Child Life Specialist
Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling
MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Child Life Specialist - Emergency Department Days/Inpatient
Weekends
Monday, Thursday and every other Friday in the Emergency Room
7:30am-4pm
Every Weekend Inpatient Coverage 8am-4:30pm
This position does not work holidays.
Sign-on bonus up to $5,000 for qualified candidates!
**Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal
candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options
are available for you.
Job Summary:
Collaborates with the health care team to provide social,
emotional, and developmental support during a pediatric patient's
illness and hospitalization.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides educational preparation to patients and families prior to
potential anxiety provoking tests, procedures, or events through
the use of explanation, hands on materials, and medical play.
Supplies a caring and secure atmosphere for patients and their
families in pediatrics.
Collaborates with the health care team to plan appropriate
interventions.
Develops and/or participates in outreach and educational activities
to teach families, staff, and the community about issues and
services related to ill and hospitalized children.
Acts as a resource for families and the health care team regarding
child development including behavior modification and compliance
issues.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20
inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through
oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning
machinery, etc.
Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
Occasional driving.
Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - Association of Child Life
Professionals (ACLP)
Licenses / Certifications:
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - Association of Child Life
Professionals (ACLP), FUTURE - Certified Child Life Specialist
(CCLS) within 6 months - Association of Child Life Professionals
(ACLP)
Work Shift:
Variable Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
4505000010 Child Life
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
32
SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected
by applicable law. Click here to learn more.
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