What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Life Specialist - Patient Care Coordinator position at beBee Careers?
Job Summary
The Child Life Specialist provides direct patient care to pediatric patients, families, and other healthcare team members. This role involves facilitating age-appropriate interactions and activities to make the healthcare experience easier for patients and families.
Main Responsibilities
- Accurately assesses, prioritizes, and documents pediatric patient and family care
- Develops, implements, and evaluates effective pediatric patient and family-centered healthcare plans
- Provides developmentally appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities to pediatric patients and families
- Participates in selection, supervision, and training of new hires, students, and volunteers
- Assists with community outreach and Foundation partnerships
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Documentation of a successfully completed 600-hour internship supervised by a Child Life Specialist
- Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP)
- Experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital, or behavioral health setting
Skills and Qualifications
- Pediatrics
- Training and mentoring
- Writing documentation
- Communication
- Relationship building
- Taking initiative
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork
