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Child Life Specialist - The Children's Hospital - OU HealthOU Health • Oklahoma City
Child Life Specialist - The Children's Hospital - OU Health

Child Life Specialist - The Children's Hospital - OU Health

OU Health • Oklahoma City
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

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Under minimal direction, responsible for implementing therapeutic and educational interventions as well as activities which enhance the psychosocial support provided to patients and families.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Assesses and supports patients and families using theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background.
  • Designs and implement interventions that promote the social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth of children.
  • Utilizes health care play and developmentally appropriate activities, and educational materials to help children and families adjust to the hospital environment.
  • Demonstrates, explains, and/or provides techniques to aid coping, matching technique, developmental and emotional state to stressor.
  • Uses developmentally appropriate teaching aids and techniques to aid in understanding of hospitalization, diagnosis and/or treatment.
  • Serves as an expert to hospital staff on the assessment and psychosocial needs of children and their families.
  • Provides a therapeutic and safe environment for individuals and groups.
  • Supports onboarding new staff members during competencies.
  • Serves as a preceptor to aspiring child life specialists.
  • Supports the training and delegation of tasks to unit volunteers.

General Responsibilities

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree in Child Life, Child Development, Recreational Therapy or a closely related field. Completion of a recognized Child Life Internship which consists of at least 480 hours under the supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist.

Experience Requirements

  • 0-3 years of experience.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

  • Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) OR eligible to sit for the exam. CCLS required to be obtained within 1 year of hire.
  • Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required within 30 days of hire.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Requirements

  • Must have knowledge of the theories of play, family systems, cultural awareness and human growth and development.
  • Must have effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work with an interdisciplinary team.
  • Skill in the supervision of students and volunteers.
  • Must have good interpersonal skills to develop effective working relationships and to deal with difficult family/individual dynamics.
  • Knowledge of performance improvement tools and how to monitor an ongoing process.
  • Skill in planning programs and analyzing the problems that arise.
  • Good presentation skills for representing the Child Life, Integrative and Creative Care Department to internal and external audiences.
  • Computer skills and a general knowledge of office procedures.
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