Child Life Specialist

Cleveland, Ohio

Employer: University Hospitals
Industry: Technician / Patient Care
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
A Brief Overview

Provides safe efficient age specific child life care to patients/families using child life interventions in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status
What You Will Do
  • Patient documentation;
  • Patient/family care assessment/intervention
  • Collaboration/education with healthcare team/volunteers/students
  • Initiates and maintains community partnerships
  • Actively participates in the quality improvement process;
  • Development/education/research
Additional Responsibilities
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.
  • For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
  • Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.


Qualifications:
Education
  • Bachelor's Degree of Science in Child Life from accredited program (Required) and
  • Master's Degree (Preferred)
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
  • Thorough knowledge of CL process and practice. (Required proficiency)
  • Family Centered Care Theory (Required proficiency)
  • Uses a wide variety of medical and nonmedical equipment to meet patient needs. (Required proficiency)
Physical Demands
  • Standing Frequently
  • Walking Frequently
  • Sitting Rarely
  • Lifting Frequently 50 lbs
  • Carrying Frequently 50 lbs
  • Pushing Frequently 50 lbs
  • Pulling Frequently 50 lbs
  • Climbing Occasionally 50 lbs
  • Balancing Occasionally
  • Stooping Frequently
  • Kneeling Frequently
  • Crouching Frequently
  • Crawling Occasionally
  • Reaching Frequently
  • Handling Frequently
  • Grasping Frequently
  • Feeling Constantly
  • Talking Constantly
  • Hearing Constantly
  • Repetitive Motions Constantly
  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly
Travel Requirements
  • 10%
Created: 2024-08-22
Reference: 240006VC
Country: United States
State: Ohio
City: Cleveland
ZIP: 44135

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