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Job description
Child Life Specialist
Join Children's, the region's only full-service pediatric healthcare center, and make a lasting impact as a Child Life Specialist. Be part of an engaged, compassionate team dedicated to supporting children and families while fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and professional growth.
Opportunities available:
Adaptive Care
Focus on patients that need or have an Adaptive Care Plan. Provide a therapeutic, educational and recreational program for patients. Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities which promote normal growth and development, and support the psychosocial needs of the patient and their families throughout the course of their testing/treatment or hospitalization.
Facility Dog Handler – Behavioral Health & Wellness Center*
This position provides a comprehensive animal assisted therapy facility dog program that supports the emotional, developmental, and social needs of children in a health care setting. Provide opportunities for children to gain a sense of mastery, offering play and learning experiences, and encouraging family and peer interaction through animal assisted therapy.
Inpatient/Specialty Pediatric Clinic
Provide a therapeutic, educational, and recreational program for patients. Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities which promote normal growth and development, in conjunction with supporting the psycho-social needs of patients and their families throughout the course of their testing/treatment or hospitalization.
Education Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Child Life, Child Development, Psychology, or related field required
Experience Qualifications
Successful completion of an internship which meets the standards set by the Association of Child Life Specialists required upon hire
Required - Clinical internship with a minimum of 600 hours under the direct supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist
Previous experience in a hospital setting as a Child Life Specialist preferred
*Facility Dog Handler requires a minimum of one year of experience and experience with care of animals is preferred
Skills and Abilities
Requires experience with healthy children and hospitalized children generally acquired through field experience and a Child Life internship which meets the standards set by the Association of Child Life Professionals
Possesses interpersonal skills which enable the individual to establish professional rapport with patients and families and possess assertive skills necessary to advocate effectively for patients and families.
Licenses and Certifications
CCLS - Certified Child Life Specialist within two years of hire date required
BCLS - Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association within 180 Days Required
Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.
Worksite address
omaha, NE, 68197, US
Who can apply
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