Child Life Specialist (Cardiac ICU) Job at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

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  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Boston, MA

Job Description

  • Position Summary/ Department Summary: Cardiac ICU Child Life Specialist
    • Working 40 hours per week, four 10.5 hour days. Every 6 weeks a full weekend rotation required
    • Participating in therapeutic activities and programs to meet patients' psychosocial and developmental needs, and facilitating adjustment to health care experiences for patients in our CICU
    • Serving as member of multidisciplinary team
    • Joining an eight person team of child life specialists who support patients throughout the Benderson Family Heart Center
    • Providing support to patients and families from birth to young adults in the cardiac population. With a higher number of infant and toddlers, this population includes neonates, post-operative patients, and transplant patients
  • Key Responsibilities:
    • Common interventions include support for procedures, siblings, development, and bereavement
    • Providing coping support for patients with both short and long-term hospitalizations
    • Communicating with cardiac donors and coordinating donations
    • Maintaining resources which include ordering and stocking unit areas
    • Delegating work assignments to volunteers and participates in clinical training of student interns.
  • Minimum Qualifications Education :
    • 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.
    • Child Life Certification required within 1 year of hire
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.


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