Inova Health System is looking for a Child Life Specialist 1 to join teams at the following locations:

Working Hours: Four 10hr shifts per week (12pm - 10pm), with every other weekend coverage

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

• Emergency Department

*Sign-on bonus for eligible/qualified candidates*

Featured benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan assistance – up to $10,000!
• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Paid parental leave for the birth/adoption of a child

Job Requirements:

• Experience: Minimum required: Child Life internship | Preferred: Child Life Fellowship
• Education: Bachelor's Degree required at minimum; Education in child life, child development, psychology, and related fields
• Certification: Eligible to sit for Child Life Council Certification exam
• Training: Hands-on training in child life

As a Child Life Specialist 1, you will use an integrated approach toward patient outcomes through communication and education and provide safe and therapeutic Child Life services in a holistic and systematic way to patients and families.

Job Responsibilities

• Participates in consultation, education and interdepartmental communication with other members of the healthcare team. Effectively communicates patient/family needs to health care team using chart documentation, multidisciplinary rounds, and verbal reports. Assists senior staff in developing and providing educational in services for the healthcare team throughout the system. Utilizes professional communication that is proactive and respectful to establish and maintain effective relationships with co-workers. Attends weekly child life staff meetings and uses information provided to enhance communication and patient outcomes. Participates in the development and execution of department goals. Models child-friendly practices to staff and offers education when needed to improve the level of child-friendliness. Participates in team meetings and discussions regarding patient/family care.
• Provides child life services for all pediatric patients, sibling and family support and interventions. Provides one-to-one support and helps patient cope with stresses of hospitalization. Develops individual program of activities. Makes clinical decisions in collaboration with health care team based on theoretical knowledge and baseline clinical experience (measured by patient satisfaction scores, length of stay data, and the child life database). Seeks advice from senior staff when needed. Initiates collaboration with health care team to provide developmentally appropriate procedural teaching for all patients and families. Demonstrates ability to be flexible with chosen intervention strategies to adapt to the needs of patients/families. Incorporates knowledge of cultural diversity and competence when providing services to patients and families. Identifies patient and family learning needs and any barriers to teaching. Uses resources available to adapt to their needs. Communicates needs to the entire healthcare team. Differentiates between therapeutic and non-therapeutic relationships and maintains therapeutic boundaries. Utilizes educational materials and contributes to the development of new educational materials/methods of teaching for both patient/family and staff. Proactively provides parent education to decrease anxiety, promote positive coping, and improve patient outcomes as measured by patient satisfaction scores. Provides environment of patient safety, by adhering to all Joint Commission mandates, developing quality improvement initiatives to improve patient safety.
• Policy Development: Assists in establishing policies, procedure, goals and a statement of purpose. Assists in facilitating the utilization of community groups, entertainment, celebrity visitors and public relations program within the community. Identifies areas of improvement, offer suggestions for change, and works closely with the Director of Child Life Services and senior staff. Maintains CLC Child Life Certification. Seeks out opportunities for personal educational development to meet the demands of the changing professional practice.
• Resource Allocation: Assists in establishing guidelines for and managing donations. Utilizes resources appropriately within the parameters of the child life budget and under the guidance of the Director of Child Life. Orient, supervise, support, and prudently utilize pediatric volunteers. Participates in at least 2 community outreach events per year.

About Inova Health System

Inova is Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare – every time, every touch – to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve. Inova’s 20,000 team members provide more than two million patient visits each year through an integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services and destination institutes.Inova’s five hospitals are consistently recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for excellence in healthcare.Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Its hospitals have a total of 1,952 licensed beds.

Inova’s Anti-Discrimination Employment Policy

Inova Health System is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. To fulfill this commitment, Inova Health System does not discriminate in any employment-related decision and administers all of its employment programs, procedures and practices without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information. Inova operates both affirmative action and equal opportunity programs, consistent with federal and state requirements, including Governor's Executive Order One (2018). Consistent with federal and state requirements, Inova also prohibits retaliation against any person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.12 - $39.20 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• completed Child Life Internship (Required)

Work Location: In person