Child Life Specialist (various openings)

Child Life Specialist (Various Openings)

If you're interested in joining the Child Life team at BCH, we would love to hear from you! We have multiple opportunities available, so if more than one position matches your experience and interests, please feel free to apply to this posting. We look forward to reviewing your application. Current Child Life Specialist department openings:

• Temporary CICU (40 hours)
• Temporary Autism Center (30 hours)
• Primary Care/Cardiac inpatient (30 hours)
• Inpatient Surgical (36 hours)
• Floater support Boston (Per diem)
• Surgical in Needham, MA (Per diem)
• MICU/PIMCU (40 hours)
• MSICU (40 hours)

Position Summary: Child Life Specialist

Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients. Serving as member of multidisciplinary team. Providing support to patients and families from birth to young adults population.

Key Responsibilities:

• Common interventions include support for procedures, siblings, development, and bereavement
• Providing coping support for patients with both short and long-term hospitalizations
• Maintaining resources which include ordering and stocking unit areas
• Delegating work assignments to volunteers and participates in clinical training of student interns.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.
• 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
• General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced-based knowledge.
• Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.
• Child Life Certification required within 1 year of hire