Chid Life Specialist CoxHealth South

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave Springfield Missouri United States of America 65807

Department:

1084 SLC-CH Child Life Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals 5 ERs and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcares Best Places to work five times.

• Named one of Americas Greatest Workplaces Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare () Greatest Workplaces for Women () and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare InnovationsTop Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

• Medical Vision Dental Retirement with Employer Match and more (20 hrs/week)

• For a comprehensive list of benefits please click here:Benefits CoxHealth

Job Description:

A caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for all pediatric patients during contact with the hospital either as an inpatient or outpatient. Our Specialists provide care for these patients through therapeutic use of self patient activities hospital environment adaptation and education of other health care team members regarding development and childrens reactions to hospital : Required: Bachelors Degree in Child and Family Development or a related field Required: Completion of 600 hour child life specialist internship prior to hire Preferred: Degree emphasis in Child Life with a professional hospital internshipExperience: Preferred: Previous pediatric volunteer experienceSkills: Performs assessments and goal-directed plans of care to facilitate patient outcomes. Evaluates the effectiveness of self and services Identifies educational goals for patients family staff members the community and other hospital departments Provides a safe therapeutic individualized physical and psychosocial environment for patients and their familiesLicensure/Certification/Registration: Required: Eligible to set for the Child Life Certification exam if not a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) Preferred: Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST)