What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Child Life Specialist position at Johns Hopkins Medicine?
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is a premiere clinical and academic health system, providing expert pediatric care for infants, children and teens with some of the most challenging medical problems. Ranked in multiple specialties by U.S. News & World Report, we provide access to innovative treatments and therapies. With more than half of the 259 beds in our teaching hospital devoted to intensive care level services, we are the regional pediatric referral center for Florida's west coast. Physicians and community hospitals count on us to care for critically ill patients and perform complex surgical procedures.
What Awaits You?
- Career growth and development
- Diverse and collaborative working environment
- Employee discount program
Part-time, 20 hr week
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Child Life Specialist assists the patient, family, and health care team in identifying the psychosocial and developmental factors which impact the health care experience for the patient and family. This position requires competency in a wide range of therapeutic modalities allowing for a combination of diverse interventions. The Child Life Specialist must exhibit and deliver strong customer service skills with patients, families, students, volunteer staff and the health care team. Also required are effective group facilitation skills, strong interpersonal communication skills, a high degree of creativity, effective time and resource management, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to learn and utilize computer applications.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development; Master’s degree preferred
- Completed Child Life Internship and met the Academic Eligibility Requirements for Child Life Certification as defined by the Association of Child Life Professionals
- Child Life Certification
- AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) required
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