Child Life Specialist - Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center - Adult ICU

Atrium Health

Charlotte, NC

JOB DETAILS
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$25.30–$37.95 Per Hour
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Cancer, Cardiac Catheter Laboratory, Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Child Development, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Research, Clinical Trial, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Dietetics, Emergency Nursing, Facebook, Healthcare, Hospital, Intensive Care, Leadership, LinkedIn, Medical Assistance, Medical Equipment, Medical Products, Medicine, Mentoring, Neonatology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Nonprofit, Onboarding, Oncology, Organ Transplant, Patient Education, Pediatrics, Performance Management, Philosophy, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Psychology, Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Therapy, Retirement Plan, System Integration (SI), Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan, Twitter, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Charlotte, NC
POSTED
12 days ago

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Child Life Specialist - Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center - Adult ICU

$ Sign-On Bonus Eligible

Charlotte, NC, United States

Job ID: R241482

Shift: 1st

Job Type: Regular

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Department:

34538 Carolinas Medical Center - Nursing: Neurosurgery ICU 9L

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

24

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

  • This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible.
  • Part time day shift.
  • Saturday/Sunday.

Pay Range

$25.30 - $37.95

Must have successfully completed a Child Life Internship and either have Child Life Specilalist Certification in place or elligible/pending completion.

Certified Child Life Specialists working in the adult hospital setting seek to help the children of adult patients understand their loved ones medical experiences by providing developmentally appropriate support and education. Preferred 1 year clinical experience working as a Certified Child Life Specialist.

Job Summary

Provides information, education, support and guidance to parents, siblings and other family members. Promotes effective coping and play, preparation, education and self-expression activities. Provides emotional support for families and encourages optimum development of children facing a broad range of challenging experiences, particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization.

Essential Functions

  • Plans, implements, and evaluates short and long term goals to support the psychosocial and developmental needs of the pediatric and neonatal patients.
  • Works with the multidisciplinary team to provide education to patients and families and to formulate and implement a plan of care.
  • Collaborates with appropriate departments when planning and implementing special activities and events that assist the patient and family with normalizing their hospital experience.
  • Serves as a patient and family advocate through the philosophy of family centered care.
  • Assists with planning, presenting and evaluating in-service education.
  • Works with the Child Life Assistants and Volunteer Services to on-board and evaluate volunteers as needed.
  • Provides education and supervision of student interns for the Child Life Department.
  • Assists with on-boarding and mentoring of new teammates and Child Life interns.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, silting, lifting, stooping, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support 51 pounds of weight in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Human Growth and Development, Education, Psychology or a related field of study. Experience with completion of student placement/internship in a Child Life Program in a healthcare setting required. Current Child Life Certification required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Good organization and time management skills are required.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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