Job Description
Nemours is seeking a
part-time, 20 hours per week, Child Life Specialist to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team in Wilmington, DE. Sunday day shift with other flexible hours.
The
Child Life Specialist provides direct assessment and clinical interventions to patients and families in alignment with all Child Life Competencies set forth by the Association of Child Life Professionals and are credentialed by the CLCC (Child Life Certification Commission). Child Life Specialists support the delivery of safe, competent child life practice grounded in evidenced based practice. Child Life Specialists ensure that interventions are equitable and comprehensive, supporting children and families during times of health, illness and trauma.
Why You'll love Working on Our Team: - Fun, engaging and supportive multi-disciplinary child life team
- Culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Opportunities for creative program development
- Exciting patient and family-focused events
What We Offer: - Competitive pay and salaried child life specialist position
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Clinical ladder
- Team growth alongside hospital growth
Responsibilities: - Demonstrate entry level through emerging expertise in ACLP clinical competency knowledge areas through observation and supervision
- Demonstrate outstanding communication skills (verbal and written) and effectively navigate fast paced, demanding environments while maintaining high level of customer service.
- Hold strong competence in child life philosophy, ensuring alignment with departmental mission and vision.
- Serve as an interdisciplinary expert in the psychosocial care and development of children of all ages while individualizing care for each patient.
- Collaborate and serve as a department liaison with other departments or groups when applicable (Volunteer Department, Security, Creative Arts, identified community partners).
- Supports the department and clinical leadership team as staff development, continuous improvement, and program development is implemented.
- Actively promote a department culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion and represent all ages and abilities.
- Serve as a representative of the department on unit based committees, articulating the therapeutic and clinical nature of the work done by department staff. Representation on hospital projects with approval by department leadership.
- Remain up to date and current with all departmental education and Nemours mandatory requirements.
- Maintains a routine of personal and professional growth and development
- May participate in the department's clinical advancement program
- May hold responsibility for a department function or organizational task (i.e. student programs, EPIC Superuser, committee chair) with departmental approval
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Child Life required ; Master's preferred but not required
- Have completed or in progress of completing 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a Child Life Specialist
- Certified Child Life Specialist and/or Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist; Certification must be obtained within two (2) exam administration period
- Must be certification eligible
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About Us Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at .
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Part time, Internship, Flexible hours, Sunday, Day shift,