Child Life Specialist - Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology
Company: UVA Health
Location: Charlottesville
Posted on: October 22, 2024
Job Description:
This is your opportunity to be a part of the #1 Children's
Hospital in Virginia, functioning as a member of the Child Life
Team. A child life specialist collaborates with the
interdisciplinary team to meet the psychosocial needs of pediatric
patients and their families. The Child Life Specialists is
responsible for providing services to pediatric patients and their
families, including but not limited to, developmentally appropriate
procedural preparation and support, therapeutic play, and
education, as it relates to illness and medical treatment.
Our Child Life Specialists are valued members of the of the
pediatric health care team who focus on the emotional social and
developmental needs of hospitalized children and adolescents. This
professional works with ill or injured children and adolescents
across the continuum of care to increase coping and decrease
stress, anxiety and trauma often associated with hospitalization
and health care experiences.
We have openings in:
--- Pediatric Acute Care
--- Pediatric outpatient surgical center
--- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (Heme/Onc)
- Starting Pay is $24.52
- Recognize and address the importance of therapeutic play in
facilitating children's mastery of and coping with health care
experiences.
- Appropriately observe and assess patient and family learning
style diagnostic understanding and needs.
- Prepare children and families for medical procedures.
- Facilitate supervised medical play opportunities for patients
and their siblings to support coping skills.
- Assist patients with chronic illnesses and their families in
coping with diagnosis -treatment, hospitalization and loss.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create and/or
facilitate programming and/or special events
- Treats children, parents and team members with dignity and
respect.
- Establishes relationships with team members and families that
reflect the key elements of family-centered care.
- Functions as an effective team member working with
administration team members -and volunteers -to ensure that
appropriate parties are kept informed and those individual and
collaborative assignments/responsibilities are met.
- Maintains records.
- Meets training requirements on an annual basis.
- In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may
be assigned.Position Compensation Range: $21.95 - $34.02
HourlyMINIMUM REQUIREMENTSEducation: Bachelor's degree in child
Life or Child Development related field required. -Completion of
minimum of 480 hour Child Life Internship required.Licensure: Child
Life Professional Certification within one year of hire required.
American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS
certification required.PHYSICAL DEMANDSJob requires standing for
prolonged periods, frequently bending/stooping. - Proficient
communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and
ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. -
May be exposed to noise, blood/body fluids and infectious
disease.The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System
which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and
Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences
Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our
faculty and staff. - We believe diversity is excellence expressing
itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. -
We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or
expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political
affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation,
veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic
information.
Keywords: UVA Health, Harrisonburg , Child Life Specialist - Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Other , Charlottesville, Virginia
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