Child Life Specialist Job at Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, MI

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  • Corewell Health
  • Grand Rapids, MI

Job Description

Child Life Specialist

Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating individual and group child life services provided to patients through Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (HDVCH) in a manner which promotes age appropriate growth and development. Provides diversional and therapeutic play activities and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to provide an integrated approach.

Essential Functions

  • Provides developmentally based therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and families which support coping skills, medical insights, and socialization.
  • Assesses educational needs of patients and families; develops, implements, evaluates, and revises educational programs such as in-services and team communication as well as provides tools which assist multidisciplinary team members in meeting the needs of pediatric patients and families.
  • Acts as an active member of the Child Life Team providing on-going insight, planning, and evaluation of a comprehensive Child Life program by attending and participating in regular staff meetings and through committee involvement.
  • Documents care and teaching provided consistent with documentation guidelines.
  • Coordinates events, projects, and programs that support the needs of patients and families as determined by the area(s) of responsibility.
  • Maintains professional competencies in the child life field through involvement with attending conferences, reading journals and participation in Child Life Council.
  • Develops a work plan to direct services provided by child life to direct services provided by the Child Life Assistant, interns, and volunteers.

Qualifications

Required Bachelor's Degree child life, child development, child psychology, early childhood education, recreational therapy or related degree

Completion of a 600-hour Child Life Internship Required

CRT-Child Life Specialist (CCLS) - CLCC Child Life Certification Commission 1 Year required

CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or

CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required

Physical Demands

  • Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
  • Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
  • Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
  • Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
  • Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
  • Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
  • Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
  • Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs
  • Sitting: Occasionally
  • Standing: Frequently
  • Walking: Frequently
  • Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally
  • Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
  • Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally
  • Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
  • Squat: Seldom
  • Stair Climbing: Seldom
  • Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
  • Driving: Seldom
  • Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally
  • Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
  • Handling: Occasionally
  • Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally
  • Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally
  • Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
  • Visual Acuity [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
Corewell Health

Job Tags

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