Child Life Specialist; BA Memorial Hospital Job Surrey area,BC Canada,Healthcare

Position: Child Life Specialist (BA Memorial Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $37.89 - $47.31 / hour

Job Summary

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for nearly two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 45,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families, and communities:
Better health, best in health care.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

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We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

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Detailed Overview

Under the direction of the Manager, Clinical Operations, plans, initiates and monitors daily activities designed to further the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of children and adolescents on an assigned unit and promotes an increased understanding of medical events and procedures to help parents recognize the needs of their child. Liaises with members of the interdisciplinary team and observes, records and reports relevant information on patient's behaviour, development levels and individual needs.

Provides education to patients and parents, coordinates, orientates and allocates work to volunteer staff and participates on designated program and professional committees and in the development of operational policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Plans, initiates and monitors suitable activities for children and adolescents to encourage further social, emotional, intellectual and physical development by methods such as gathering daily information from a variety of sources concerning the conditions, developmental level, interests, capabilities and special problems of each patient and providing toys and games for patients in both the play area and bed rest. Provides appropriate toys, books, equipment and activities to promote increased understanding of medical events and procedures and to help parent recognize the needs of their children while in the hospital and adapts the play activities and materials to suit the special needs of the patient.

Liaises with members of the interdisciplinary team including physiotherapy and occupational therapy staff to ensure patient treatment plan is carried out by those departments/programs and that it is reinforced during play periods and communicating treatment plan changes as appropriate.

Observes, records and reports relevant information on patients' behaviour, development levels, individual needs and adjustment to hospital environment on the patients' charts and reports same to members of the interdisciplinary team.

Charts workload measurement statistics on direct and non-direct patient care in accordance with departmental and professional charting standards and guidelines.

Provides education to patients and parents by methods such as developing, preparing and implementing orientation programs as requested, researching topics, preparing documentation and presenting material and brochures. Attends/participates in departmental, hospital and/or region's educational programs as required.

Coordinates, orientates and allocates work to volunteers staff assigned to the area.

Participates on designated program and professional committees by…


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