Child Life Specialist

Position Details

Department RSRCH-GRNT | Child Life Prog Grants

Location Phoenix

Shift Mon-Fri Days 830am-4pm

Category Child Life

Teachers

Posting 1006640

Employee Type Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting Note This position will support clinics at both the Thomas and West Valley AvondaleArrowhead outpatient locations.

This position plans and provides therapeutic intervention and appropriate psychosocial developmental care with pediatric patients and their families and assists them in coping with the stress and anxiety of health care experiences and maximizes the growth and development of infants children and adolescent patients.

Position Duties

Plans implements and evaluates individual patient goals based upon assessment findings.

Provides teaching and psychological preparation for potentially stressful experiences with infants children adolescents and families.

Actively participates in interdisciplinary rounds and evaluations as a member of the treatment team.

Documents patient assessments interventions and outcomes in the medical record.

Provides a safe therapeutic and healing environment for infants children adolescents and families.

Participates in the training supervision and evaluation of Child Life Assistants Child Life student interns and volunteers.

Escorts and facilitates socialpositive interactions between patients and special visitors guests or entertainers.

Represents and communicates family centered philosophy on departmental and hospital-wide committees

Participates in continuing education programs and remains abreast of advances in Child Life and programs for hospitalized children.

Provides interdisciplinary in-service education on growth and development Child Life and the impact of illness injury and healthcare on patients and their families.

Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.