What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Life Associate position at Fairview Health Services?
Fairview is looking for a Child Life Associate to join our team!
Job Summary:
The Child Life Associate (CLA) provides pediatric patients, siblings and other family members developmentally appropriate play, leisure, and recreation opportunities in the Kyle Rudolph End Zone, pediatric specialty space. The CLA maintains theraputic play spaces and child family life department resources while ensuring proper cleaning and safety precautions are taken. The CLA promotes normal growth and development in the healthcare environment for pediatric patients in collaboration with Child-Family Life Specialists and other care team members. The CLA will also collaborate with other Patient and Family Support Services departments to assist with various duties associated with implementing patient and family oriented programs and resources and training/orienting volunteers.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with CFL Specialists to ensure normal growth and development opportunities are encouraged in the medical setting.
- Consult with other health professionals and departments
- Provide input to other health care team members about observed needs of patients and families.
- Maintains safety, clean and developmentally appropriate environment in playrooms and oversees activity materials.
- Provides input into space design from child development perspective.
- Establish supportive relationships with patients and families
- Assists in facilitation of donations, community engagement events, and patient activity opportunities.
- Manages wish lists and recommended activity supply lists based on knowledge of child development.
- Collaborate and coordinate program/services with other departments as needed
- Excellent team collaboration abilities working with other disciplines
- Sets appropriate priorities among competing demands.
- Delegate tasks to assigned volunteers as needed.
- Contribute to volunteer orientation.
- Recommend 1:1 volunteer support for patients as appropriate.
- Utilize systems within the hospital to successfully implement program(s).
- Uses quality improvement tools and techniques to assess work issues and make improvements.
- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
Required Qualifications
- Associate of Arts in Child Development or related field
- 2 years working with children in a structured environment
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross) within 30 Days
Benefit Overview
Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract
Compensation Disclaimer
An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.
EEO Statement
EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
Salary : $20 - $29