Child Life Specialist
Company: CARLE
Location: Urbana
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
The Child Life Specialist works to meet the psychosocial needs
of patients and families by providing education, preparation,
procedural support, and therapeutic play to reduce stress and
enable pediatric patients to cope more effectively with their
medical experiences. The Child Life Specialist will act as a
resource for nursing staff by aiding in their understanding of the
psychosocial effects of hospitalization of children and adolescents
according to both their chronological age as well as their
developmental level. The Child Life Specialist will be responsible
for assisting families through the initial stages of the grieving
process.
- Integrates into practice full consideration of the
chronological age, developmental level, and the cultural diversity
of the patient
- Works collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team to meet the
needs of the patient and family.
- Carries out psychosocial assessments of patients and families
to identify needs, strengths, and concerns
- Based on assessment, provides appropriate interventions and
education through developmentally appropriate explanations, sensory
information, hands-on exploration and medical/therapeutic play
- Facilitates family involvement and supports patients and
families in adjustment to illness/injury as well as
hospitalization
- Promotes and supports pain management
- Provides safe, developmentally appropriate play and peer
interactions to patients to aid in the normalization of the
hospital environment
- Supports families through the initial stages of grief and
bereavement in regards to the death of a parent, sibling, or the
child's own impeding death
- Documents patient information pertaining to Child Life services
provided
- As a mandated reporter, reports suspicions of child abuse
and/or neglect to the Department of Children and Family
Services
- Assists with pediatric unit programs and events to provide
activities and entertainment to patients and families through
community engagement
- Develops educational resources
- Participates in training and mentoring students pursuing
clinical preparation within the Child Life department.
- Directs unit volunteers
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Provides medical play and/or diversion tactics during painful
procedures
- Oversees the inventory of donated supplies within
Pediatrics
- Develops educational/information handouts for pediatric
patients
- Manages the video game/movie inventory on pediatrics
- Manages distribution of toys and distraction tools to pediatric
patients
Keywords: CARLE, Champaign , Child Life Specialist, Other , Urbana, Illinois
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