Child Life Specialist - Emergency Department

Child Life Specialist - Emergency Department Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Child Life Specialist to support the Emergency Department. The Child Life Specialis
t provides direct assessment and clinical interventions to patients and families in alignment with all Child Life Competencies set forth by the Association of Child Life Professionals. Child Life Specialists support the delivery of evidenced based child life practice and ensure that interventions are equitable and comprehensive. The child life specialist supports children and families during times of health, illness and trauma.

Schedule:

40 hours per week, Tuesday-Saturday day shift

• Master s preferred but not required;
  Bachelor s required
• 600 hour child life internship under the supervision of a Child Life Specialist required
• Certified Child Life Specialist and/or Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist;
  Or Certification eligible;
  Certification must be obtained within two (2) exam administration periods

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I.

DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us ours.org.

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• Job Identification 17969
• Job Category Clinical Support Staff
• Posting Date 02/05/2026, 09:47 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor s Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, US (On-site)