What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Life Specialist—Children of Adult Patients position at Baylor Scott & White Health and Careers?
5K Sign On Bonus (New Hires only)
Shift/Schedule - Full Time Days, Mondays - Thursday 7:30 am - 6 pm
Location - BSWH Dallas
Training program available
About Us
Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.
Our Core Values are:
- We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
- We never settle by constantly striving for better.
- We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
- We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401 (k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
Job Summary
As a Palliative Care Child Life Specialist, use your knowledge of child development. Help adult patients and their children, aged 0-18 years, with severe medical conditions. Work with adults and engage children in age-appropriate discussions and interventions. This helps children cope, understand, address worries, and prepare for a sick family member. Educate adults and children on explaining medical conditions, preparing for death, grief assistance, and recognizing alarming behaviors. Learn about different forms of grief and signs requiring professional counseling.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Your job is meeting families to assess children's psychosocial needs before starting therapy.
- You will understand and explain serious illness or injury to youth and families. This includes diagnosis, grief, coping, death, and bereavement.
- Be alert for signs of abuse in kids under your care and report any instances promptly.
- You will help kids with grief before and after a loved one's passing. This includes explaining death, preparing kids for services, and evaluating their understanding and coping.
- You must educate patients and families on coping strategies, common concerns, and behavioral changes in youth.
- Provide information and resources for help services.
- Share important info with medical staff about Palliative Care Child Life services. Identify families who can benefit.
- You will help develop best practices, procedures, and processes to enhance our Palliative Care Child Life team.
Key Success Factors
- Has considerable understanding of areas such as child development and life theory, evidence-based practice, childhood trauma, grief, and therapeutic practices.
- Exhibits good communication through child-friendly language, facial expressions, listening, emotional control, and social awareness. Manages relationships effectively.
- Exhibits cultural awareness while interacting with patients, families, and medical team from varied spiritual, ethnic, linguistic, educational and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Passionately educates medical personnel about palliative care for kids. This includes their unique responses to medical conditions, hospitalization, terminal illnesses, and grief.
- Helps children's mental health, promoting open communication and involving them in saying goodbye to loved ones.
- Effectively manages high-stress situations with youth and families facing serious health challenges and grief.
- Is adept at documentation using professional language, punctuation, spelling, and tone.
Belonging Statement
We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued, and supported.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree
- (3) Three years of work experience in a related field
- Certification as a Child Life Specialist
- Basic Life Support Certification, (BLS) which should be obtained within (30) thirty days of being hired or transferred into the role.