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Child Life Specialist - Full Time - Dc
Company | Children's National Hospital |
Address | Washington, DC, United States |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | |
Category | Hospitals and Health Care |
Expires | 2023-06-17 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
Minimum Education
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field. (Required)
Master's Degree Master's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field. (Preferred)
Functional Accountabilities
Direct Patient Care
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
District of Columbia-WASHINGTON
Work Locations
Sheikh Zayed Campus
Job
Allied Health
Organization
Patient Services
Position Status
R (Regular)
Shift
Day
Work Schedule
7:30-4
Job Posting
May 18, 2023, 12:46:05 AM
- Uses preparation and medical play opportunities to help alleviate misconceptions and increase understanding of hospital procedures
- Regularly maintains patient care documentation in accordance with standards
- Prioritizes own caseload daily in order to meet both child and departmental needs
- Provides procedural support to patients in order to foster increased coping skills and evaluates effectiveness of interventions to better inform and individualize future support
- Provides opportunities for and facilitates a variety of group and/or individual recreational and play activities that promote normalization, development, learning, self-expression, and coping
- Assesses patients’ development, temperament, coping style, and adjustment using knowledge of child development and behavior, disease/injury, treatment, healthcare stressors, cultural and family systems
- Uses knowledge and resources to create developmental plan and implement appropriate child life and interdisciplinary interventions.
- Provides therapeutic interactions and activities which offer emotional support, opportunities for continued growth and development, and diversion from the hospital experience
- Provides education and support to siblings and parents related to hospital visits, effects of hospitalization, procedures, new diagnoses, etc.
- Participates in the weekday, weekend, and on-call rotation, as assigned
- Fosters environment for patients and families to feel heard and understood, anticipates patient and family needs, and ensures needs are met.
- Assists child life team, assigned area of hospital, or department with intake and distribution of donations of toys and other comforting items
- Collaborates with child life team and other professionals to provide activities, special visitors, events, and entertainment to patients and families hospital-wide
- Encourages and coordinates patients’ and families’ participation in activities and special events to support normalization and coping
- Supports and chaperones special visitors to assigned areas of hospital
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare team in order to provide optimal care and advocate for developmentally-appropriate patient and family needs
- Maintains communication with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care and engage in consultation regarding patient care
- Uses formal and informal methods of communication to share assessments, interventions, and evaluations, as appropriate
- Provides referrals to internal or community resources for patients and families as needed
- Adheres to budget set and outlined by Child Life Manager.
- Attends and participates in opportunities that complement and enhance professional development.
- Presents in-service trainings on role and impact of child life to departments or assigned areas, increasing understanding of importance of family-centered care.
- Manages child life resources of assigned area of hospital and ensures consistent supply of resources.
- Facilitates patient interaction for volunteers.
- Participates as member of assigned area or department committees as deemed appropriate.
- Maintains a willingness to learn and openness to new ideas and practices.
- Develops and maintains professional skills and knowledge by attending seminars, workshops, conferences, etc.
- With Child Life Manager, establishes annual goals and independently works to meet those goals.
Organizational Commitment/Identification
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field. (Required)
Master's Degree Master's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field. (Preferred)
Functional Accountabilities
Direct Patient Care
- Provides procedural support to patients in order to foster increased coping skills and evaluates effectiveness of interventions to better inform and individualize future support
- Prioritizes own caseload daily in order to meet both child and departmental needs
- Provides education and support to siblings and parents related to hospital visits, effects of hospitalization, procedures, new diagnoses, etc.
- Uses knowledge and resources to create developmental plan and implement appropriate child life and interdisciplinary interventions.
- Provides therapeutic interactions and activities which offer emotional support, opportunities for continued growth and development, and diversion from the hospital experience
- Provides opportunities for and facilitates a variety of group and/or individual recreational and play activities that promote normalization, development, learning, self-expression, and coping
- Regularly maintains patient care documentation in accordance with standards
- Assesses patients’ development, temperament, coping style, and adjustment using knowledge of child development and behavior, disease/injury, treatment, healthcare stressors, cultural and family systems
- Uses preparation and medical play opportunities to help alleviate misconceptions and increase understanding of hospital procedures
- Participates in the weekday, weekend, and on-call rotation, as assigned
- Supports and chaperones special visitors to assigned areas of hospital
- Assists child life team, assigned area of hospital, or department with intake and distribution of donations of toys and other comforting items
- Encourages and coordinates patients’ and families’ participation in activities and special events to support normalization and coping
- Fosters environment for patients and families to feel heard and understood, anticipates patient and family needs, and ensures needs are met.
- Collaborates with child life team and other professionals to provide activities, special visitors, events, and entertainment to patients and families hospital-wide
- Provides referrals to internal or community resources for patients and families as needed
- Maintains communication with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care and engage in consultation regarding patient care
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare team in order to provide optimal care and advocate for developmentally-appropriate patient and family needs
- Uses formal and informal methods of communication to share assessments, interventions, and evaluations, as appropriate
- Adheres to budget set and outlined by Child Life Manager.
- Manages child life resources of assigned area of hospital and ensures consistent supply of resources.
- Attends and participates in opportunities that complement and enhance professional development.
- Presents in-service trainings on role and impact of child life to departments or assigned areas, increasing understanding of importance of family-centered care.
- Facilitates patient interaction for volunteers.
- Participates as member of assigned area or department committees as deemed appropriate.
- Develops and maintains professional skills and knowledge by attending seminars, workshops, conferences, etc.
- With Child Life Manager, establishes annual goals and independently works to meet those goals.
- Maintains a willingness to learn and openness to new ideas and practices.
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
District of Columbia-WASHINGTON
Work Locations
Sheikh Zayed Campus
Job
Allied Health
Organization
Patient Services
Position Status
R (Regular)
Shift
Day
Work Schedule
7:30-4
Job Posting
May 18, 2023, 12:46:05 AM
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