients and their families;
Plan and provide emotionally and developmentally appropriate care that promotes effective coping with health care and continued cognitive and emotional growth;
Serve as a resource and advocate on child development issues.

Your work helps children and families feel informed, supported, and empowered during hospitalization, procedures, and major life transitions.

Partner closely with physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, and other caregivers who recognize the value of Child Life services and family-centered care.

Use your clinical judgment, creativity, and expertise to assess psychosocial needs, develop individualized interventions, and advocate for patients and families.

At Peace Health, compassionate care is at the center of everything we do. You'll be supported by leaders and colleagues who value your contributions and invest in your success.

• Assess the psychosocial and emotional status of patients and their family's consequent to illness and/or hospitalization through direct contact, interaction and observation, consultation with other healthcare professionals, and medical records.
• Initiate therapeutic interventions consequent to assessment of individual patients and families.
• Report and/or document observations, assessments, and interventions, to other healthcare professionals via rounds, reports, conferences, and meetings as appropriate.
• Establish and maintain a supportive, helpful and trusting relationship with patients and families by helping in the preparation for medical and surgical procedures, home care, discharge planning.
• Facilitate coping from the time of admission through to discharge and follow-up.
• Plan, evaluate and implement an overall program of therapeutic interventions designed to address the psychosocial and emotional needs of hospitalized children and families. This may include: pre-procedural preparation, patient/family education, therapeutic play and recreation, group interaction, and activities that facilitate patient's/families' sense of well-being, mastery and competence.
• Advocate for individual patient's/families concerns, special needs and rights, and makes appropriate referrals to individuals, groups or agencies within the hospital or community.
• Assist in the design, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of therapeutic activity areas as needed. Manages the utilization of materials and equipment within the program, and ensures they are used in an appropriate, safe, secure and cost-efficient manner.

Bachelor's Degree in Child Life required

• Child Life course taught by a CCLS
• Minimum of 2 child developmental courses that cover birth - age 18
• Family Systems course
• Play course Loss/bereavement or death/dying course
• Research course
• 3 additional courses in related content

Experience as a Certified Child Life Specialist preferred, but new grads are welcome!

Training and experience commensurate with certification requirement.

Certified Child Life Specialist Certification (if you are scheduled for your exam, we have a 6 month grace window)

Required within 6 months:
Basic Life Support

• Demonstrated knowledge of and competency in therapeutic relationships, human growth and development, family dynamics, interpersonal communication, developmental observation/assessment, learning process, behavior management, group dynamics, children's reaction to illness and hospitalization, therapeutic interventions, and play and activities. (Required)
• Demonstrated knowledge of childhood diseases, and medical terminology. (Required)
• Ability to interpret a patient's self-reporting or behaviors. (Required)
• Ability to provide effective preparation and procedural support. (Required)
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with staff, management, physicians, patients, families, visitors, and the public. (Required)
• Ability to prioritize, organize, multi-task and complete…