Child Life Specialist - Emergency Department (24 hours) at Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA 02108
About the Job
Emergency Department - 24 hours
This Child Life Specialist will:
This Child Life Specialist will:
- Participate in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitate adjustment to health care experiences.
- Serve as member of multidisciplinary team.
- Delegate work assignments to volunteers and participate in clinical training of student interns.
- Work 24 hours per week (three 8 hour shifts) including day/evening/weekend/holiday rotations.To qualify, you must have:
- Bachelor's degree in Child Development, Child Life, or a closely related field with a concentration in child life.
- 600-hour Child Life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
- General skills to resolve problems requiring the use of child development theory, professional child life principles, and experienced-based knowledge.
- Well-developed writing skills, and excellent communication skills including conflict resolution to effectively work as a team member.
- Certification in Child Life Specialist required within 1 year of hire for all new hires.Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
