Certified Child Life Specialist 1
Certified Child Life Specialist 1
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Location:
Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)Shift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
YesJob Summary:
Geisinger Janet Weis Childrens Hospital is currently hiring a Certified Child Life Specialist at our Geisinger Wyoming Valley Location. As a member of the Child Life Team you will plan develop and provide Child Life programming for a given clinical area to best meet the psychosocial emotional and developmental needs of pediatric patients and their families. Using ageappropriate play CCLS considers the issues children face in health care settings and assesses patient needs for: normal growth and development education preparation medical play coping strategies or other issues to help them in their mastery of the environment. CCLS is responsible for providing child life interventions to a specific patient population within the policies and procedures of Geisinger. All meet the required qualifications as outlined by the nationally known Association of Child Life Professionals to provide care for patients in the assigned pediatric clinical areas or other patient care areas as needed. Required to maintain professional certification through continuing education opportunities.Job Duties:
**$5000 Sign on Bonus for Qualified Applicants
Career Ladder Opportunities ** Apply today to learn More!
- Clinical Responsibilities Evaluates childs developmental stage ability to understand and cope with the health care environment temperament and emotional state.
- Develops a strategic plan to reduce the fear and anxiety a child experiences with the health care environment.
- Implements specialized services to best meet the individual childs needs including: medical play preparation for procedures operations or other medical events teaching and implementing coping strategies providing education about disease process and treatment to both the child and their family.
- Identifies patient and family coping strategies in daily routine and applies these strategies to assist patients and their families in coping with the stress of hospitalization illness death and loss.
- Educates patient family and staff to other techniques to aid a child in coping and insures technique is age appropriate for the development and emotional state of the child.
- Assists in the implementation of such techniques monitors its effectiveness and alters the plan as necessary.
- Responsible for leading the child staff and family through coping strategies during medical procedures.
- Educates and prepares patients and their families for medical procedures disease processes and mastery of the healthcare environment using appropriate and therapeutic play activities as treatment tools.
- Interprets and communicates patients perception of diagnosis and treatment as revealed through play and other means of communication both verbal and nonverbal to staff and family.
- Integrates Child Life services by providing consultation to other health care workers regarding developmental and behavioral issues which impact on patient care.
- Creates implements and orients other health care staff to age appropriate behavior reward methods to promote a patients adaptation to treatment and encourage patient cooperation.
- Creates and distributes resources about child health and safety in general as needed.
- Assures therapeutic and safe environments for individual and group play.
- Selects purchases and maintains the safety and cleanliness of toys games and other equipment used in the play areas to comply with departmental infection control policies and procedures.
- Documents Child Life interventions in the patients medical record in accordance with Geisinger policies and procedures.
- Participates in record keeping of vital statistics for the Child Life Department demonstrating which Child Life services have been provided to patients.
- Educates and acts as resource for health care professionals regarding the psychosocial issues of pediatric health care and the impact of illness injury and hospitalization on patients and their families.
- Develops and schedules inservices as needed for multidisciplinary team members and community groups.
- Interviews orients coordinates schedules and supervises Child Life volunteers in their daily work with patients in all patient care areas.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be allinclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any departmentspecific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
Position Details:
Hiring Incentive:This position qualifies for a $5000 signon bonus and certain stipulations do apply.
Career Ladder Opportunities
Position Details:
To learn more about Janet Weis Childrens Hospital Child Life Services
Please visit: have completed a Child Life Internship minimum 600 hours) under the direct supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist is required Hours:8:30am4:00 pm Weekends:Occasional Saturdays determined by inpatient unit census Travel:Limited Meetings/Planning Days Required Experience: Professional Child Life Certification required Preferred Experience: 2 years experience in general pediatric inpatient unit NICU car seat safety technician training preferred. Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health achieve financial stability and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: of working at Geisinger: Full benefits (health dental and vision) starting on day one Three medical plan choices including an expanded network for outofarea employees and dependents Pretax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) anda health savings account (HSA) Companypaid life insurance shortterm disability and longterm disability coverage 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly Up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive Familyfriendly support including adoption and fertility assistance parental leave pay military leave pay and a free Care membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare eldercare & pet care. Access free legal guidance mental health visits worklife support digital selfhelp tools and more. Voluntary benefits including accident critical illness hospital indemnity insurance identity theft protection universal life and pet and legal insurance Education: Experience: Certification(s) and License(s): Skills: OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients our members our students our Geisinger family and our communities. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one including vision dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
