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Child Life Specialist - Child Life Program na Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health · Lebanon, Estados Unidos Da América · Onsite

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Overview

Child Life Specialist education or required child life internship needed to be a child life specialist.

Provides and supports the psychosocial development of children who are hospitalized or children of a patient who is hospitalized. Provides developmental activities or creates treatment plans compatible with medical and psychosocial needs, interests, and capabilities to assist in the adjustment to a hospital environment or setting.

 

Responsibilities

  • Assesses and interacts with patients and families using theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background.
  • Provides a therapeutic and safe environment for individuals and groups aged 18 and under.
  • Assists patients in coping with the stress of hospitalization, illness, new diagnosis, death and/or loss.
  • Participates in patient and family teaching.
  • Integrates the Child Life Program into the health care team.
  • Represents, communicates, and documents child life and psychosocial issues of pediatric health care to others.
  • Oversees child life interns and volunteers.
  • Develops, implements, documents, and evaluates child life services.
  • Meets with the others on the Child Life Program team to review daily activities and patient care needs.
  • Perform other duties as required or assigned.

    • Qualifications

    • Bachelor of Science/Arts in the field of Child Life, Human Resources, Child Development or Psychology, with a focus on the hospitalized child.
    • Excellent interpersonal communication skills essential.
    • Child Life certification or pending preferred.
    • Completion or pending completion of 600 hour child life internship.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • None
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