Overview

$4,000 sign-on/retention bonus

The Child Life Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock is a regional service providing programming throughout central and southern New Hampshire. Our goal is to help children and families acclimate to the healthcare environment and to understand and manage challenging and stressful situations. Patients and their families are our number one priority.

The post holder provides and supports the psychosocial development of children who are hospitalized. They provide therapeutic and developmental activities or creates treatment plans compatible with medical and psychosocial needs, interests, and capabilities to assist in the adjustment and coping with the hospital environment or setting. This position supports children of adult patients and children in a specialty ambulatory clinic setting. 

This position includes a $4,000 sign-on/retention bonus. This is available to external hires only, and certain conditions apply.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science/Arts in the field of Child Life, Human Resources, Child Development or Psychology, with a focus on the hospitalized child.
• Completion of a 600 hour child life clinical internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
• Certified child life specialist or pending certification within 6 months of hire.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills essential.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Child Life certification or pending preferred.