Job Description

Child Life Specialist (Acute Cardiac Care Unit) at Boston Children's Hospital summary:

A Child Life Specialist in the Acute Cardiac Care Unit supports pediatric cardiac patients and their families by facilitating therapeutic activities and coping strategies during hospital stays. They are integral members of a multidisciplinary team, providing developmental support from infancy through young adulthood, including post-operative and transplant patients. Responsibilities include coordinating donations, supervising volunteers, and participating in clinical training while using child development theory and professional child life principles.

• Position Summary
• Acute Cardiac Care Unit (ACCU) Child Life Specialist
  • Four, 10.5 hour days. Every 6 weeks, a full weekend rotation required
  • Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients in our ACCU
  • Serving as member of multidisciplinary team
  • Joining an eight person team of child life specialists who support patients throughout the Benderson Family Heart Center
  • Providing support to patients and families from birth to young adults in the cardiac population. With a higher number of infant and toddlers, this population includes neonates, post-operative patients, and transplant patients
• Key Responsibilities:
  • Common interventions include support for procedures, siblings, development, and bereavement
  • Providing coping support for patients with both short and long-term hospitalizations
  • Communicating with cardiac donors and coordinating donations
  • Maintaining resources which include ordering and stocking unit areas
  • Delegating work assignments to volunteers and participates in clinical training of student interns.
• Minimum Qualifications Education :
  • Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.
  • 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
  • General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced‑based knowledge.
  • Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.
  • Child Life Certification required within 1 year of hire
• Minimum Qualifications Education :
  • Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.
  • 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
  • General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced‑based knowledge.
  • Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.
  • Child Life Certification required within 1 year of hire

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

Keywords:

Child Life Specialist, Acute Cardiac Care, Pediatric Cardiology, Therapeutic Activities, Patient Support, Family Support, Child Development, Clinical Training, Hospital Care, Multidisciplinary Team

Job Tags

Temporary work, Internship, Flexible hours, Weekend work,

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