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St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is committed to nurturing a compassionate environment that welcomes all children, young adults, families, and staff; built on the belief that what makes us different makes us stronger, and provides unity throughout our community.
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V/SO
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Child Life Specialist to join our team. As a Child Life Specialist, you will be responsible for assessing patients’ developmental needs, temperament, coping style and adjustment using knowledge of child development and behavior, disease/injury, treatment, healthcare stressors, cultural and family systems. The Child Life Specialist will be required to evaluate patients’ needs, plan, implement, and organize stress reduction techniques and services accordingly. The Child Life specialist will be responsible for communicating goals of care plan to interdisciplinary team members based on knowledge of the variables affecting patients coping. Provide direct clinical care to children with complex medical and neurodevelopmental conditions, as well as provide family support and occasional crisis response. Collaborate with division members and senior leadership to evaluate needs and broaden the range of services we provide. Support the mission to provide the highest quality care by complying with regulatory guidelines, meeting facility standards, and assuring that all services are provided within a framework of Patient & Family Centered Care.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Requirements:
Formal education required:
Masters Degree in Child Life, Early Education or a closely related field.
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) Certification issued by the Child Life Certification Commission (CLCC)
_ Previous experience required:_
Minimum three to five-year's experience in pediatric medical setting preferred.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
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Work Location: In person
Full Time
Hospital
$62k-78k (estimate)
05/10/2024
06/11/2024
stmaryskids.org
BAYSIDE, NY
500 - 1,000
1870
EDWIN SIMPSER MD
$50M - $200M
Hospital
St. Marys Healthcare System for Children is one of only a handful of organizations around the country that is dedicated to providing intensive rehabilitation, specialized care, and education to children with special needs and life-limiting conditions. Following hospitalizations in acute care facilities for complications from premature birth, illness, and injury, or when special services are needed, children and their families come to St. Marys to receive care, learn to manage their illness or injury, and achieve a better quality of life. As the largest provider of long-term home healthcare for... children in New York State and one of the nations leading providers of pediatric post-acute care, St. Marys provides a continuum of care, treating nearly 4,000 children each day throughout the metropolitan area through a network of inpatient, home care and community programs and services, setting a standard of excellence in pediatric healthcare.St. Mary's created the nation's first pediatric palliative care program, NY State's first long-term home healthcare program.St. Mary's pioneered NYC's first certified traumatic brain injury program. St. Mary's is home to one of only nine interdisciplinary pediatric feeding disorder programs in the U.S. St. Marys is a not-for-profit healthcare organization.
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