Description
As a Child Life Specialist at Intermountain Health's Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT, you will interact directly with pediatric patients, families, and other health team members. Your role involves facilitating age-appropriate interactions and activities to make the healthcare experience easier for patients and families. You will reduce patient and family distress, increase effective coping, foster patient independence, and promote optimum development.
Responsibilities:
- Assess, prioritize, and document pediatric patient and family care
- Develop, implement, and evaluate effective pediatric patient and family-centered healthcare plans
- Provide developmentally appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities
- Participate in selection, supervision, and training of new hires, students, and volunteers
- Provide education for staff and assist with community outreach and Foundation partnerships
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Completed 600-hour internship supervised by a child life specialist
- Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) within 15 months of hire
- Experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital, or behavioral health setting
- Experience in Child Life Core Competencies
- Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases
Preferred Qualifications:
- One year experience with pediatric patients
- Work experience as a child life assistant
- Experience as a child life pre-internship/practicum student
- Supervising volunteers while working with children and adolescents
- Spanish speaking
Work Environment:
- Full-time, 40 hours/week (10 hour shifts) Monday - Thursday (7:30am - 6:00pm)
- Located at Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT campus
- Infant Medical / Surgical Unit area and NICU support
Salary: $24.30 - $37.52 per hour
Benefits: Intermountain Health provides a generous benefits package.