Child Life Specialist Levine Children's Charlotte Pediatrics (SouthPark)

Department:

35172 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Child Life

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou rs Per Week:

24

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

• 24 hours per week
• Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8:00-4:30 working during high acuity days and clinics

Pay Range:

$25.30 - $37.95

**Must have successfully completed a Child Life Internship and either have Child Life Specilalist Certification in place or elligible/pending completion within 6 months of hire. **

Child Life has been a part of Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center since 1977 and at Levine Childrens Hospital since its opening in 2007. The Child Life Department has more than 44 staff members including a Child Life manager two Child Life lead positions Child Life Specialists & Child Life Education Specialists and Child Life Assistants. Our Child Life team covers a broad scope of care within the Levine Childrens Service Line from Emergency Care to Transplant Programs Clinical Trials inpatient and outpatient care. Opportunities for leadership growth with our clinical advancement program.

Job Description
Provides information education support and guidance to parents siblings and other family members. Promotes effective coping and play preparation education and self-expression activities. Provides emotional support for families and encourages optimum development of children facing a broad range of challenging experiences particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization.

Essential Functions

• Plans implements and evaluates short and long term goals to support the psychosocial and developmental needs of the pediatric and neonatal patients.
• Works with the multidisciplinary team to provide education to patients and families and to formulate and implement a plan of care.
• Collaborates with appropriate departments when planning and implementing special activities and events that assist the patient and family with normalizing their hospital experience.
• Serves as a patient and family advocate through the philosophy of family centered care.
• Assists with planning presenting and evaluating in-service education.
• Works with the Child Life Assistants and Volunteer Services to on-board and evaluate volunteers as needed.
• Provides education and supervision of student interns for the Child Life Department.
• Assists with on-boarding and mentoring of new teammates and Child Life interns.

Physical Requirements
Work requires walking standing silting lifting stooping bending reaching pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support 51 pounds of weight in handling patients medical equipment and supplies.

Education Experience and Certifications

Bachelors Degree in Human Growth and Development Education Psychology or a related field of study. Experience with completion of student placement/internship in a Child Life Program in a healthcare setting required. Current Child Life Certification required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Good organization and time management skills are required.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g. full-time part-time per diem temporary etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

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Required Experience:

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