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Child Life Specialist-Emergency Center

Texas Children's Hospital

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Part Time On Site 2-5 yrsPosted 1 month ago

Location

Houston, Texas

Quick overview

The Child Life Specialist provides comprehensive psychosocial support and developmental interventions to pediatric patients and their families in a clinical setting. They facilitate play and learning experiences to help children cope with hospital procedures and normalize the healthcare environment.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Child Life, Psychology, or Social Work. A Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) certification is required within 12 months of hire, and two years of clinical experience is preferred.

bachelor degreeCommunicationPediatric carePatient educationCrisis interventionFamily supportProfessional developmentInterdisciplinary collaborationPsychosocial supportPlay therapyClinical interventionDevelopmental assessmentChild life assessment

Job description

We are searching for a Child Life Specialist – someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you’ll implement and provide a comprehensive program of Child Life Services that help meet the emotional, developmental, and social needs of children in a health care setting. You’ll provide opportunities for children to gain a sense of mastery, offering play and learning experiences, and encouraging family and peer interaction

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Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in Child Life, Psychology, Human Development, Social Work, Music Therapy or Art Therapy)
CCLS – Certified Child Life Specialist from the Association of Child Life Professionals, acquired within 12 months of entering the role
2 years of full time clinical experience as a Child Life Specialist preferred

Responsibilities

Provides child life assessments and normalizes the hospital environment for patients and families
Conducts formal and informal developmental assessments of psychosocial needs of patients and families within 24 hours of referral
Promotes and provides developmentally appropriate interventions for patients and families
Prepares patients and families for procedure/treatment(s) using developmentally appropriate explanations
Represents and communicates child life and psychosocial issues of pediatric health care to professionals outside of child life
Participates in professional development of self and other child life professionals
Collaborates in an intradepartmental effort to support the mission and vision of the Child Life Department

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.