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Child Life Specialist - Emergency Department (24 hours)
Children's Hospital Boston • Boston, MA 02133 • Posted 30+ days ago
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In-person • Part-time • Entry Level
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The Child Life Specialist at Children's Hospital Boston will participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, facilitate adjustment to health care experiences, and serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team. This part-time role involves working 24 hours per week, including day, evening, weekend, and holiday rotations.
Responsibilities
- Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs.
- Facilitate adjustment to health care experiences.
- Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Delegate work assignments to volunteers.
- Participate in clinical training of student interns.
- Work 24 hours per week, including day, evening, weekend, and holiday rotations.
Qualifications
Required
- 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 using child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced-based knowledge.
- Well-developed writing skills.
- Excellent communication skills including conflict resolution.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member.
- Certification in Child Life Specialist required within 1 year of hire for all new hires.
About Children's Hospital Boston
Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Boston Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. (Our services can begin interventions at 15 weeks gestation and in some situations we also treat adults.) They have approximately 25,000 inpatient admissions each year and our 200+ specialized clinical programs schedule 557,000 visits annually. Last year, the hospital performed more than 26,500 surgical procedures and 214,000 radiological examinations. Their team of physicians and nurses has been recognized by a number of independent organizations for overall excellence.
Full Job Description
This Child Life Specialist will:
+ Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitate adjustment to health care experiences.
+ Serve as member of multidisciplinary team.
+ Delegate work assignments to volunteers and participate in clinical training of student interns.
+ Work 24 hours per week (three 8-hour shifts) including day/evening/weekend/holiday rotations.
To qualify, you must have:
+ 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.
+ Certification in Child Life Specialist required within 1 year of hire for all new hires.
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.
Office/Site Location:BostonRegular, Temporary, Per Diem:Regular Remote Eligibility :Onsite Only
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