About this opportunity
Shriners Children's Chicago lists this Child Life Specialist opportunity in st paul, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Per Diem Child Life Specialist
Shriners Children's Twin Cities has an opportunity for a Per Diem Child Life Specialist to join our team!
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 both inpatient and outpatient settings. 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 an individualized assessment to college comprehensive and accurate data necessary to assess 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 camps/workshops/special events.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS), or be eligible to sit for the certification exam
Must obtain CCLS within six months of hire
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field
One year's experience in a hospital child life program
The pay range for this position is $25.34 - $38.02. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.
Worksite address
st paul, MN, 55130, US
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