Child Life Specialist
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 58136 - 84656
Posted on:
11 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
Plays an integral role in fostering the emotional developmental intellectual and physical wellbeing of children in the inpatient and outpatient setting by creating a welcoming and nurturing environment. Ensures the comfort of the patients and their families by demonstrating the basic principles of family-centered care and fostering positive hospital community relations.Does this position require Patient Care Yes
Essential Functions
-Assess childrens response to illness hospitalization and/or treatment.
-Responds to child life orders in a timely manner.
-Implements and enforces hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
-Develop goals for a family service plan based on family parent and child assessed needs.
-Maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries with all parties at all times
-Participates in the development of standards of performance with department leadership.
-Communicates plan of care with multidisciplinary team members as appropriate.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree Child Development required or masters degree Child Development preferred
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Certified Child Life Specialist CCLS - Association of Child Life Professionals Child Life Certification Commission preferred
Experience
related experience 0-1 year preferred
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Strong analytical problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Knowledge of infant child and adolescent growth and development.
- Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Adjusting actions in relation to others actions.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
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Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$58136.00 - $84656.00/AnnualGrade
6EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
