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The Coordinator, Child Life Services is responsible for the development and implementation of a Child Life program within the Pediatric Service Line. Responsible for meeting and working with key stakeholders across the service lines (OR/ED/Inpatient/PICU, etc.) to assess the need for Child Life Services within these areas and a develop an implementation plan for the program.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the lead in the identification of needs and development of a Child Life program within the Pediatric Service Line. Work with service line leadership to assess areas to support, identify needs for additional recruitment, and determine support services necessary to implement and sustain a Child Life program.

• Work in conjunction with service line leadership to develop quality/ performance metrics to track program success. Participate in quality improvement initiatives

• Work in conjunction with service line leadership to provide program leadership, consultation, program development, education, clinical supervision, and oversight of the daily activities for Child Life services

• Conduct developmental assessments and individualize care plans based on the patient’s physical, developmental, and emotional needs

• Participate as a clinical member of the patient care team by providing developmentally appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities to pediatric patients and families

• Develop, implement, and evaluate effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans, including as needed for behavioral support/modification, medication/treatment compliance, and bereavement support

• Communicate care plans to interdisciplinary care teams and family members

• Assess need for, develop, and deliver educational trainings for Network care teams on developmental care, coping mechanisms, distraction, parental engagement, therapeutic play techniques, etc. in an effort to improve the pediatric care experience

• Represents and provides the child life perspective on hospital committees

• Provide supervision of students and volunteers, including onboarding, training, assignments, and scheduling

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time. Stand for up to 10 hours time; 3 hours at a time. Walk 6 hours per day; 10 minutes at a time. Consistently lift and carry objects up to 10 lbs. Frequently push objects up to 10 lbs. Occasionally lift and carry objects up to 50 lbs. Frequently stoop and bend. Occasionally squat. Frequently reach above shoulder level objects. object through touch. Frequently finger and handle objects. Occasionally firmly grasp, twist and turn and turns objects with hands and fingers. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color, and visual monotony.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in child life, psychology, child development, education, or related field required. Child life internship required. Child life certification required and must be maintained throughout employment.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of five years experience as a child life specialist preferred. Two years overseeing and developing a child life program preferred.