Certified Child Life Specialist
Certified Child Life Specialist
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Job Description
Our Child and Family Life Team provides developmentally based therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and families which support coping skills medical insights and socialization. By providing psychosocial care to 25 pediatric units/departments we serve hundreds of families every day.
About Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital
We fight for every child. With 350 pediatric specialists and subspecialists 12 years of U.S. News & World Report national rankings and innovations that draw patients from all over the world were driven to replace fear with hope and doubt with answers. We believe in the possibility of every childs future. Because its only impossible until it isnt. We have both inpatient and ambulatory spaces as well as a Level 1 trauma Emergency Department designated to children.
Scope of Work
As an integral member of the multidisciplinary health care team the child and family life department holds professionalism in the highest you represent yourself and our hospital is extremely important.
Responsible for planning implementing and evaluating individual and group child life services provided to patients through Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital (HDVCH) in a manner which promotes age appropriate growth and development. Provides diversional and therapeutic play activities and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to provide an integrated approach.
This role serves a variety of patients from General Medical to Psychiatric Pediatric/Adolescent patients.
Qualifications
Required Bachelors Degree child life child development child psychology early childhood education recreational therapy or related degree
Completion of a 600hour Child Life Internship Required to qualify
Certification as Child Life Specialist (CCLS) CLCC through the Child Life Certification Commission Required within 1 Year (preferred upon hire)
AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days
How we will care for you while you care for our patients
Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial health and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
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Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
Free onsite parking
How Corewell Health cares for you
Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial health and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
Ondemand pay program powered by Payactiv
Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you like restaurants phone plans spas and more!
Optional identity theft protection home and auto insurance pet insurance
Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
Primary Location
SITE Helen Devos Childrens Hospital 100 Michigan St Grand RapidsDepartment Name
Child and Family Life GREmployment Type
Part timeShift
Day (United States of America)Weekly Scheduled Hours
24Hours of Work
variable 7304 / 11308Days Worked
variable M Th FWeekend Frequency
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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members patients visitors and community. We require a drugfree workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR Varicella Tdap and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an onsite or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process to perform the essential functions of a job or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability pregnancy or sincerely held religious belief.
Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race color national origin sex disability age religion genetic information marital status height weight gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other legally protected category.
An interconnected collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system we advocate for equity as we care for our patients our communities and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity equity and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.
You may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Part-Time
