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Certified Child Life Specialist

MUSC Health
Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2026 CLOSED ON 4/28/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Child Life Specialist position at MUSC Health?

Job Description Summary

Seeking full-time Certified Child Life Specialist to create and facilitate Child Life services on a 16-bed pediatric acute care unit within an adult hospital setting.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC000358 CHS - Child Life Pediatrics (SJCH)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-24

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Seeking a full-time Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) to plan, facilitate and assess ongoing psychosocial interventions for patients ages 0-18 years on an inpatient medical unit. The CCLS will address the psychosocial, emotional, and family concerns that accompany illness and injury of children and adolescents. The CCLS will utilize developmentally appropriate information, therapeutic play interventions, procedure support, emotional processing and coping strategies to improve the patients and families experience. The CCLS collaborates with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to advocate for/ensure that developmentally appropriate, emotionally safe, family-centered care is being provided to patients and families. In addition, the CCLS takes an active role in developing and maintaining resources, educational materials and psychosocial programming for patients, families and staff.

This person will work in a newly created pediatric unit within an adult hospital. To be successful, the ideal candidate will have program development experience, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently, and be well versed in emotional safety practices. A master's degree in Child Life or a bachelor's degree with Child Life experience, and a 600-hour Child Life internship are all required.

Additional Job Description

Education: High School Degree or Equivalent Work Experience: 2 years State licensure and/or professional certification requirement/s dependent on position.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

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