Child Life Specialist
Company: Childrens Hospital Of The Kings Daughter
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 15, 2024
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Job Description:
Summary
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides emotional, educational, diversionary and developmental
support to children to minimize the stress of illness and
hospitalization.
Plans and implements services in collaboration with Child Life
Assistant to address the individual needs of the patient and
family. -
Supervises Child Life interns.
Performs other duties as assigned.
LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
Must be certified or obtain certification in Child Life within one
year of hire and certification must be maintained.
CPR Training required and/or must be obtained within 45 days of
hire.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Child Life or related field with
successful completion of 600 hour pediatric Child Life internship.
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Minimum of one year experience in a pediatric healthcare setting
preferred. -
WORKING CONDITIONS
Normal patient care environment with little exposure to excessive
noise, dust, temperature and the like. - Frequent exposure to
communicable disease and moderately adverse working condition due
to performance of certain patient care activities. - -
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
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Keywords: Childrens Hospital Of The Kings Daughter, Washington DC , Child Life Specialist, Other , Washington, DC
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