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Job description
Child Life Specialist
The Child Life Specialist provides evaluation, therapeutic play, preparation, procedural support, special events and reintegration programming. The Child Life Specialist is responsible to work with children, from infancy through adolescence, in a family centered care environment. This position provides services in an outpatient setting. The Specialist utilizes these practices in an effort to facilitate coping techniques and promote normal growth and development of the patient and family.
Key Responsibilities:
Performs individualized assessments of patient's development, temperament, coping style, medical plan, cultural preferences and practices and available social supports in order to develop an individualized development plan.
Plans and implements an individualized treatment plan that identifies goals and evidence based treatment intervention strategies
Participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning
Utilizes the EMR to document relevant patient and family information
Plans, implements or assists with workshops/special events.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field
Certified Child Life Specialist, or be eligible to sit for the certification exam
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field
One year's experience in a child life program
Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.
Worksite address
shreveport, LA, 71150, US
Who can apply
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