Child Life Specialist- Palliative Care- Full-Time, Days

Child Life Specialist – Palliative Care – Full-Time, Days Location: Texas Health Fort Worth – 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104 Hours: Full-Time, Days Job Overview Fast-paced, high-volume Palliative Care Department. Patients are admitted to this 16 bed unit for chronic medical and palliative care. The patient population on this unit consist of patients with multiple acute chronic diseases requiring aggressive treatment such as Copd, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Infectious Diseases as well as those facing end of life care. This position will office on the palliative care unit but will also support child life cases across all departments and specialties within the hospital. Will support pediatric patients and pediatric family members under the age of 18 to prepare them for their own illness or a family members diagnosis. Education Bachelor’s Degree in Child Life, Child Development or a closely related field required. Completion of a child life internship required. Experience 1 Year of experience in Child Life position in Hospital setting preferred. Licenses and Certifications BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required. CCLS – Certified Child Life Specialist upon hire required. Responsibilities Provide developmentally appropriate explanations to the patient, siblings, peers, and family members in regards to the healthcare environment and routine; the sequence, nature, and reasons for procedures; coping skills and pain management techniques; diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; death and grief reactions. Facilitate child's mastery of and coping with health care experience by providing play opportunities and other experiences which foster continued growth and development. Serve as a resource on child and adolescent development to the hospital. Communicate observations, assessments, and recommendations for care related to psychosocial needs of patients and families in the form of verbal reports, multi-disciplinary rounds, and documentation in medical records. Family Support: Involve the family members in the child life plan of care. Provide emotional support to the patient's family members and peers. Promotes a positive image of Texas Health. Takes responsibility for the quality and accountability of one's professional role. Serves as a clinical role model to nursing staff and healthcare team members. Benefits 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits. Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice. Strong Unit Based Council (UBC). A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr Texas Health Resources